Dependent child

[MarkGuy]

Would you say a dependent child of the age of 21 could influence an Imm. officer's decision on a spon/perm res. application?

Right now the child is indicating they don't want to accompany the parent to Canada.

The child quit school less than a year ago and is currently unemployed.

I was going to convince my wife to change the application to "accompanying".
This would buy time for the child to decide whether to accompany or not.

But now, I'm wondering whether the child's current employment situation would factor in at all on the decision for spon/perm resid.?

Thoughts?

 

[Leon]

The dependent child will not influence the decision in any way unless they refuse medicals in which case you would have to make a statement as to that they are refusing medicals and you realize you can not sponsor them in the future etc. The employment situation of the dependent child is not important.

1. If you list the child as accompanying, they will get a PR visa and have the chance to use it for as long as it is valid, usually a year from the time of the medicals. If they land as a PR, they have a further 3 years time to stay outside Canada and make up their mind before they lose their PR due to not meeting the residency requirements.

2. If you list as not accompanying, you would only be able to sponsor the child later if you apply before their 22nd birthday or they take up full time studies before their 22nd birthday and continue to study full time until the sponsorship has been processed.

I would suggest 1. and to talk the child into landing as a PR before the visa expires. Even if the child thinks they don't want the PR at the moment, it is an open door, an opportunity and there is no reason to slam doors shut just because you don't want to go through them at the moment. If you have the option to use that door later, you might as well keep it open.