Parental sponsorship

Parental sponsorshipSince January of 2014, CIC allows for 5,000 application per year for sponsoring parents from overseas.  In 2014, the program was “full” by the first week of February, 2014.  But, then it was discovered that 5,000 applications were received by mid-January, 2014, by the evidence of the returning of all applications received between mid-January and the first week of February, 2014 in September/October of 2014!

In 2015, 5,000 applications were received by January 16th, 2015 and the acceptance was closed.  Now CIC is returning all applications received after January 6th, 2015.  So 5,000 applications were received from January 2nd, 2015 (Friday), January 5 (Monday) and January 6th (Tuesday) – 3 business days.

For 2016, it is totally reasonable to estimate that all 5,000 applications would be received on the first day – January 2nd, 2016.  AND, it is also reasonable to estimate that some of those applications received on January 2nd, 2016 would not make to 5,000 application quota.

If you have any individual questions or concerns, please contact our office for more customized consultation for your unique situation. Please note that this posting is for general information only and is not to be considered binding or official legal counsel since situations will vary and can be complicated. The content in this post is current as of the day of entry. Due to the changing nature of Immigration law, the information in this entry may or may not still be applicable.