Parental sponsorship may open on a first-come-first-serve basis
Applications for the parental sponsorship program are expected to be accepted on a first-come-first-serve basis. During the last three years, a lottery system was introduced to the parental sponsorship program. But the lottery system doesn’t guarantee an applicant gets a chance to sponsor their parents or grandparents, even if they meet all the qualifying criteria. Under the lottery system, some ineligible candidates also apply to sponsor their parents. They do not understand that the visa officer who is assessing the application will reject the application. Due to these ineligible candidates, many qualifying sponsors fail to get a chance to sponsor their loved ones under the lottery system. So far, Canada granted permanent residence to 14,925 sponsored parents and grandparents in 2019.
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