children reunion immigration

children reunion immigration

Dependent Child Sponsorship

Child reunification immigration is used for sponsors to sponsor their children to immigrate to Canada through family sponsorship immigration. In the Canadian immigration system, the reunion of children belongs to the spousal reunion group of immigration. Effective October 24, 2017, Immigration Canada raised the age of minor children from 19 to 22. The program requires that at least one parent be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and the child must be under the age of 22 without a spouse or common-law partner.

If the sponsored person is older than 22 years old, but is completely dependent on the parent's financial support for physical or mental reasons (for example, disability or mental defect), it can also be considered as a "dependent" child and is considered a minor for immigration purposes. Children are treated the same.

Application conditions

Guarantor Conditions (Canadian Parents)

1. Canadian citizens or permanent residents (PRs) over the age of 18;

2. Have sufficient financial guarantee capacity and promise to bear the basic living expenses for at least 10 years after the parents arrive in Canada;
no criminal offense;

3. Completion of other sponsorship obligations (e.g. previously sponsoring someone else)

Sponsor (Main Applicant)

1. is a child of the sponsor;
physically meets Canadian medical examination requirements;

2. Have no criminal record or have reached an exemption period and been able to pass a security check;

Additional requirements for children (on the applicant's side):
A. Under 22 years old, unmarried; or
B. Married before 22 years old, have been studying full-time in colleges and universities since marriage, and are financially dependent on their parents; or
C. Over the age of 22, who started to study full-time in colleges and universities recognized by the government before the age of 22, and depended on their parents financially; or
C. Incapable of working due to physical or illness, and financially depended on their parents from before the age of 22 .

It should be noted that if the sponsor did not provide the information of the children when applying for immigration, or provided the information but did not participate in the immigration medical examination. If so, the child will not be able to immigrate to Canada through family sponsorship immigration. This situation mainly occurs in families that have been divorced before. For example, the applicant has been divorced when applying for federal skilled immigration, and the applicant's divorced children are raised by the other party. At this time, the applicant may not know where the divorce will be when applying for immigration. The information of the children raised by the other party also needs to be included, and a medical examination is also required; in some cases, the material staff of the intermediary company did not tell the applicant that they need to provide the information of the children raised by the other party after the divorce in order to save trouble. This creates obstacles for future sponsored immigration. Therefore, you must be clear when you apply for immigration, and try to provide information on all family members. If necessary, even if you do not land in Canada, you must have an immigration medical examination – medical examination.

Child reunion immigration application process

Whether it is to apply for overseas reunion or domestic reunion, there are two processes for couples to reunite immigration.
1. The sponsor applies for sponsorship;
2. The applicant applies for a permanent resident visa.