Can I claim 15 points from my step brother?

[johnzhang]

Hi everyone,

I've been searching answers on this forum and noted previously people claimed 15 points on the basis of their step siblings being Canadian PR/citizens. However my case is slightly complicated. My step father has unfortunately passed away two years ago and my mother remains unmarried.

Only my step brother is a Canadian citizen.
In this case, would I still be able to claim this 15 points?

Also would my step brother still be able to sponsor my mother to immigrate to Canada?

Thanks so much,
John

 

[scylla]

Hi everyone,

I've been searching answers on this forum and noted previously people claimed 15 points on the basis of their step siblings being Canadian PR/citizens. However my case is slightly complicated. My step father has unfortunately passed away two years ago and my mother remains unmarried.

Only my step brother is a Canadian citizen.
In this case, would I still be able to claim this 15 points?

Also would my step brother still be able to sponsor my mother to immigrate to Canada?

Thanks so much,
John

I assume that you and your step brother have a common parent (your mother). If so, then yes, you can claim the 15 points.

Assuming your step brother and you share the same mother, then yes, he can sponsor your mother provided he meets the income requirements. Note that the parent sponsorship program is currently closed and we don't know when it will re-open. Also, once it reopens, only a limited number of spots will be available and these will likely be given out through a lottery.

 

[johnzhang]

I assume that you and your step brother have a common parent (your mother). If so, then yes, you can claim the 15 points.

Assuming your step brother and you share the same mother, then yes, he can sponsor your mother provided he meets the income requirements. Note that the parent sponsorship program is currently closed and we don't know when it will re-open. Also, once it reopens, only a limited number of spots will be available and these will likely be given out through a lottery.

Thanks for your quick reply.

Just to clarify, my step brother and I share the same step father (who has passed away). My mother is not my step brother's biological mother.
I guess the key question to support my application is, legally speaking, does her marriage still exists with my deceased step father, i.e. as a widow?

Thanks,
John

 

[scylla]

Thanks for your quick reply.

Just to clarify, my step brother and I share the same step father (who has passed away). My mother is not my step brother's biological mother.
I guess the key question to support my application is, legally speaking, does her marriage still exists with my deceased step father, i.e. as a widow?

Thanks,
John

OK - in that case your step brother cannot sponsor your mother.

Since you share a father, you can still claim the 15 points.

 

[johnzhang]

OK - in that case your step brother cannot sponsor your mother.

Since you share a father, you can still claim the 15 points.

Understood, thank you so much!

 

[johnzhang]

OK - in that case your step brother cannot sponsor your mother.

Since you share a father, you can still claim the 15 points.

Hey mate, I am just reading the family immigration rule again and noted the following texts.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...parents-grandparents/who-you-can-sponsor.html

In case of divorce or separation, you can sponsor your parents’ and your grandparents’ spouses, or conjugal or common-law partners.

In my mother's case, can my step brother still sponsor her as in she will be the main applicant?

Thanks!

 

[scylla]

Hey mate, I am just reading the family immigration rule again and noted the following texts.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...parents-grandparents/who-you-can-sponsor.html

In case of divorce or separation, you can sponsor your parents’ and your grandparents’ spouses, or conjugal or common-law partners.

In my mother's case, can my step brother still sponsor her as in she will be the main applicant?

Thanks!

Unfortunately that's not what that rule means. It means that in the event your parents get divorced or separated, you can still sponsor your parent (by blood) as well as their new spouse / common law partner who is not your parent by blood (i.e. your step parent). If your father was still alive then it would be possible. Your step brother would sponsor his father as the principal applicant and include your mother (his step mother) as a dependent. Unfortunately a step parent cannot be a principal applicant.

 

[johnzhang]

Unfortunately that's not what that rule means. It means that in the event your parents get divorced or separated, you can still sponsor your parent (by blood) as well as their new spouse / common law partner who is not your parent by blood (i.e. your step parent). If your father was still alive then it would be possible. Your step brother would sponsor his father as the principal applicant and include your mother (his step mother) as a dependent. Unfortunately a step parent cannot be a principal applicant.

OK, thank you again for your detailed explanations!