any chances?????

[preet202]

is there any chance of reduce the proessing time for parents sponsorship?? Its going tooooo tooooooo slow... 42 months in step1 and its increasing month by month. What would happen with our parents and young siblings? How long they have to study as a dependent???I think Jason Kenney have to understand this  situation as well.

[waitingforwife]

i'm not sure thats possible.
also sorry to break the bad news, they reduced the number for visa's for ND. which will lead to increase in waiting time

[angelbrat]

The problem, as immigration see it, is that when you chose to immigrate to Canada, you make life decisions, one of them being to leave family behind. They argue that if you feel that strongly about being with your parents, you should not have immigrated in the first place.
 
Therefor, uniting parents and siblings is not a priority.

There is also the rising discontentment with Canadians about the amount of money senior immigrants cost them. They see their tax dollars going to support people, whom have never contributed a penny to society. Rightly or wrongly, this makes it a political agenda, even immigration ministers need votes.

Expect to see parent sponsorship take even longer in the future, some predict it will soon take up to 10 years soon.

[Baloo]

The highest number I saw recently was 14 years...

Could be worse, doesn't Australia only issue 1000 parental visa's per year?
I am sure that I saw this on the forum here.

[doctorkb]

Frankly, I think TOO MUCH time is being spent on parental visas.  These should ONLY be looked at if the stack of spousal and dependent children visas is EMPTY.

If your parents can't immigrate on their own merits, the chances of them being contributing members of Canadian society are pretty slim.  They will, however, cost the system for healthcare and potentially other social services.

As far as Canadians, as a whole, are concerned, I think the general population would believe Kenney's actions to be VERY good.

[Karlshammar]

Hi,

The problem, as immigration see it, is that when you chose to immigrate to Canada, you make life decisions, one of them being to leave family behind. They argue that if you feel that strongly about being with your parents, you should not have immigrated in the first place.

I was not aware that this was the stance of the CIC. Do you have a link to the official webpage where they state this stance?

[bobshynoswife]

Frankly, I think TOO MUCH time is being spent on parental visas.  These should ONLY be looked at if the stack of spousal and dependent children visas is EMPTY.

If your parents can't immigrate on their own merits, the chances of them being contributing members of Canadian society are pretty slim.  They will, however, cost the system for healthcare and potentially other social services.

As far as Canadians, as a whole, are concerned, I think the general population would believe Kenney's actions to be VERY good.

i totally agree with this. If we brought my husband's parents here from Nigeria they would be nothing but a drain on the Canadian system. Yes, it would be very nice to have them nearby, but he made the choice to leave them. By the way, they were so very happy to see him go to a country with so much opportunity for him and his future children. I think they will die happy in Nigeria knowing that thier children are happy.

[Baloo]

How about this as an option (found the link).

Australian Parent category queue

In the 2010–11 Migration Program year, 1000 parent category visa places are available for applicants applying from in and outside Australia.

Based on current planning levels, parent category visa applicants can expect an approximate 20 year wait before visa grant consideration after being allocated a queue date.

http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/parent-visa-processing-priorities.htm

Should Canada implement the same conditions?

Discuss...

[CharlieD10]

When my husband began the sponsorship process for me, he asked me if we should consider sponsoring my mother later on.  I told him we'd have to ask her that.  We sat my mother down, asked her if she had any hopes in that direction (my husband had even started looking into where the nearest congregation of her church is in relation to him, in case she said yes). 

My mother looked at us both and said "Are you mad?  Leave warm Jamaica and go live in Canada, to do what? Become a burden to you?  No sir, I am my own woman right here and I will stay here.  Bring your children home to me, so they can know their Grandma and where their mother's roots are planted, that is all I ask."  Mind you, she said this in a very broad Jamaican Patois, so I had to translate that for my husband.

Immigration is a choice we make.  We get no guarantees, nor does acceptance of that choice by Canada give us any rights towards bringing the rest of our relatives with us. 

[Baloo]

Immigration is a choice we make.  We get no guarantees, nor does acceptance of that choice by Canada give us any rights towards bringing the rest of our relatives with us. 

That is a very healthy and reasonable approach.

[preet202]

but what will be the future of our siblings?? they are young and they can pay taxes here.... its our responsibility to support our parents in their old age.

[CharlieD10]

but what will be the future of our siblings?? they are young and they can pay taxes here.... its our responsibility to support our parents in their old age.

It is every child's responsibility to support their parents in their old age, that is not limited to one country or culture.  And support does not have to mean them living with you.

Read what I said again.  Immigration is a CHOICE.  Every choice has consequences.  Deal with them.

[HoneyBird]

I read somewhere a post by the doctor that said he was sick and tired to seeing senior immigrant parents abusing the health system. He said that the immigrant parents stay in the country for the mandatory 182 days per year and then fly out and only come in thereafter for medical treatment.

This is true. There are many people in my own country that I know have brought their parents for citizenship and their parents stay in canada only for a few months and leave and only come back for medical care. So they contribute nothing but get everything.

I think if parents are to come here, they should not get free health care. Let them go home and get their health care there. Most countries where they come from don't have free health care anyways, so why are they getting it free here and they never worked a day in their life?

And i think parents should be allowed visas to visit their children but not as permanent residents.

[canadianwoman]

but what will be the future of our siblings?? they are young and they can pay taxes here.... its our responsibility to support our parents in their old age.

I guess what many people see is the problem is that it is not just the immigrant child who is supporting his/her parents in Canada, it is all Canadian taxxpayers. One can send money to one's parents in their home country, and I think in most cases the parents would actually be happier to stay where they are, with family and friends in familiar surroundings. Of course, if the home country conditions are very bad, out of compassion I would hope parents would be allowed to immigrate.