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Family Sponsorship

Are you in Canada and looking to looking to sponsor your relatives? Your relatives can be sponsored to live, work and study in Canada

You can sponsor certain relatives to Canada if you are:

      • Canadian citizen or
      • person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or
      • permanent resident of Canada

Below are certain categories under which Family sponsorship can happen:

      • Sponsor your parents or grandparents
      • Sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children
      • Sponsor your relatives
      • Sponsor your adopted child
      • Super visa

Sponsor your parents

To sponsor your parents or grandparents, you need to submit interest to sponsor form. If invited,
Submit a complete application. If you do, you must ensure:
You support them and their dependents financially and make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government.

For further details on eligibility, timelines and how to apply, write to info@bffimmi.com

Sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children

You can sponsor your spouse or partner or dependent children to Canada. They can also live, work and study here.
To be a sponsor you need to ensure you support them and their dependents financially and make sure they don’t need social assistance from the government.

For this category, you must not be receiving any social assistance other than disability. Moreover, in some cases, you may need to show certain income requirements.

For further details on eligibility, timelines and how to apply, write to info@bffimmi.com

Sponsor your relatives

You can sponsor your relatives to come to Canada as a permanent resident provided you support them financially when they arrive, be able to give them basic needs ( food , shelter , clothing) and ensure that your relative doesnot need any social assistance.

In addition, you must meet some income guidelines and your relatives must sign an agreement confirming they will make all efforts to support themselves.

There are certain cases, in which you may not be able to sponsor. For further details on eligibility, timelines and how to apply, write to info@bffimmi.com

Sponsor your adopted child

When you are adopting child from a country outside Canada, we understand it can be real complex. In Canada, you need to be mindful of two different processes:

      • Adoption process and
      • Immigration Process

The immigration process has two parts:

      • The application for sponsorship and
      • The application for permanent residence

Adopted children must complete a medical exam before being issued a permanent resident visa. There are certain requirements to be met for sponsoring a child. For further details on eligibility, timelines and how to apply, write to info@bffimmi.com

Super Visa

A super visa lets you visit your children or grandchildren for up to 2 years at a time. It’s a multi-entry visa that provides multiple entries for a period up to 10 years. If the intent for parents or grandparents is to stay less than 6 months, a visit visa will serve the purpose.

Super visa can be applied from either inside Canada or outside Canada. Some other eligibility requirements are :

      • be the parent or grandparent of a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada
      • have a signed letter from your child or grandchild who invites you to Canada that includes:
              • a promise of financial support for the length of your visit
              • the list and number of people in the household of this person
              • a copy of this person’s Canadian citizenship or permanent resident document
      • have medical insurance from a Canadian insurance company that is:
          • valid for at least 1 year from the date of entry
          • at least $100,000 coverage
          • have proof that the medical insurance has been paid (quotes aren’t accepted)