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Hi, this is Paula Holmes, with visaplace.com. Do you wish to immigrate to Canada? Do you have children under the age of 19? You may be able to bring them as dependents on your application.
Age of Dependents Changes for Canadian Immigration
On August 1, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada will be changing the definition of dependents for immigration applications. The definition of a dependent child will be changed from under the age of 22 to under the age of 19. This means that if your child is over 19, in most cases, he or she may not be able to accompany you to come to Canada.
It is also important to note that the child’s age will be locked in as of the date that the application is submitted. This means that if you file your application before August 1 and you have a child that is say, 21 years old, that child would qualify as a dependent. However, if you submit your application after August 1, you are out of luck.
New Exceptions and Criterias
Also, the exception of full-time studies for those children over the age of 19 will no longer apply, which means a child who is 20 or over and is financially dependent and attending school, they can no longer be deemed eligible to be processed as a dependent child.
But children, regardless of age, who are financially dependent on their parents because of mental or physical conditions will still fall under the current exemptions even with this new change in the law.
Are You Interested in Sponsoring a Dependents Under 19 Years Old?
I hope this video is helpful. For more information about this and about immigration to Canada, please visit visaplace.com. Thanks.
Contact our experienced team today, and let us help you with sponsoring you dependents.
President & CEO
Michael Niren
Mr. Niren is CEO of VisaPlace LLC and the President and Managing Partner of VisaPlace Legal Canada, an immigration law firm based in Toronto, and VisaPlace Legal US a law firm registered in The District of Columbia, USA. Mr. Niren is a graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association’s Citizenship and Immigration Section, American Lawyers Association, and an Associate Member of the American Bar Association.
