Sponsoring your family

Sponsoring a parent or grandparent

• Why have you stopped accepting applications to sponsor parents and grandparents?
• What does this pause mean for existing parent and grandparent sponsorship applications?
• Will CIC process parent and grandparent sponsorship applications received on or after November 5, 2011?
• Are you changing the criteria for the parent and grandparent category?
• When do you expect to end the temporary pause on parent and grandparent sponsorship applications?
• Are there other ways for parents and grandparents to visit their families in Canada?
• Will I get my application fee back if I did not apply online before November 5, 2011?

Sponsoring other family members

• How can I sponsor my spouse or children?
• Can I sponsor a family member to come and live in Canada?
• Which family members may come with me to Canada when I immigrate?
• I want to sponsor my parents, grandparents, a newly adopted child or another relative. How do I do this?
• How do I sponsor my spouse, partner or dependent child to become a permanent resident of Canada?
• What does the Government of Canada consider to be a common-law relationship?
• How can my common-law partner and I prove we have been together for 12 months?
• To sponsor my family members, do I need to fill out other documents if I live in Quebec?
• Will I get a letter confirming that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) got my application?
• How long will it take to process my application to sponsor someone to live in Canada?
• How can I check the status of my sponsorship application?
• How do I ensure that my sponsorship application is not delayed or refused?
• Will I get my processing fees back if I withdraw my sponsorship application?