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Canadian family class immigration: 2024 year in review

January 7, 2025 admin 0 Comments family class immigration, family class immigration canada, family class sponsorship, family class sponsorship year in review, family sponsorship, parents and grandparents program, pgp, sowp, sponsor your common-law partner, sponsor your conjugal partner, sponsor your spouse, spousal open work permit, spousal sponsorship

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2025 13:30:42 +0000

Canadian immigration authorities have made several changes to family class sponsorship and work permit programs over the last 12 months. In addition to adding several pathways for family members of Canadians in conflict areas, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) made significant changes to Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP) eligibility. This article will cover the […]

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Parents and Grandparents Program will accept no new applications in 2025

January 6, 2025 admin Canada, parents and grandparents program, pgp

Credit to Author: Derek Shank| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:36:05 +0000

The Canadian federal government will not accept any new applications for sponsoring parents and grandparents for permanent residence in 2025. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced that throughout 2025, the department will only process family sponsorship applications made under the Parents and Grandparents Program that were submitted in 2024. The department intends to […]

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BREAKING: Parents and Grandparents Program will accept no new applications in 2025

January 3, 2025 admin Canada, parents and grandparents program, pgp

Credit to Author: Derek Shank| Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:36:05 +0000

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How can my parents and grandparents join me in Canada?

October 7, 2024 admin canada permanent residence, family reunification, family sponsorship, family sponsorship canada, pgp, super visa

Credit to Author: Lakeem Rose| Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2024 18:46:27 +0000

To provide your parent(s) or grandparent(s) with status to live with you in Canada long-term, you have two main options: the Parent(s) and Grandparent(s) Program (PGP), and the super visa. Both programs can allow your relatives to live with you in Canada, but there are significant differences between the two: *Based on the 2020 intake […]

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

July 25, 2024 admin 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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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 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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