The Family sponsorship program is the most popular and fastest process to gain permanent residency in Canada.
If you are a permanent residence or citizen of Canada, you can sponsor certain members of your families to become Canadian permanent residents. After getting this PR, your relative can work, study and live in Canada. Some requirements of this program are:
- You must be a citizen of Canada
- Your age should be 18 years minimum
- Sponsored relative and you must sign the agreement of sponsorship
- Some additional requirements also can be needed.
This program also can signify the way to reunite your family in this county. The Canadian government created this sponsorship program with the aim of family reunions.
Several types of this sponsorship program you can see such as:
- Dependent Child sponsorship
- Spousal sponsorship
- Common-Law Partner sponsorship
- Conjugal Partner sponsorship
- Grandparent and parent sponsorship
- Relatives of family sponsorship
To sponsor your Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner the relationship legitimacy proof is essential, and the sponsor needs to be at least 18 years old.
The application for spousal sponsorship can apply shortly after your marriage. The relationship with the applicant must be a minimum of one year.
In each of these cases, the relationship with the applicant should be genuine. Moreover, the sponsored person needs to be free from vital health problems and also criminal convictions.
The application of this sponsorship takes a minimum of 12 months to finish its different process. This application process also can take more than 12 months based on its type and case. The best way to complete this process as quickly as possible is to do it accurately in the first attempt.