Sponsor eligibility
Residence, prior undertakings, financial requirements where applicable and earlier sponsorship history may need to be assessed before filing.
Family sponsorship and reunification
Family Sponsorship
Family applications require both a legally eligible sponsorship and a credible, well-documented family record.
Present the family history clearly and completely
Sponsorship decisions turn on eligibility, relationship evidence and disclosure.
A family application should explain the relationship in a complete, credible record while addressing the sponsor's eligibility and the immigration history of everyone included.
Relationship record
Civil documents, chronology, communication, shared commitments and family context should support the type of relationship being presented.
Problems and prior decisions
Missing family information, inadmissibility concerns, prior refusals or an appeal may change the evidence and procedure required.
Preparation record
A family-sponsorship discussion often begins with
Every family record is different. An inquiry permits preliminary screening only and does not create a lawyer-client relationship.
- Relationship and family chronology
- Marriage, birth and other civil-status records
- Sponsor and applicant immigration history
- Prior sponsorships, refusals, appeals or fairness correspondence
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