Family Class Sponsorship
Canadian Citizen or a Canadian permanent resident are allowed to legally sponsor any of the following family member:
To be eligible to sponsor some relations, the sponsor may have to meet certain income criteria. Keep in mind too that there are some bars to sponsorship.
- Spouse, common-law spouse, conjugal partner;
- Dependent children;
- Brothers/sisters,nephews/nieces, grandsons/granddaughters provided they are orphaned, under 18 years old and NOT married or in a common-law relationship;
- Any other relation provided the sponsor is unable to sponsor any of the relations stated above and he/she does not have any other relations who are Canadian or permanent resident.
To be eligible to sponsor some relations, the sponsor may have to meet certain income criteria. Keep in mind too that there are some bars to sponsorship.