Parents & Grandparents Sponsorship
If you want to apply for the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship program, firstly you are required to submit the form showing your interest to sponsor. If your application gets approved, you are then invited to submit your full application, after which you become eligible to apply for Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship and help them become Canadian permanent residents.
If you are applying for Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship, you must:
How to Apply and Submit an Application for Parent Grandparent Sponsorship?
If your application gets approved, you are invited to apply for and become the Sponsor of the Parent and Grandparent. Here, you need to apply for 2 types of applications:
You are allowed to send both of these applications simultaneously.
You are required to submit your application package within 60 days of your invitation date. The deadline will clearly be mentioned in your invitation letter or mail.
Here are 6 easy steps to apply for your Parent Grandparent Sponsorship.
1. The Interest to Sponsor form submission
The prime step towards sponsoring your Parent and/or Grandparent is to fill and submit the interest to sponsor form.
After the form closes down, your submission gets reviewed and all the duplicate entries are removed. Only your last submitted form is considered to be final.
2. Receive an invite to apply
Random selection of the applicants is carried out and thus an invite is sent to the potential sponsors to apply for their Parent and Grandparent sponsorship.
3. Receive an application package
If your application gets accepted, you will be sent an invite to apply for this sponsorship program. Your Invite contains updated forms and the latest instructions guide. Hence, never fill out your application unless you are invited to apply. This needs to be followed to avoid filling out the outdated forms or using the old instruction guide from last year.
The package includes:
4. Online payment of your application fees
Usually, the fee structure includes
Biometrics fee
Usually, the Biometrics fee needs to be paid at the time of your application submission. Or else, it may get delayed. The Biometrics fee includes the cost of collecting your fingerprints as well as a digital photo.
The instruction guide will help you in understanding the fee structure as well as which fees and how much fees apply to you.
5. Submit your application
You are required to submit your application within 60 days. The details about the deadlines will be mentioned in your invitation.
The application guide will consist of all the instructions including how to email your details.
You can also use a courier service for submitting your application, which will allow you to track your application.
Your application will be returned in the following cases:
6. Additional information
During your application processing period, the sponsored person will be asked to submit their: