Sponsorship - Parents

05-04-2004, 03:24 AM

Hi,
I have a few questions with regards to sponsorship of parents.

I am a landed immigrant effective April 2004, married to a Canadian
citizen. We would like to sponsor my parents who currently reside in
Dubai, UAE. They both hold Indian passports.

1. What is the exact procedure to file for sponsorship from within
Toronto. We understand that the application is to be submitted to the
processing center in Missiissauga. What happens thereafter?

2. What is the time line we are looking at with my parents living in
Dubai, UAE?

3. Both my parents have visit visas to Canada. Will filing for
permanent residence affect their current visit visas or future
application for visit visas?

4. What is the procedure for police clearance for them?

a. From where all do they need a police clearance? If police
clearance is required from everywhere an individual has resided for
more than 6 months, since the age of 18, does that mean that my father
(aged 81) has to obtain police clearance from over 5 countries where
he has lived?

b. How does one get a police clearance from a country where one has no
contact whatsoever??

Your help is appreciated.

MS

05-04-2004, 03:59 AM

First of all - you cannot sponsor anyone yet. In order to be eligible to
sponsor parents you must first meet minimum income requirement reached after
becoming a PR and within 12 months or less prior to application to be
approved as a sponsor. Your spouse can be a co-signer though.

1. Go to CIC website and all info is there.

2. Note that it will take about a year just to have your application to
sponsor approved in Canada. Then about 2 to 5 years for parents' PR
application

3. Yes, it may. Their admission with current visas may be affected and most
likely any future visitor visas will be harder to get.

4. You need to follow instructions for each country they lived in for 6
months or longer since their 18th birthday

5. see above

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"MS" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Hi,
    > I have a few questions with regards to sponsorship of parents.
    > I am a landed immigrant effective April 2004, married to a Canadian
    > citizen. We would like to sponsor my parents who currently reside in
    > Dubai, UAE. They both hold Indian passports.
    > 1. What is the exact procedure to file for sponsorship from within
    > Toronto. We understand that the application is to be submitted to the
    > processing center in Missiissauga. What happens thereafter?
    > 2. What is the time line we are looking at with my parents living in
    > Dubai, UAE?
    > 3. Both my parents have visit visas to Canada. Will filing for
    > permanent residence affect their current visit visas or future
    > application for visit visas?
    > 4. What is the procedure for police clearance for them?
    > a. From where all do they need a police clearance? If police
    > clearance is required from everywhere an individual has resided for
    > more than 6 months, since the age of 18, does that mean that my father
    > (aged 81) has to obtain police clearance from over 5 countries where
    > he has lived?
    > b. How does one get a police clearance from a country where one has no
    > contact whatsoever??
    > Your help is appreciated.
    > MS

05-04-2004, 04:58 AM

Before you jump in to this please read the requirements and other important
info at the CIC website www.cic.gc.ca
Many of your questions will be answered there.

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"MS" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > Hi,
    > I have a few questions with regards to sponsorship of parents.
    > I am a landed immigrant effective April 2004, married to a Canadian
    > citizen. We would like to sponsor my parents who currently reside in
    > Dubai, UAE. They both hold Indian passports.
    > 1. What is the exact procedure to file for sponsorship from within
    > Toronto. We understand that the application is to be submitted to the
    > processing center in Missiissauga. What happens thereafter?
    > 2. What is the time line we are looking at with my parents living in
    > Dubai, UAE?
    > 3. Both my parents have visit visas to Canada. Will filing for
    > permanent residence affect their current visit visas or future
    > application for visit visas?
    > 4. What is the procedure for police clearance for them?
    > a. From where all do they need a police clearance? If police
    > clearance is required from everywhere an individual has resided for
    > more than 6 months, since the age of 18, does that mean that my father
    > (aged 81) has to obtain police clearance from over 5 countries where
    > he has lived?
    > b. How does one get a police clearance from a country where one has no
    > contact whatsoever??
    > Your help is appreciated.
    > MS

05-04-2004, 05:29 AM

in a recent article, MS () said:

    >
    >
    > Hi,
    > I have a few questions with regards to sponsorship of parents.

You're best to start out at the CIC web site - www.cic.gc.ca. That will
go a long way toward answering some of your questions, right off the bat.

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