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both sons now aged 21 and 23 already have their immig files in the system

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Sharma99

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Dec 6, 2015
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Can someone please help me in clarifying this?

I am a landed Canadian immigrant since November last. During the course of waiting for my Canadian citizen husbands spousal sponsorship to come through, I had also filed my sons' applications for eventual immigration. Due to the time (in years) that it took for the process, Both of them did their school and then college instead of just sitting and waiting. however, since they were in a stage of college from which we did not want to remove them from just in the middle, I decided to get a non accompanying status for them while i got my visa and went to Canada on 23rd november 2014
Some months later, while they were finishing college, the law changed and ages were increased.
My question is-since they already have their files in the system along with police verification and medical check up records till 2014, can i not ask the authorities to consider not the current age limit but the age during which their applications were made?
Can they not start preparing to come to canada based on those files?
I remember the lady at the immigration asking me where my sons were at the time i landed. I said they will follow eventually, if not right now. She nodded and passed me through.

Please can someone clarify??

Thanks!
 
Unfortunately they are too old to be sponsored. Their age was only locked in while your application was being processed. If you file an application to sponsor them now - they will consider their current age - not the age they were during your original application. And no - CIC won't make exceptions to this rule.

The Liberals are talking about raising the dependent age again. If they do that in time, you may be able to sponsor your younger son. Your older son will have to apply and qualify on his own.

Unfortunately as of now - you can't sponsor either.
 
Sharma99 said:
:-[

Thank you for your reply. Do you know what a grandfathers clause is?
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I know what the term "grandfather clause" means - however there is unfortunately no grandfather clause related to your particular situation.
 
I feel for you but there is nothing you can do now. If they wanted to come your best bet would have had them accompany you when you landed and they return to finish their studies. I myself struggled with this as my step son was non accompany and every week he changed his mind weather he wanted to come or not .
Now we have Decision made and if he wants to come now he will have to come on his own merits.
 
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