Best way to sponsor my step son?

[mike123]

Hello to everyone!

Heres my situation: my wifes Inland PR iis in processing at this time but her son lives outside of the country with her parents( hes only 6 yo). Am i eligible to sponsor him or do we have to wait until my wifes PR is approved? I cant seem to find an answer anywhere on the cic website so im hoping someone has gone through this already or can point me in the right direction. Thx

 

[parker24]

Hello to everyone!

Heres my situation: my wifes Inland PR iis in processing at this time but her son lives outside of the country with her parents( hes only 6 yo). Am i eligible to sponsor him or do we have to wait until my wifes PR is approved? I cant seem to find an answer anywhere on the cic website so im hoping someone has gone through this already or can point me in the right direction. Thx

You should have put him on the application. Was he under dependents at all? If not, you need to correct this ASAP! Contact CIC and fill out the required forms (I'm not sure what they are, there are people here who do know) and find out who to send it to.

 

[mike123]

Hi Parker24 thanks for your response. I did include her son and parents on the application under additional family members or dependents form. Would this mean that i could be the sponsor then?

 

[computergeek]

Her son must undergo a medical examination in order to preserve the right to sponsor him in the future. If he is not examined at this point in time, he is no longer considered a member of the family class and may not be sponsored. Sponsorship of other family members is a bit different and at the present time the parental sponsorship program is on hold.

He should have been declared on the IMM0008 form as a dependent. If the child is not coming to Canada, the answer to question 11(a) "Will accompany principal applicant to Canada?" should be no. Otherwise yes. In either case, the child must undergo an immigration medical examination.

Please note: if her son is not examined before she land, he will not be eligible for sponsorship in the future. What is most likely to happen is that the visa officer will review her application and make inquiries about her son missing from her application.

If he is examined now, he may be sponsored by her in the future. To bring him to Canada, she will have to demonstrate either permission from the father, or a court order allowing the child to leave (e.g., termination of the father's rights or a US court order granting her permission to bring him to Canada). Canada does this to ensure the immigration does not become a party to international child kidnapping.

Good luck!

 

[mike123]

Thanks for the reply. We did include him on the imm 0008 form under dependents so we got that part right and i remember checking the "no" box for wether she will be accompanying him to canada. So a medical for her son should be performed before her PR is approved is what your saying?

 

[computergeek]

Thanks for the reply. We did include him on the imm 0008 form under dependents so we got that part right and i remember checking the "no" box for wether she will be accompanying him to canada. So a medical for her son should be performed before her PR is approved is what your saying?

Yes. This preserves the right to sponsor him in the future. CIC should send you paperwork to request the immigration medicals when that is necessary.

 

[mike123]

I appreciate your advice and i will definetly be taking care of that right away. Thanks again.