Sponsoring one parent

[mt_00]

Hi there, I had a few questions regarding parental sponsorship based on my scenario. I became a PR a couple of years ago and throughout my immigration experiences up until that point I had declared both parents. At this time, I am financially qualified to sponsor for a family size of 3 (one parent and my younger sister who is a dependant under 22 years of age). If I do not declare my other parent at this time, I understand my ability to sponsor them in the future is almost impossible. My questions are:

- would this impact the ability for my undeclared parent to visit Canada with the super visa?
- would my other sister who is currently in Canada be able to sponsor my undeclared parent when she is eligible to sponsor via the family class?

I see a lot of conflicting information about the absolute requirement to declare both parents in the family size, and so any input from people who've gone through a similar experience would be appreciated.

Thanks very much!

 

[steaky]

So to be clear, unless your parents are divorced or legally seperated or one of them is already passed, you cannot calculate your income to sponsor one of them. Supervisa is a separate application so there is no impact. Your sister should sponsor both parents when she is eligible to sponsor.

 

[mashulia_26]

So to be clear, unless your parents are divorced or legally seperated or one of them is already passed, you cannot calculate your income to sponsor one of them. Supervisa is a separate application so there is no impact. Your sister should sponsor both parents when she is eligible to sponsor.

Sister wouldn't be able to sponsor since she would be sponsored to Canada as a dependent on her parents.

 

[Naturgrl]

Actually the “absolute requirements” are defined on the website. If your parents are still married, both parents must be included as well as your dependent si sister so your family size is 4. Even one of your parents isn’t coming, he must be included and go through the medical and any background checks.


https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1460&top=14

 

[Buletruck]

IRCC will want to see proof that your other parent is deceased, divorced or legally separated. It’s not as simple as not declaring them. You would also be guilty of misrepresentation and all that includes for both you and your parents and sibling.

 

[steaky]

Sister wouldn't be able to sponsor since she would be sponsored to Canada as a dependent on her parents.

It was not clear whether there's another sister older than 22 that can sponsor the parents when she's eligible.