Here are 4 alternative immigration options
In my last article, we discussed about two of the most important Canadian immigration options. Today, we’ll talk about other immigration alternatives you may want to consider. I hope you find this information useful!Â
a) Provincial NominationÂ
This scheme is appropriate for potential immigrants who are interested in one province in particular to immigrate and achieve their personal and professional objectives. In this case, provinces play a more direct role in selecting immigrants that wish to settle in that province in particular. The application has to be nominated by a province, and then a separate application has to be submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada to apply for Permanent Residence.
b) Family Class Immigration
This category applies for immigrants who already have the Permanent Residence status and live in Canada , who wish to sponsor close relatives or family members to become permanent residents. The main requirement is to commit to support the person they are sponsoring and their accompanying family members for a period of three to ten years.Â
In order to qualify under the Family Class scheme, the applicant must be related to the Canadian sponsor in one of the following ways:
-Sponsor’s spouse; common-law or conjugal partner;Â
-Parent;
-Orphaned brother, sister, nephew, niece, or grandchild under 19 and unmarried;
-A child under 19 who is either orphaned or placed with a child welfare authority for adoption and who the sponsor intends to adopt; the sponsor’s dependent child;
-If the sponsor has no relative as listed above and no relatives who are Canadian citizens or Canadian permanent residents, one other relative.
Source: http://canadavisa.com/documents/faq/family.htm
For immigration purposes, a spouse should be married to the sponsor and the marriage should be legally valid.If married in Canada , a Certificate of Marriage should be issued by the province or territory where the marriage took place. If the marriage was performed outside Canada , the marriage must be valid under the law of the country where it took place and under Canadian law.
If the marriage is performed in an embassy or consulate, it must comply with the law of the country where it took place (not the country of nationality of the embassy or consulate).
For further information in Family Class Immigration, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/index.html .
c)Â Â Â Â International Adoption
A Canadian citizen or permanent resident is allowed to adopt a child from another country. The child must be sponsored, and the sponsorship process can start, either when the decision is made to adopt the child, or after the adoption process has been started.
There are two necessary processes to adopt a child from another country: the adoption process and the immigration sponsorship process.Â
For further information, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/sponsor/adopt-1.html .
d)Â Â Â Â Quebec Selected Immigration
Under Canadian law, Quebec can establish its own immigration requirements in order to select immigrants who will most likely adapt to Quebec . In order to immigrate to Canada as a Quebec Skilled Worker, an application must be submitted to the local government in Quebec to obtain a Certificat de selection du Québec.
After the application has been approved by Quebec , a separate application to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for permanent residence has to be done. One of the advantages of this scheme is that Quebec Skilled Workers are not assessed on the six selection factors of the Federal Skilled Workers Program. The six selection factors will be explain in the following sections.Â
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