Lock-in date of financial dependency of child

[ahass]

Hi,

My parents applied for immigration under the Federal Skilled Worker class about 3-4 years ago and after a long wait the papers have finally been processed and we all have immigration visas. When we applied I was 20 years old and a student hence was a part of the application as a dependent child. During the processing of the application, I was continuously a student and came to Canada for my masters. I graduated this August and started working in Canada on a Post Grad Work Permit. We all got our immigration visas in October and my parents plan on landing in December. I will do flagpole landing.

My question is: was my age and financial dependency locked in at the time of application? In other words will I still qualify for Permanent Residence given that I recently graduated and have started working? Note that CIC did issue the visa after I graduated, and they had issued me a PGWP in August so I had on my file that I had graduated. Perhaps this is a positive sign?

I have read up on this online and apparently the financial dependency of a child is in fact locked in but it is unclear at what point in time this is done. Will really appreciate any help/advice!

 

[ahass]

Actually I found the following paragraph while searching online in OP6. What I gather from it is that since my age was locked in and since I'm still not married I should still qualify, correct? Would appreciate someone else's opinion. Thanks!

Note: The age of accompanying dependent children is locked in on the date the application is received
(OP1, section 5.24), but dependence is not. If a child is under the age of 22 on that date but 22 years
of age or older when the visa is issued, they may still be included as part of the parent's application as
an accompanying dependent, if they are still not married or not in a common-law relationship or,
if they are financially dependent due to full-time study (R2(b)(ii)) or due to a physical or mental
condition (R2(b)(iii)). If a child over the age of 22 is considered a dependant child on the date of
application by virtue of R2(b)(ii) or R2(b)(iii), then the child must still meet the requirements of these
provisions at the time of visa issuance in order to be included in the parent's application. See OP 2,
section 5.23 for more information on who qualifies as a dependent child.