There is hope for candidates who were not selected as part of the lottery process for the 2020 Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP).
Ottawa is promising to accept up to three times as many new applications for the PGP in 2021 – and the Parents and Grandparents Super Visa will allow for even more family members to come to Canada.
“For the 2021 program, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will conduct a new interest to sponsor form intake process and accept a maximum of 30,000 new applications,” states the Canadian immigration department on its website.
“Information and timelines for the 2021 Parents and Grandparents Program will be posted on IRCC’s website as soon as they’re available.”
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Under the 2020 program, which was delayed to the start of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Canadian immigration officials will only accept 10,000 new applications, leaving many sponsors disappointed and foreign nationals eager to join their children and/or grandchildren.
The much-higher limit for the PGP in 2021 offers hope to all of those parents and grandparents who want to try again.
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) plans to open a new window for the submission of interest to sponsor forms later in the year.
Anyone wishing to sponsor a parent or grandparent under this year’s PGP will have to meet the following criteria:
Canada lowered the income requirements in 2020 to offset the impact of coronavirus but that may change this year.
Another route for these parents and grandparents to come to Canada is the Super Visa, which allows successful applicants to stay in Canada for up to two years at a time.
The application for Parents and Grandparents Super Visa is made to a visa office outside of Canada and must meet certain criteria.
Firstly, the applicant must be eligible for a regular visitor visa. This means that besides being in good health and having a valid travel document, the applicant must satisfy a Canadian immigration official that they will willingly leave the country at the end of their authorized stay, that they have sufficient ties to their home country such as a job, family or property, and that they have sufficient funds available to support themselves for the length of their stay.
Additionally, the individual applicant must:
The applicant’s family member in Canada must:
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