Family Sponsorship (Other Relative)**March 2019**

[milesbeauty]

Hi,

I’m from the Philippines. My sister has submitted her application to sponsor me and my family under Family Class (other relative) which was receive by CIC 04 March 2019. We just had our biometrics on 17 April. In ECAS, it shows that they started processing our application on 25 April.

Based from what I have read in the CIC site, it looks like the next step is medical exam. Let me know otherwise. I’m hoping someone here would be able to advise how long it usually take to receive a request for medical after giving biometrics.

Thank you in advance.

Hello,i just want to know if your sister is single?bec i want to sponsor my brother too who is married with children,which part of canada are you living"bec somebody told me i can not sponsor somabody because im married, am a canadian citizen..thanks

 

[scylla]

Hello,i just want to know if your sister is single?bec i want to sponsor my brother too who is married with children,which part of canada are you living"bec somebody told me i can not sponsor somabody because im married, am a canadian citizen..thanks

You can only sponsor your brother if all of the following are true:

- You are single / unmarried
- You have no children
- Both of your parents are deceased
- You have no other family members in Canada (e.g. aunt, uncle)

Since you are married, you cannot sponsor your brother. He will have to qualify on his own.

 

[Bhargav yo]

You can only sponsor your brother if all of the following are true:

- You are single / unmarried
- You have no children
- Both of your parents are deceased
- You have no other family members in Canada (e.g. aunt, uncle)

Since you are married, you cannot sponsor your brother. He will have to qualify on his own.

Applicant has applied as the other relative pursuant to Section 117(1)(h) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulation which states that a foreign national is a member of the family class if, with respect to a sponsor, the foreign national is a relative of the sponsor, regardless of age, if the sponsor does not have a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner, a child, a parent, a grandparent, sibling and uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, who is a Canadian citizen,
Indian or permanent resident, or.. whose application to enter and remain in Canada as a permanent resident the sponsor may otherwise sponsor.
Sponsor has two siblings according to additional family form dated 2026/02/20

Since sponsor’s sister is alive and living in India and can be sponsored to Canada as a
permanent resident, I have concerns that you do not meet the definition of a family member as per R117(1)(h)(ii).


I got pfl today they saying I’m not eligible as I have sister is alive and could be sponsored. Their website says you could sponsor one relative of any age and I picked my adult brother. Btw my sister is adult too. What to reply have given me 30 days. I’m single no spouse, kids, uncle, aunt, parent and grandparents are alive or present in Canada. I just have two siblings back home who are 40 years old.

 

[scylla]

Applicant has applied as the other relative pursuant to Section 117(1)(h) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulation which states that a foreign national is a member of the family class if, with respect to a sponsor, the foreign national is a relative of the sponsor, regardless of age, if the sponsor does not have a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal partner, a child, a parent, a grandparent, sibling and uncle, aunt, nephew or niece, who is a Canadian citizen,
Indian or permanent resident, or.. whose application to enter and remain in Canada as a permanent resident the sponsor may otherwise sponsor.
Sponsor has two siblings according to additional family form dated 2026/02/20

Since sponsor’s sister is alive and living in India and can be sponsored to Canada as a
permanent resident, I have concerns that you do not meet the definition of a family member as per R117(1)(h)(ii).


I got pfl today they saying I’m not eligible as I have sister is alive and could be sponsored. Their website says you could sponsor one relative of any age and I picked my adult brother. Btw my sister is adult too. What to reply have given me 30 days. I’m single no spouse, kids, uncle, aunt, parent and grandparents are alive or present in Canada. I just have two siblings back home who are 40 years old.

Get an immigration lawyer.