Can relatives immigrate to Canada?

Guangzhou Austar Immigrants will answer your questions:

Canadian family reunion immigrants mainly refer to immigrants whose family members and relatives go to Canada to reunite with their relatives who have become permanent residents or citizens of Canada and live in Canada. Family reunion immigrants are divided into three categories:

1. sponsored spouses and immigrants with dependent children

Canadian spouse reunion immigrants, also known as couples reunion immigrants, are the most common types of immigrants in Canada. Canadian couple reunion immigration is mainly used for Canadian citizens or permanent residents (guarantors) living in Canada to guarantee their spouses or cohabiting partners to immigrate to Canada and live with guarantors.

If the spouse and children are already in Canada, they can apply for permanent residence in Canada; Spouses and children who live in their original places of residence overseas need to apply for immigrant visas overseas.

A. Application for permanent residence of spouse and children in China:

Requirements:

The applicant must already be in Canada, and in principle, the applicant must also be in Canada during the whole application period;

Applicants must have temporary resident status of legal entry and legal residence when filling out the form, and must maintain their legal status during the whole period of waiting for the application result. People without legal status cannot apply for permanent residence in Canada as spouses;

Applying for permanent residence in China is divided into two stages:

The first stage lasts about six months, and the immigration officer will decide whether to allow the applicant to apply in China;

The second stage lasts for 3-6 months, dealing with permanent resident status issues, such as physical examination and background investigation;

B. Apply for a spouse or children's immigration visa:

In order to speed up the processing, the applicant needs to submit the guarantee application, physical examination and visa application together when filling out the form, so it is called the three-in-one application method;

Applicants cannot choose a visa office, but can only submit application documents to the Canadian visa office in charge of their residence;

At present, the whole immigration application processing time is about 6 months, and more complicated cases will drag on for a long time, such as 9 months or even more than a year;

The authenticity of the relationship between husband and wife/cohabiting spouse must be proved. If the immigration officer suspects that the marriage/cohabitation relationship between the applicant and the guarantor is to enable the applicant to obtain Canadian status, the immigration application will be rejected;

If the application is rejected, the guarantor may apply to the Court of Appeal for an appeal, and the Court of Appeal will make a ruling;

2. Sponsor parents and grandparents to emigrate

The requirements for parents to reunite immigrants are as follows:

The guarantor must be a Canadian citizen or immigrant.

At least 18 years old

More than 30% of Canada's minimum household income standard (LICO+30%), you need documents from the Canadian Taxation Bureau to prove that the income in the past three years has exceeded the minimum requirements.

At the same time, it is necessary to ensure the financial support for the guarantor for 20 years after landing. The guarantor and the guaranteed must sign a guarantee agreement and promise to provide financial support to the guarantor.

If you are a Quebec resident, you need to sign a commitment agreement with the Quebec government.

3. Ensure that other family members emigrate.

As a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and above 18, you can act as a guarantor to help other family members immigrate.

The specific requirements are:

Can help the insured meet the basic needs of food, clothing, housing and transportation.

When the guarantor arrives, he can provide him with basic financial help.

Ensure that the insured does not need government financial contribution.