Can my sibling sponsor me to Canada?

[Maima]

Greetings everyone, my brother is currently living in Canada and he has a permanent residence card. I'm 19 years of age and he's 25, he's been in Canada for two years and now he's working there. I'd like to go and continue university in Canada as a permanent resident so i wouldn't have to pay triple the amount, so is it possible? Or would i be forced to apply for immigration? :s

Thank you for reading! =)

 

[screech339]

Greetings everyone, my brother is currently living in Canada and he has a permanent residence card. I'm 19 years of age and he's 25, he's been in Canada for two years and now he's working there. I'd like to go and continue university in Canada as a permanent resident so i wouldn't have to pay triple the amount, so is it possible? Or would i be forced to apply for immigration? :s

Thank you for reading! =)

Your brother cannot sponsor you unless both your parents are deceased and that your brother is not married, not common law, has no children and has no other living relative in Canada.

 

[Maima]

ahh darn it, well, what if both of my parents would like to come with me as well? Will it work? Can my brother sponsor both of my parents as well as myself? I just want a quick way to get a PR so i wouldn't have to pay triple the amount of tuition :/

 

[screech339]

ahh darn it, well, what if both of my parents would like to come with me as well? Will it work? Can my brother sponsor both of my parents as well as myself? I just want a quick way to get a PR so i wouldn't have to pay triple the amount of tuition :/

Your brother can sponsor the parents for PR but since you are now 19, you are no longer the parents' dependent anymore. You would not be able to get PR through your parents.

Had your brother submitted papers for parent sponsorship and accepted when you were 18, only then you would have a chance to get PR. However you may have to wait a few years up to 4-5 years or longer before you get PR. Assuming your parents even pass the medical test by then. If one of you, including your parents, failed the medical test, everyone doesn't get PR.

You would have to apply for PR to Canada on your own merits alone.

 

[scylla]

As screech339 explained, you are too old to be included as a dependent in your parents' sponsorship application. But even if you could be included, this process would be by no means fast. You'd be looking at a minimum of 4 years (quite likely more) of processing.

 

[Maima]

Yup, everything has to be complicated huh... very well then, if i decided to continue my studies in Canada, then i'll just apply for a student visa, or maybe immigrate (if that's even possible for a 19 year old). Many thanks for your replies guys, really helped clarify a lot of things for me.
Cheers

 

[screech339]

Yup, everything has to be complicated huh... very well then, if i decided to continue my studies in Canada, then i'll just apply for a student visa, or maybe immigrate (if that's even possible for a 19 year old). Many thanks for your replies guys, really helped clarify a lot of things for me.
Cheers

If you do get a study visa in Canada, there is a work visa called PGWP (Post Graduate Work Program). This would allow you to work in Canada after you graduated from university. You would gain Canadian Work Experience. This will make it easier for you to get jobs in Canada under Express Visa Program which can lead to PR, if I'm not mistaken. (not entirely well versed on Express Visa Program)