UNDECLARED FAMILY MEMBERS CAN NOW BE SPONSORED
Sponsorship applications for family members who were previously banned from obtaining permanent residence under Canada’s Immigration laws will now be allowed to be sponsored under a new two-year pilot program starting September 9, 2019.
In a monumental move, Ahmed Hussen, the Federal Immigration Minister, announced that applicants will now be able to sponsor non-accompanying family members who were not declared and therefore were not examined by immigration authorities when the sponsor applied for Canadian permanent residence.
The root of the problem was Section 117(9)(d) of Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations
that rendered family members ( for example spouses and children) ineligible and “not part of the family class” if they were not declared at the start.
The implementation of Section 117(9)(d) which was enacted several years ago was regarded as very harsh and thousands of applicants have been denied bringing their children and spouses over the years due to this law.
The new program will run from September 9, 2019 to September 9, 2021.
Henry Moyal, Immigration Lawyer
416 733 3193
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