Wilson

The CIC web says:

a.. you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt,
uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is
already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.

My situation is: I have my own family here and there is no relative in
Canada. Can I sponsor my sister or nephew who is 10 years old ?

thanks

Jim Humphries

Unless you adopt her, the answer is no.
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"wilson" <[email protected]_remove> wrote in message
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    > The CIC web says:
    > a.. you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an
aunt,
    > uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is
    > already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.
    > My situation is: I have my own family here and there is no relative in
    > Canada. Can I sponsor my sister or nephew who is 10 years old ?
    > thanks

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    > The CIC web says:
    >
    > a.. you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an aunt,
    > uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is
    > already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.
    >
    > My situation is: I have my own family here and there is no relative in
    > Canada. Can I sponsor my sister or nephew who is 10 years old ?

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Andrew Miller

First of all - you are contradicting yourself in your statement. You wrote:

"I have my own family here and there is no relative in Canada"

So, which is which? Do you have family in Canada or not?

But you should also read the rule you are referring to in it's entirety, not
just pick the portion you like.

Rule says that you may sponsor one relative who doesn't meet definition of
family class member only if:

1. You do not have a relative who is a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent
resident - relative refers to a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal
partner, a child, a mother or father, a relative who is a child of that
mother or father, a relative who is a child of a child of that mother or
father, a mother or father of that mother or father or a relative who is a
child of the mother or father of that mother or father;

and

2. You don't have any relative abroad who is a family class member and thus
can be sponsored.

You wrote that you have "your own family in Canada" - what that means? Who
do you have in Canada? If it is anyone listed in (1) above then you cannot
use this "one other relative" rule.

If you still have abroad any of your parents, grandparents or children
(biological or adopted) then you cannot use the rule in question, even if
you are completely alone in Canada (no relatives listed in (1) above).

I hope that it is now clear to you that you cannot sponsor your sister, nor
her son. Sister is not a family class member and her son is not your child.

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Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
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"wilson" <[email protected]_remove> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > The CIC web says:
    > a.. you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an
aunt,
    > uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who is
    > already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.
    > My situation is: I have my own family here and there is no relative in
    > Canada. Can I sponsor my sister or nephew who is 10 years old ?
    > thanks

Wilson

thank you Andrew, Jim and others who replied me.
my confusing is that the relative is covering my spouse.
I give up then.

thanks again.

"Andrew Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:5FJAb.32502$bC.12087@clgrps13...
    > First of all - you are contradicting yourself in your statement. You
wrote:
    > "I have my own family here and there is no relative in Canada"
    > So, which is which? Do you have family in Canada or not?
    > But you should also read the rule you are referring to in it's entirety,
not
    > just pick the portion you like.
    > Rule says that you may sponsor one relative who doesn't meet definition of
    > family class member only if:
    > 1. You do not have a relative who is a Canadian citizen, Indian or
permanent
    > resident - relative refers to a spouse, a common-law partner, a conjugal
    > partner, a child, a mother or father, a relative who is a child of that
    > mother or father, a relative who is a child of a child of that mother or
    > father, a mother or father of that mother or father or a relative who is a
    > child of the mother or father of that mother or father;
    > and
    > 2. You don't have any relative abroad who is a family class member and
thus
    > can be sponsored.
    > You wrote that you have "your own family in Canada" - what that means? Who
    > do you have in Canada? If it is anyone listed in (1) above then you cannot
    > use this "one other relative" rule.
    > If you still have abroad any of your parents, grandparents or children
    > (biological or adopted) then you cannot use the rule in question, even if
    > you are completely alone in Canada (no relatives listed in (1) above).
    > I hope that it is now clear to you that you cannot sponsor your sister,
nor
    > her son. Sister is not a family class member and her son is not your
child.
    > --
    > ../..
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email: [email protected]
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    > ________________________________
    > "wilson" <[email protected]_remove> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > The CIC web says:
    > >
    > > a.. you may also sponsor one relative of any age if you do not have an
    > aunt,
    > > uncle or family member from the list above who you could sponsor or who
is
    > > already a Canadian citizen, Indian or permanent resident.
    > >
    > > My situation is: I have my own family here and there is no relative in
    > > Canada. Can I sponsor my sister or nephew who is 10 years old ?
    > >
    > > thanks
    > >
    > >
    > >