What You Need to Know About Sponsorship

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What You Need to Know about
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Basic Requirement for Sponsors

• To be able to sponsor family members, the
  sponsoring party must be
• a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident
• must reside in Canada
• must be at least 18 years of age
• must have sufficient income to support relatives
  when they arrive in Canada

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Basic Requirement for Sponsors

• The sponsor must enter into a written agreement
  with the Government of Canada to support a
  sponsored spouse, common-law-partner, conjugal
  partner, or other family member for a period of
  time

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Types of Relatives Who May Be Sponsored

• Spouse - person who is legally married to the
  sponsor
• Common-law Partner - person whom the sponsor has
  lived together in a marriage-like relationship
  for at least 1 year
• Conjugal Partner - person with a marriage-like
  relationship with the sponsor for at least 1 year
  but has not lived together with the sponsor due
  to extenuating circumstances

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Types of Relatives Who May Be Sponsored

• Children - only unmarried, dependent children
  under the age of 19
• Orphans - sponsors sibling, niece, nephew or
  grandchild who is under 18 years old and whose
  parents are both deceased
• Adopted Child  A person under the age of 18 that
  the sponsor intends to adopt.
• Other Relatives

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• The process of immigrating through the Family
  Sponsorship Canada program can be complex both
  for the applicant and the sponsor.

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