Dependent parent

[Suin]

Hi to everyone. Has anyone ever come accross the following matter - is it possible to add the dependent parent into your application?

 

[Leon]

What is a dependent parent? As far as I know, you can not add your parents to list of dependants but you can sponsor them later.

 

[Suin]

My Mother is totally dependened on me as I am the only bread-winner in our family. That's why I ask whether it is possible to include her into my application. If I leave, I just cannot imagine the way she'll keep on in my country. Maybe there are some exceptions.

 

[BCguy]

No Dependent Parent,You get approved first,Then get her a Visitors visa to go with you to Canada,They will usually give you 6 months,extend it another 6 months and in the meantime finish her sponsorship docs,I have an Indian doing the same thing for her mother right now and a filipino has had his mother 2 years already here extending and extending

 

[BCguy]

i think the PR application for your sponsored parents might be quicker too. you can check it out on the www.cic.gc.ca website.

That is true,You get your PR,Bring her to Canada under Visitors visa,then file for PR under Humane and Compasionate grounds from within Canada

 

[Suin]

i think the PR application for your sponsored parents might be quicker too. you can check it out on the www.cic.gc.ca website.

That is true,You get your PR,Bring her to Canada under Visitors visa,then file for PR under Humane and Compasionate grounds from within Canada

can I do the same for the dependent child?

 

[gjp]

You can include your child in your application itself.

 

[Suin]

You can include your child in your application itself.

yes, you are right, but if I don't want to take my child with me this time, can I sponsor him later after I receive visa?

 

[Leon]

Yes, you can sponsor him later but if you are from a country where you need a visa to come to Canada, your child may be denied a visitor visa on the grounds that you are PR and that immigration believes that he will not be leaving when his visa expires. In that case he will have to stay in your country until the sponsorship application is finalized but then again, sponsorship application for dependent children is way way faster than for parents.

 

[Suin]

Thank you for your reply, just could you please explain to me what is the difference between the parent sponsorship & the child sponsorship then? Why my 10 y.o. son can be denied visitor's visa & my 56 y.o. mother not?

 

[Leon]

For children: It's considered normal to take your minor children with you when you move. Your minor children are obviously dependent on you for survival. Your 10 yo. son can not go out and get a job and work to support himself. This is why child sponsorship is faster and also why immigration might deny your child a tourist visa because according to their own rules, they are not to issue a temporary visa for somebody they believe is not going back at the end of it. When your 10 yo. son is coming to visit, they think it very likely that you will keep him with you instead of sending him back.

For parents: It is not very common to take your mother with you when you move. Your parents were taking care of themselves long before you were born. Most peoples parents are still able to take care of themselves if you move away. This is why parents sponsorship is not pushed through very fast. Many parents are also not that interested to leave their homeland. That is why it's more likely that your mother will be believed by immigration when she wants to visit you that she will go back at the end of her visit. It's also possible that she could be denied if they have an idea she is planning to stay.

 

[Suin]

But if I have proof that my Mother is totally dependent on me? Will it help the process to get her resident card faster?

 

[Leon]

The rules are based on the above so you have to work around that. Just because your mother happens to be dependent on you does not mean that she can come in under the same rules as a dependant child because she is not a child. This is why you should follow BC guy advice. If you want to bring her over, get a visit visa for her and absolutely do not say to immigration that she is planning to stay, only to visit you. When she is in Canada, continue applying for extensions proving that she is dependent on you until the sponsorship is through or apply for PR on compassionate grounds. Hopefully it works out for you.

 

[Suin]

Thank you for your reply. Just one more question - can I apply for a visitor's visa for her from Canada or she must do it from her side in her country?

 

[gjp]

You should send her an invitation letter and she has to apply for the visa in her country