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Sponsoring Brothers ans Sisters Under 18

Kamloops

Star Member
Mar 30, 2010
75
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Singapore
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 2013
AOR Received.
July 2013
File Transfer...
July 2013
Med's Request
May 12, 2014, re-medical
Med's Done....
June 2013
Passport Req..
May 12, 2014 and Status Changed to "In Process"
VISA ISSUED...
Passport sent via VFS on 14 Jun 2014
I am a Canadian citizen. Can I sponsor my sister who is under 18?
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
I'm looking at your time line and how are you a Canadian Citizen. No you can't sponsor your sister unless you have no living parents and no husband or common law partner or children in Canada. If you don't have any of these then there is a possibility of sponsoring your sister.
 

Sheps

Hero Member
Apr 29, 2014
336
16
Winnipeg, MB
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-M/CPC-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-02-2015
Doc's Request.
UPFRONT
Nomination.....
(Wife)
AOR Received.
08-04-2014
Med's Request
Upfront
Med's Done....
06-01-2015
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
WAIVED
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2015
LANDED..........
18-07-2015
Perhaps he/she is sponsoring his/her spouse?

That said, that will immediately disqualify you from sponsoring your sister.
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,304
2,166
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
Kamloops said:
I am a Canadian citizen. Can I sponsor my sister who is under 18?
From your previous post...
Kamloops said:
Looks like a bunch of ppl got a visa this month from Bangladesh. I am flying with my wife and mother in Sep. To save some money, BD people, fly after Sep 16. One way is too expensive now Dhaka to Canada. As an option, look for Cathay Pacific, Jet Airways, or Turkish. One way will be 71k to 80k. If anybody has a credit card, buy directly from the airline website. It can save you upto 5000 BDT over tickets sold at travel agencies.

I saved 13,000 takas for 3 tickets by buying directly on the website.
So, no you can't.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,181
20,657
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
He can sponsor her as a dependent provided he sponsors his parents, includes his sibling in the application, and his sibling is under 19 when the application is received by CIC. That's the only way...
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
scylla said:
He can sponsor her as a dependent provided he sponsors his parents, includes his sibling in the application, and his sibling is under 19 when the application is received by CIC. That's the only way...

I stand correct , Parent sponsorship .
 

taffy7

Champion Member
May 23, 2013
2,482
69
Category........
Visa Office......
London
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10th April 2014/June 10th 2014 application complete
Doc's Request.
09 June 2014 same doc's requested again 6th Oct 2014. docs not needed again mistake by cic
AOR Received.
sponsorship approval 05 Aug 2014
File Transfer...
05 Aug 2014
Med's Request
28 July 2015
Med's Done....
30th Dec 2013
Passport Req..
in process 18th July 2015/ DM 5/12/2015
LANDED..........
28/12/2015
Sheps said:
Perhaps he/she is sponsoring his/her spouse?

That said, that will immediately disqualify you from sponsoring your sister.

I read Zardoz link he posted and it looks like he is the Citizen and the timeline on the side is his wife's.
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,304
2,166
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
taffy7 said:
I stand correct , Parent sponsorship .
However, if neither parent wishes to or is able to become a permanent resident, it's the end of the road, as there is no fallback to siblings.
 

ydj_dil

Hero Member
Apr 7, 2014
284
12
Category........
Visa Office......
NDVO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-May-2014
AOR Received.
28-Jul-2014
File Transfer...
01-Aug-2014
Med's Done....
01-Nov-2013
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
17-Mar-2015
Just curious: If you are a new PR who was sponsored, what is the expected timeline for sponsoring a sibling who is under 18? There is a waiting period for newly sponsored PRs before they can do parent sponsorship and include a sibling as dependant right? How long is that?
 

Rob_TO

VIP Member
Nov 7, 2012
11,427
1,551
Toronto
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Seoul, Korea
App. Filed.......
13-07-2012
AOR Received.
18-08-2012
File Transfer...
21-08-2012
Med's Done....
Sent with App
Passport Req..
N/R - Exempt
VISA ISSUED...
30-10-2012
LANDED..........
16-11-2012
ydj_dil said:
Just curious: If you are a new PR who was sponsored, what is the expected timeline for sponsoring a sibling who is under 18? There is a waiting period for newly sponsored PRs before they can do parent sponsorship and include a sibling as dependant right? How long is that?
Parent sponsorship requires showing previous 3 years of Canadian income meeting the LICO amount. So if you have a co-sponsor for your parents app who already qualifies for this LICO the past 3 years, then there is no waiting period and you can apply for parents right away (or when the program re-opens again in January 2016).