If you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada, age 18 or over, you can sponsor certain family members.

These people you sponsor can become Canadian permanent residents. If you become a permanent resident, you can live, study and work in Canada.

Also, if you sponsor a relative to come to Canada as a permanent resident, you are responsible for supporting your relative financially when he or she arrives.

Therefore, when IRCC receives your PR immigration application, you will receive an Acknowledgment of Receipt also known as an AOR.

This AOR is a confirmation that your application file has been created and you may be given a “AOR date”.  This means the date from when your 6 months intended processing time begins.

Category of Sponsorship (Apply for Canadian Family Visa)

1. Spousal and Common-Law Partner Sponsorship

A Canadian permanent resident or citizen may sponsor their non-Canadian spouse, common-law partner, or conjugal partner after they have been approved by the IRCC. Sponsorships can be through the Outland or Inland Sponsorship.

2. Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship

This section allows you to sponsor your parents and grandparents for permanent residency in Canada. You must be able to financially support them and their dependents and be sure that they don’t need social assistance from the government. Potential sponsors must submit documents online in order to qualify.

3. Dependent Child Sponsorship (Apply for Canadian Family Visa)

This sponsorship applies to both adopted and natural-born children, as long as the sponsor and children receive approval from IRCC. Children qualify as dependents if they’re under 22- years old and don’t have a spouse or common-law partner. These section allows the Child or gives the child the chance to become permanent residents in Canada.

Eligibility conditions for child visa:

• The child must be under 22 years.
• The dependent child must be the biological child or the adopted child of the sponsor.
• The child must prove he is dependent on the sponsor/parent for his financial needs.
• Dependent children who are not able to support themselves due to a physical or mental condition have no age limit for seeking sponsorship.
• The sponsor must submit proof of his relationship with the dependent children.
• The children who are being sponsored must undergo a medical examination and also submit proof that they have no criminal cases.
• The medical examination should be carry out by a physician who is approve by the Canadian government

4. Orphaned Family Members and Other Siblings (Apply for Canadian Family Visa)

This section allows you to sponsor an orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece, or grandchild if they’re related to you by blood. Also, if they are or fall under 18 years of age. You can also sponsor one relative (brother, sister, nephew, niece, aunt or uncle) of any age if you don’t have a closer living relative.