taffy7 said:
So why do we bother doing all the paper work for a non accompanying dependent if we have to do it all again. OR is their age locked in so they can come at any age as long as they are not married or in a commonlaw relationship.
Circumstances and details can change, so a new application is needed. A non-accompanying dependent needs to still go through the whole process the first time, just to make sure they are eligible to be sponsored in the future.
Age is only locked in between submitting a PR application, and the time it takes to get PR issued to the main applicant. After that time, if a dependent was non-accompanying, they will only qualify to be sponsored in the future under a brand new PR application until they turn 22, or they finish full time school. Once they are no longer classified as a dependent, a previously non-accompanying dependent can NO LONGER be sponsored, ever.
Also note there is a rule change potentially coming that would lower dependent age to age 18 and under only, with no clause for full time school.
taffy7 said:
By the time my husband gets his PR ( if we get approved) his son will be 22.So say he changed his mind and wanted to come 2 years later we would have to send in a new application and my husband and i sponsor him..I can't quite get my head around this one..it fuzzy lol
Is he an accompanying or non-accompanying dependent? His age is only locked in until your husband gets his PR. If he was non-accompanying so doesn't get PR with your husband, then after that as I mentioned above he will only be able to get PR status if he is still classified as dependent when he wants to apply.
If he's 24 at that time and no longer in full time school, or the rule for dependents has changed to under 19 years old, then he can never be sponsored.
And to the OP, don't waste money on a lawyer. Sponsoring children is much simpler than spouses, and the paperwork is pretty straightforward.