Family sponsor application while in EE pool.. Or pick one?

[lina_ballerina]

I'm about to enter my profile in the EE pool but I also have a family member (not spouse) who is eligible to sponsor me for PR within 2 years. Can I remain in the pool AND file the PR application at the same time or do I have to pick one route???

Anyone been through this.... I can't find a definitive answer to this on the IRCC website and I don't want to take any chances.

Thanks

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I'm about to enter my profile in the EE pool but I also have a family member (not spouse) who is eligible to sponsor me for PR within 2 years. Can I remain in the pool AND file the PR application at the same time or do I have to pick one route???

Anyone been through this.... I can't find a definitive answer to this on the IRCC website and I don't want to take any chances.

Thanks

You can do both.

 

[lina_ballerina]

Thank you! I've also just read on the IRCC website which states:

You may sponsor one relative, related by blood or adoption, of any age if you meet all of the conditions, including:

• you don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • brother or sister
  • uncle or aunt
  • nephew or niece
• you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

So if my sister is married she is not eligible to sponsor me even if we meet all the other criteria? So sibling sponsorship can only work if BOTH siblings are single? Am I understanding that correctly?

I previously understood it to mean that as long as there are no other relatives in Canada who are higher on the priority list that can sponsor me, then she is able to. But now I'm re-reading and thinking maybe I was wrong. We do not have any living parents or other relatives that can be sponsored, nor do we have other relatives in CA (Other than her own family who immigrated as one family) who could sponsor me.

 

[evdm]

If your sister is married then no, she cannot sponsor you. Even if she were to be unmarried but living together with someone for more than a year in a common-law relationship then she wouldn't be able to sponsor you.

 

[scylla]

Thank you! I've also just read on the IRCC website which states:

You may sponsor one relative, related by blood or adoption, of any age if you meet all of the conditions, including:

• you don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • brother or sister
  • uncle or aunt
  • nephew or niece
• you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

So if my sister is married she is not eligible to sponsor me even if we meet all the other criteria? So sibling sponsorship can only work if BOTH siblings are single? Am I understanding that correctly?

I previously understood it to mean that as long as there are no other relatives in Canada who are higher on the priority list that can sponsor me, then she is able to. But now I'm re-reading and thinking maybe I was wrong. We do not have any living parents or other relatives that can be sponsored, nor do we have other relatives in CA (Other than her own family who immigrated as one family) who could sponsor me.

As stated above, if your sister is married she cannot sponsor you. The lonely Canadian rule only applies if she is unmarried, has no common law partner, has no children, both of your parents are deceased and she has no other relatives (e.g. aunts, uncles) living in Canada.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thank you! I've also just read on the IRCC website which states:

You may sponsor one relative, related by blood or adoption, of any age if you meet all of the conditions, including:

• you don't have a living relative you could sponsor instead, such as a:
  • spouse
  • common-law partner
  • conjugal partner
  • son or daughter
  • parent
  • grandparent
  • brother or sister
  • uncle or aunt
  • nephew or niece
• you don’t have any of the above-named relatives who is:
  • a Canadian citizen
  • a permanent resident
  • registered Indian under the Indian Act

So if my sister is married she is not eligible to sponsor me even if we meet all the other criteria? So sibling sponsorship can only work if BOTH siblings are single? Am I understanding that correctly?

I previously understood it to mean that as long as there are no other relatives in Canada who are higher on the priority list that can sponsor me, then she is able to. But now I'm re-reading and thinking maybe I was wrong. We do not have any living parents or other relatives that can be sponsored, nor do we have other relatives in CA (Other than her own family who immigrated as one family) who could sponsor me.

The answer was stated in your previous thread by Rob. Your marital status is irrelevant. Your sister cannot sponsor you if married.

 

[lina_ballerina]

Thanks guys, looks like it's the EE route then.