Sponsorship of parents, children, spouses (common-law, conjugal, same sex), refugees.
Immigration Loan Late Payment - Sponsorship
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rowin1 Posts: 3
Posted On: 11/24/2014
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Hello fellas,
My sister is sponsoring her spouse who lives outside of Canada. She has a little bit of concern over a question in the sponsor eligibility of the sponsorship form. As per the question, she can not sponsor anyone if she has late immigration loan payment.
Her situation:
Entered Canada on November 2011
Cleared all immigration loans: October 2014 (Three years)
She was 20 years old when she entered Canada.
She made some payments during the first two years (about 45%) and paid the rest in October 2014.
The question is that is she still able to sponsor her spouse?
Thank you all,
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4142
Posted On: 11/25/2014
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Hello,
Thank you for sharing your sister's situation and question with us.
According to the Guide 3900 - Sponsorship of a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child living outside Canada(CIC) guide,
You may NOT sponsor if you…
-are in default of an undertaking, an immigration loan,
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Defaults
If you are in default of an immigration loan
You received a transportation, assistance or Right of Permanent Residence Fee (previously called the Right of Landing Fee) loan and have missed payments or are in arrears.
You may not sponsor until you pay all arrears on your loan. For more information, contact Collection Services at 1-800-667-7301 (in Canada and the United States only).
As stated in the guide, it applies if someone has missed payments or is in arrears. In other words, if they are in default, or have failed to meet their obligation of repaying their loan they are not eligible to sponsor until they pay all arrears on the loan.
It is best if your sister contacts the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly to confirm this information and to receive a response regarding her own situation.
I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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rowin1 Posts: 3
Posted On: 11/25/2014
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Hello Anna,
Thank you very much for your response and your explanation. I appreciate your time and effort.
We will contact CIC call centre directly to confirm this situation.
Thanks,
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4142
Posted On: 11/26/2014
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Hello,
You are very welcome.
Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to this situation.
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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org
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