H&C applications stages
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Processing time is currently many decades. You really should speak to a lawyer because the reality is that your parents will lose status or have to return home for a variety of reasons before they get a response for even stage 1 which is stage where your file has been partially assessed and if you pass other criteria will receive PR. Applying for H&C may make it difficult to visit Canada in the future. Their application will continue to be processed outside of Canada. Stage 1 allows you to qualify for certain services in some provinces. The H&C program is no longer functional so may also be reformed.
I am seeing videos on tiktok where stage 1 approval is coming within 2 years.. isn’t this correct?
Would add that H&C doesn’t prevent deportation and although that was always the case we didn’t see the government take action to deport those with existing H&C cases until last year. I would not recommend your parents remain in Canada until they qualify for removal. I would suggest meeting with an immigration lawyer for an opinion about whether withdrawing their H&C application while they still may be able to visit Canada for a few years may increase their chances of visiting Canada in the future. Would add that if both your parents are alive that also decreases their chances of H&C approval and H&C is not a way to circumvent PGP and so H&C for parents can be difficult to obtain and has become more difficult. H&C approval in general is harder to obtain these days as the government is clearly attempting to limit who gets approved.
Supervisa validity means nothing. Entry will always be assessed on arrival to see if they are genuine visitors (applying for H&C indicates your attempt to remain in Canada and not return home) and when in Canada they need to purchase and qualify for supervisa insurance every year to remain. If either parent has a medical emergency they may not be able able to obtain supervisa insurance the next year and that would likely be considered a preexisting condition so it may become very risky to remain in Canada unless you have a few extra hundred thousand dollars in case they do need treatment for anything related to the preexisting health issue. If their supervisa expires in 2035 they likely applied for H&C soon after arrival which would also make H&C approval very difficult. Immigration lawyers were very aware of the huge backlog of H&C cases and should have presented a realistic picture of both the chances of approval, processing backlogs and longterm risks of applying for H&C. Sadly we see immigration professionals encouraging everyone to apply for H&C and charging a fortune to do so and many communities spreading the word that H&C is an easy way for parents to remain in Canada instead of PGP.
Would call up your lawyer and confront them. I assume they read the same IRCC tables as I did and this isn’t my actual job or field. The backlog has been building for many years as processing times also increased. Everyone in the field knows that the program has not been functional for quite some time.
Has become fairly common because PGP has been closed and even when open chances of sponsoring parents are pretty low. Partially blame the government for not making that very clear so people can make educated decisions when it comes to moving to Canada. During Trudeau era, and even before, H&C was fairly easy to obtain and if you refused there were no consequences like removal so many people just kept on applying until they were eventually approved. Think the most applications I have seen were 5 during around a decade along with 2 asylum claims. A lot of lawyers/consultants also encourage H&C applications because they charge a very large fee to help you apply. There are also a lot of communities that share that this is an easy option to get PR for your parents and it somewhat true until fairly recently.
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