Settle with Your Family in Canada
Do you want to bring your dependents to Canada as a citizen, permanent resident, or holder of a work permit? The Canadian government permits eligible individuals over the age of 18 to sponsor dependent spouses, children, parents, partners, and grandparents to live with them in Canada in order to promote family cohesion. With our committed Canada dependent visa services, AIS Overseas can assist you in getting back together with your family.
Canada Dependent Visa
With a Canada Dependent Visa, you can bring your dependents into the country and, after they have the necessary documentation, they can work or study full-time. You may sponsor any of the following relatives for a dependent visa under the Canada Dependent Visa program:
- Your spouse or common-law partner or conjugal partner
- Dependent children under the age of 21
- Dependent parents or grandparents
- A child you adopted outside Canada while you held a Canadian citizenship or PR
- Your brother, sister, niece, nephew, uncle, aunt or other close relatives
You can live in Canada with the relationships you sponsor. To work in Canada, your spouse or conjugal partner may also apply for a work permit.
Eligibility requirements to sponsor a dependent
- To take part, you have to be older than eighteen.
- You have to be a citizen or a long-term resident of Canada.
- Unless you have a disability, you shouldn't be receiving government assistance.
- You have to meet the requirements for low income.
- You need to be legally married to your spouse.
- Real relationships are necessary with your dependents.
Documents required for Canada Dependent Visa
- Travel history and passport details
- Records demonstrating background
- Documentation for a partner or spouse, like a marriage license
- Additional proof of a connection
- The sponsor needs to present evidence of income in order to show sufficient finances.
- Fees for consultations and a filled-out application
Eligibility requirements to sponsor a spouse
- To join, you must be at least eighteen years old.
- Once your spouse or partner becomes a permanent residence, you must either live in Canada or make plans to return.
- You have to be willing and able to provide for your partner's or spouse's basic needs financially for the next three years.
- Your partner must be enrolled in the family class in order for you to sponsor them. You need to be a citizen, a permanent resident, or hold a work visa in order to sponsor your spouse.
- You and your spouse need to be in a genuine relationship that wasn't created purely for immigration purposes. There must be a minimum of one year in your relationship.
Child visa to bring dependent children to Canada
Sponsors can bring their children into Canada with a dependant visa:
- Adopted outside of Canada while the sponsor was a citizen or lawful permanent resident of that nation
- The child they plan to adopt from Canada
- Sponsor's sibling, niece, nephew, grandson, or granddaughter, if they are eligible and are an orphan
Eligibility conditions for child visa:
- The child must not have a common law or conjugal partner, nor be older than 22 years old.
- The sponsor's biological child or adopted child must be the dependent child.
- The child must demonstrate that he is financially reliant on the sponsor or parent.
- There is no age restriction on requesting sponsorship for dependent children who are incapable of supporting themselves because of a medical or mental condition.
- Proof of the sponsor's relationship with the dependent children must be provided.
- The sponsored children need to provide documentation proving they are not the subject of any active criminal cases in addition to undergoing a medical examination.
- The doctor performing the examination needs to be authorized by the Canadian government.
Eligibility conditions to sponsor a dependent:
An individual must submit documentation to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) detailing his financial situation for the previous year in order to sponsor a Dependent Visa for entry into Canada. This will make it easier for the authorities to assess if the sponsor can adequately provide for all of the members, including his dependent children.
Documents Required
The following paperwork is needed to sponsor a dependent under the Canada Dependent Visa:
- Travel history and passport
- Background records
- Documentation for spouses or partners, such as a marriage certificate
- Other proof of relationship
- Additional evidence of link income evidence of sponsor to demonstrate sufficient funds
- Completed application & consulate fees
How AIS Overseas Can Help You
AIS Overseas can assist you with your Canada Dependent Visa because of its extensive experience assisting clients with the immigration procedure to Canada, spanning decades. Moving your family to Canada is a delicate process, and AIS Overseas offers the knowledge and experience to support your application with assurance. Our groups will assist you in:
- completing the checklist for the visa paperwork
- Support during the application processing
- Forms, records, and submission of applications
- Updates and further actions
- Moving to Canada and receiving assistance after landing
Frequently Asked Questions
Taking the IELTS is not required for a Canada Dependent Visa. However, if they apply alongside them, the principal candidate may receive an additional point or two. This applies if the dependent receives an IELTS score of six or higher. In the end, this raises the main applicant's profile and improves their chances of getting the Canada PR Visa.
Yes, it is legal for dependents to work in Canada. For this, they require an Open Work Permit. They will be able to work full-time without any restrictions, anywhere in Canada. Other than Quebec, they are free to live and work wherever in the country. This Permit can only be obtained after entering Canada. Then, they need to get their work or study visa as soon as possible. The sponsor needs to have a valid Canada visa to apply for their open work permit.
It's possible for you to bring your parents to Canada if:
- You are at least eighteen years old.
- You live in Canada.
- According to the Canadian Indian Act, you are a person registered as an Indian in Canada or a citizen of Canada.
- You have enough money to support your parents' travel to Canada.
- To demonstrate that you have enough money, you must be able to present your evidence of income.
Yes, you are able to use the Super Visa to bring your parents to Canada. If you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, they are welcome to come and live with you. To be qualified to apply for this visa, you must provide the IRCC with proof of your relationship to your parents.
After all the documentation is submitted, it should take around three months for the interview to take place at the Canadian Embassy in the dependent's home. Following this, all that's left to do is wait for the passport to be stamped with the visa.
You and your spouse must be 18 years of age or older in order to apply for a visa for your spouse or conjugal partner. If your spouse is not a family class member, you will not be allowed to sponsor them. To sponsor your spouse, you need to be a citizen, a permanent resident, or in possession of a work permit. You and your spouse must be in a sincere relationship that was not formed only for the purpose of obtaining permanent residency status. Your partnership must have lasted for a minimum of a year.
The Canadian government has eliminated the need for the sponsored spouse to remain in Canada for a minimum of two years, which was associated with the Canadian Spousal Visa. There is now a 12-month time limit for family reunification. Every kind of sponsorship visa has a single application package. In light of the applicant, the document checklist for the visa application has been updated to be more personalized and targeted. To determine which form you must submit, select the checklist that is most pertinent to your situation from the four available checklists.
In Canada, dependents are allowed to work. For this, they will require an Open Work Permit. They will be able to work anywhere in Canada full-time with total flexibility. They are allowed to live and work anywhere in the nation, except Quebec. They can only obtain this permit after they reach Canada. They then need to apply for a Work or Study Visa as soon as possible. A sponsor with a current Canada visa may only apply for an Open Work Permit.
- AUD 5,735 for 3 years
- AUD 11,470 for 5 years
The interview at the Canadian Embassy, where the dependent resides, may take up to three months after all the paperwork is submitted. The only thing left to do is to wait for the passport to be stamped with the visa.
