HOW TO APPLY FOR PARENT'S SPONSORSHIP IN JANUARY 2014?

[kansara111]

Hi All.....

I want to sponsor my mother in law for permanent immigration to Canada under new program starting in January 2014.
I have 2 questions.
(1) My income is higher than my wife's income. Should I use my name first as a sponsor? Will it make any difference in decision making by Immigration authorities? Or should I use my wife's name because her mother is being sponsored?
(2) Can I apply online or I have to personally to submit the application with documents? Or can I send someone else to submit all documents with application?

 

[truesmile]

Details concerning that program will be release from CIC in due time. But here's my two cents:
1) Your mother-in-law is your WIFE's mother, she will be the principal sponsor (and you will be co-signer if necessary).
2) I'm not expecting it to simply be an online application (like the Super-visa is). It will be part of the "Family Class", and I expect will be paper just as we have sponsored our spouses.

 

[Rob_TO]

(1) My income is higher than my wife's income. Should I use my name first as a sponsor? Will it make any difference in decision making by Immigration authorities? Or should I use my wife's name because her mother is being sponsored?

As mentioned above, your wife is sponsor, and you are co-sponsor. It doesn't make any difference to the application, as long as you can show combined income at the LICO+30% level for your family size, for 2011, 2012 and 2013.

(2) Can I apply online or I have to personally to submit the application with documents? Or can I send someone else to submit all documents with application?

They will be paper applications. You mail them to CIC, not personally hand them in.

 

[BLT123]

Also, mail it on January 1st with next day delivery. Like other immigration streams that have been closed there will no doubt be massive demand for a limited number of visas, 5000.

Good Luck.