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Persons who are deemed ‘dependent children’ may be sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident parent. A Canadian citizen sponsor may be outside of Canada while sponsoring a dependent child, but a sponsor who is a permanent resident must be in Canada.
The question of whether a child is ‘dependent’ is related to factors such as age (being under the age of 22). Alternatively, certain situations of mental or physical condition, can deem a person as a ‘dependent child’ at age 22 or above; the mental or physical condition must be to an extent that the child relies on the parent for financial support. The condition if too severe, may trigger issues related to medical admissibility.
Some complexity may arise when custody of a child is with one parent who is not the parent who is sponsoring the child to immigrate to Canada. Such cases may require specialized legal assistance at court(s), and/or may require additional representations to the Immigration Department.
According to the Canadian government, a dependent child is either the biological or adopted child of the parent, is under the age of 22 years, and is neither in a common-law relationship or married. The dependent child of the sponsor’s spouse, conjugal partner, or common-law partner can also be considered.
The question of whether a child is ‘dependent’ is related to factors such as age (being under the age of 22). Alternatively, certain situations of mental or physical condition, can deem a person as a ‘dependent child’ at age 22 or above; the mental or physical condition must be to an extent that the child relies on the parent for financial support. The condition if too severe, may trigger issues related to medical admissibility.
In order to go through the sponsorship of dependent child process to help the child immigrate to Canada, an individual must meet certain criteria:
Before you complete the steps to sponsor a dependent child or children in Canada, you must sign an undertaking to provide financial support for their basic needs, including food, clothing, shelter, and other needs. The length of the undertaking is three years from the day your dependent child becomes a permanent resident.
After signing the undertaking, the next step is completing and filing the application under the Family Class of Sponsorships. This application will include some required information about the sponsor:
You will also need to submit any required fees with your application
Some complexity may arise when custody of a child is with one parent who is not the parent who is sponsoring the child to immigrate to Canada. Such cases may require specialized legal assistance at court(s), and/or may require additional representations to the Immigration Department. Chaudhary Law Lawyers can assist you with the process of immigrating your children to Canada
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Persons who are under 22 years of age and are neither in a common-law relationship or married. Alternatively a person over the age of 22 with a medical or physical condition that compels a child to rely on the parent for financial support
Written material including forms and a government fee are required to add a dependent after the sponsorship has been submitted. There may also be a need to explain the delay in adding the dependent
Sponsoring a child is given a high processing priority and in straightforward cases the processing time can be as little as six months
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