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How does IRCC choose sponsors through the Parents and Grandparents Program?

July 25, 2024 admin 0 Comments family class, family class immigration, family class sponsorship, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, parents and grandparents program, pgp

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 12:00:44 +0000

Every year Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) selects Canadian sponsors (permanent resident and citizens) looking to sponsor their older loved ones, through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). How IRCC picks these sponsors is not always clear due to the department’s special lottery system, which is used in PGP selections. However, recent published instructions […]

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When to inform IRCC about changes to your family after submitting a family class application

July 11, 2024 admin family class immigration, family sponsorship, IRCC, parents and grandparents, pgp, sponsor, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:00:22 +0000

There are many ways that family-class immigration applicants can experience a material change in circumstances after submitting their application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). For instance, the sponsor’s financial situation may change, or there may be a new birth in the family. In these situations, and others like it, IRCC has specific procedures […]

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Quebec imposes cap on family sponsorship applications

June 27, 2024 admin arrima quebec, breaking news, family sponsorship, mifi, parents and grandparents, quebec immigration, quebec immigration levels, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective from 26 June 2024 through to 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 and up. 2,600 […]

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BREAKING: Quebec Imposes Cap on Family Sponsorship Applications

June 26, 2024 admin arrima quebec, breaking news, family sponsorship, mifi, parents and grandparents, quebec immigration, quebec immigration levels, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: CIC News| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 20:42:50 +0000

Effective today (26 June 2024), Quebec’s Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration has imposed a cap on family sponsorship applications, effective until 25 June, 2026. Sponsor your family for Canadian immigration The cap imposes a limit of 13,000 applications over this period: 10,400 for spouses, common-law spouses, and dependent children aged 18 […]

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Is the Super Visa a good alternative to the PGP?

June 3, 2024 admin family class sponsorship, family reunification, family sponsorship, parents and grandparents program, pgp, Quebec, super visa

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2024 12:00:19 +0000

May 21st marked the reopening of the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). However, this year will also mark the fourth consecutive year of the PGP that Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will select eligible applicants from the 2020 pool. This means that sponsors in subsequent years have not yet been given the chance to […]

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IRCC to introduce advanced analytics and automation to speed up processing for spousal and partner sponsorship

June 1, 2024 admin family class sponsorship, family sponsorship, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, processing time, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:00:43 +0000

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that it will introduce advanced analytics and automated technology to process all spousal and partner applications under family class immigration. The department has developed two new tools which will be used for different parts of the sponsorship application, in a bid to increase processing efficiency. Sponsor your […]

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IRCC now issuing invitations for Parents and Grandparents Program

May 22, 2024 admin canadian permanent residence, family sponsorship, immigrate to canada, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, parents and grandparents program, pgp, PR, super visa

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Starting today, May 21st, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin issuing invitations to apply (ITAs) to sponsors who submitted “Interest to Sponsor” forms through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC has started sending out 35,700 invitations over a two-week period starting May 21, with the hopes of approving 20,500 complete applications for […]

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Parents and Grandparents Program invitations will be sent out starting today

May 21, 2024 admin canadian permanent residence, family sponsorship, immigrate to canada, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, Invitation to Apply, IRCC, ita, parents and grandparents program, pgp, PR, super visa

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Starting today, May 21st, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin issuing invitations to apply (ITAs) to sponsors who submitted “Interest to Sponsor” forms through the Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP). IRCC will send out 35,700 invitations for a two-week period starting today, with the hopes of approving 20,500 complete applications for permanent residence […]

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Parents and Grandparents program will reopen this month

May 6, 2024 admin family class immigration, family sponsorship, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, parents and grandparents program, pgp, super visa

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 18:00:45 +0000

The Parents and Grandparents program (PGP) is set to reopen this month, as Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) prepares to send out invitations to potential sponsors. The department confirmed via an announcement that starting May 21st, 2024, it will send out 35,700 invitations with the hope of approving 20,500 complete applications. Sponsor your parents […]

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Which family members can I bring with me to Canada once I receive permanent residence?

May 6, 2024 admin Canada, canada permanent residence, family, family sponsorship

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 13:00:46 +0000

Foreign nationals who receive permanent residence (PR) in Canada can bring qualifying dependent family members with them to Canada. It is important, however, to distinguish that this is different from the family members that a Canadian permanent resident is eligible to sponsor after they immigrate to Canada. More information on sponsoring family members to come […]

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