Sponsoring family

[RTPU]

Hi I just known that we can sponsor now your relatives, I just have a questions regarding that I sponsor my MOM and DAD lastyear. But I was told by immigration officer that 2007 apllication will be open by 2009. In that case, Can I sponsor 3 of my brothers under "Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program" in this case do you think it will be approve especially they have all the qualification that I just pasted here?

To qualify under the Family Stream, applicants must have a close family member in Alberta (defined as a mother/father, son/daughter, sister/ brother, aunt/uncle, niece/nephew) who is willing to sign a Sponsorship Affidavit of Support.

The Canadian Sponsor must be at least 21 years of age and be able to demonstrate financial ability to support the applicant.  He/she must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent

The Applicant must:

Be between 21 and 45;

Be able to demonstrate strong English language abilities;

Have completed post-secondary education or training;

Be able to demonstrate work experience; and

Have at least CAD $10,000 and CAD $2,000 for each accompanying dependent of settlement funds to demonstrate ability to become successfully established in Alberta.


Strategic Recruitment Stream
This stream was designed for workers who are currently in the United States on temporary work visas (H1B, H1B1, H1C and E3).  The applicant must have at least one year of work experience in the United States on one of these temporary work visas in an occupation that is listed as one of Alberta's Regional Occupations under Pressure.   A job offer is not needed to qualify.  Alberta will nominate successful applicants for Canadian Permanent Residency, thereby fast-tracking the immigration process.

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thanks

[Leon]

You also have to look at sponsor eligibility:

Criteria for Sponsors (includes but is not limited to):

    * A Sponsor must complete a Family - Sponsorship Affidavit of Support.
       
    * A Sponsor must be at least 21 years of age or older.
       
    * A Sponsor must be able to provide proof that he or she is the parent, child, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew of the Candidate (by birth or adoption).
       
    * A Sponsor must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada and must be able to demonstrate he or she has been a citizen or permanent resident for at least two years.
       
    * A Sponsor must currently be a resident of Alberta, and must be able to demonstrate that he or she has been residing in Alberta for the past two years.
       
    * The Sponsor must be able to demonstrate employment, private pension or other regular source of income for the past 12 months OR a minimum of CAD $15,000 in unencumbered, transferable and available assets (jewellery, cars or other personal assets are not considered) over and above any income received from government transfer payments (e.g. Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, etc.).
       
    * A Sponsor must fulfill their sponsorship commitment prior to sponsoring another family member. The sponsorship commitment is defined as two years from the date that the Candidate became a permanent resident of Canada.
       
    * Please note that there can only be one ongoing sponsorship commitment per household at a time. A second sponsorship from a household could only be considered once the initial sponsorship commitment has been fulfilled.

I do not know if sponsoring parents federally will stop one from sponsoring a brother under AINP but the brothers can not be sponsored as a package deal since under immigration law, they are not considered to be a family unit but 3 separate individuals.  Therefore, only one brother can be sponsored at a time.  Say you sponsor one brother, he becomes PR, then you sponsor another and the first brother who became PR can sponsor the 3rd.  Since family stream is slow, it can be a project that takes many years to complete so it's better if the brothers can qualify to immigrate on their own.