Family Class Sponsorship: Reuniting Loved Ones | Episode 68

<p>On the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah podcast, Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses reuniting loved ones in Canada through family class&nbsp;sponsorship.</p><p><a href="https://www.ackahlaw.com/news/category/family-class#category:290@1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Family class sponsorship</strong></a>&nbsp;is a program in Canadian immigration that allows Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor their family members for permanent residency in Canada. The program aims to reunite families by providing a pathway for spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners, dependent children, parents, and grandparents to join their Canadian family members in Canada</p><p>During the podcast, Evelyn Ackah provides an overview of family class sponsorship and&nbsp;how&nbsp;Ackah Business Immigration Law offers assistance with family sponsorship and other immigration matters:</p><ul><li>The spousal sponsorship category allows spouses, common-law partners, and same-sex partners to come to Canada and be together.</li><li>The process for sponsoring a spouse outside of Canada requires extensive paperwork, evidence of the relationship, and can take up to two years.</li><li>Spouses already in Canada as visitors can apply for sponsorship from within the country, including a work permit application for the spouse.</li><li>Sponsoring children or adopted children is also possible under the family class category.</li><li>Financial requirements must be met when sponsoring children, but there is no low income cutoff for spousal sponsorship.</li><li>Sponsoring parents is a challenging stream with limited openings and often requires utilizing the super visa option.</li><li>Sponsoring siblings has specific requirements and is more difficult than in the past.</li><li>Hiring a professional to handle the family sponsorship application is recommended to avoid delays and refusals.</li></ul><br/><p><strong>About Evelyn Ackah</strong></p><p>Evelyn Ackah is the Founder and Managing Lawyer at