When it comes to family reunification, Canada is one of the most favorable countries in the world having its liberal immigration policies and multiple immigration programs for sponsoring family to Canada. Any individual who has permanent resident status in Canada or Canadian citizenship can sponsor his/her family to Canada for permanent residence of five years through family sponsorship visa. In fact, after completing around three years in Canada with PR status, any foreign becomes eligible for citizenship of Canada.

Canada Family Sponsorship Program offers chances to all permanent citizens and citizenship holders in Canada to sponsor their family members like spouse, parents, grandparents, brothers & sisters, dependent children and more at their place to live and work with them.  So if you are interested in sponsoring your family to Canada, then it requires two applications, one from the Canadian citizen or permanent resident who wish to become a sponsor, and other from the applicant/sponsored (family member). Both the applications must be submitted together at the same time.

Step-by-step process for sponsor family to Canada:

Check the eligibility:

For sponsor:

• He/she needs to be at least 18 years of age to become eligible for sponsoring dependent children
• He must be a Canadian citizen or, a person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or a permanent resident of Canada
• He/she must not be bankrupt
• He/she must pay back or clear the loan, bond or court-ordered family support in the past

For sponsored person:

• An applicant must be medically fit
• He/she must not have any previous criminal records
• He/she must have proof of relationship with the sponsor

Submit the interest to sponsor form:

Whenever the government opens the quota for sponsor form for family sponsorship for a limited time, the sponsor needs to fulfill the interest to sponsor form.

Get an invitation to submit the application:

Potential sponsors need to submit the correct and completed application form after getting an invitation.

Get ready with the checklist of documents:

• A letter of invitation to the sponsored family member(s) from sponsor
• An agreement stating mutual obligations and responsibilities as a sponsor
• An undertaking stating the intention of the sponsor to provide financial support to the sponsored person
• Proof of funds from the sponsor to support the sponsored person in Canada after immigration
• Medical certificate of the sponsored person
• Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) of the sponsored person

Pay application fee online:

Application fee generally includes

• Processing fee for each sponsored person
• Right of permanent residence fee
• Biometric fee: In most of the cases, including, Canada family visa from India, it is necessary to have biometrics which includes the collection of fingerprints and a digital photo.

Submit the application:

After completing the above steps, send the application of family visa for migrate to Canada from India either through mail or courier services. As compared to courier services, online submission ensures the instant delivery of application and fast processing for the final decision.

Send the additional information, if required during the processing:

Sometimes the immigration authority may ask for other family visa requirements to migrate to Canada during processing to determine the eligibility of the sponsor and the sponsored person.

Wait for the confirmation

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