Sponsorship or Parents and Grandparents is by far one of the most popular, and at the same time, most difficult immigration programs to enter. Due to the yearly quota of applications under this program and the limited period that the program is open to the public, a prospective sponsor may or may not be selected to receive an invitation to apply their parent(s) or grandparent(s) in any given year.
Upon submission of sponsorship application, a sponsor undertakes to be financially responsible for their sponsored parent/grandparent for 20 years. This undertaking is enforceable from the time an applicant becomes a permanent resident and it cannot be cancelled, despite any changes in the sponsor’s employment or personal situation.
To be approved as a sponsor, a Canadian citizen/permanent resident must meet certain eligibility criteria. One of the requirements is meeting the Low Income Cut Off (LICO), plus 30% based on the number of family members for 3 years prior to the application.
There are certain rules on how to calculate the number of family members included and on what income indicated on the CRA Notice of Assessment can be considered for the purposes of meeting the financial requirement.
Our team at West Hill Immigration specializes in sponsorship cases. Contact us and we will thoroughly review your situation, advise if your relative meets the definition of a family member eligible to be sponsored, evaluate sponsor’s eligibility, advise on the income levels applicable to your family unit and prepare a tailored sponsorship application.
Please Contact us if you believe you are eligible in any of the above category.
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