I have a question about sponsoring my niece from South Africa. My husband & I are Cdn citizens with a niece in South Africa. We were granted guardianship of her; how can we bring her to live with us in Canada.
Under the family class system, do these apply? Does the niece/nephew have to be orphaned?
- brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
- another relative of any age or relationship if none of the above relatives could be sponsored, and you have no other relatives who are Canadian citizens, persons registered as Indians under the Indian Act or permanent residents and
Under the family class system, do these apply? Does the niece/nephew have to be orphaned?
- brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
- another relative of any age or relationship if none of the above relatives could be sponsored, and you have no other relatives who are Canadian citizens, persons registered as Indians under the Indian Act or permanent residents and