How long before a resident can sponsor a family member?

[PMM]

Hi

Thanks PMM. Does it mean one can apply to sponsor the parent only after 1 year of work experience (with proper salary) in Canada?
Is it possible to have more than one sponsorship application at the same time? For instance, apply for wife sponsorship and at the same time apply for my mother's sponsorship simultaneously?

You don't have to wait a year, as soon as you have earned the LICO for the no. of people being sponsored you can apply. Yes you can sponsor your wife at the same time.

 

[Cappuccino]

Hi, well my wife's mother is a widow (my wife's father died a number of years ago) and also both of my wife's mother's parents are dead. The only relative my wife's mother has in Canada is a cousin, which do not fall under the list above.

But as people have said, this is a bit of a stretch, and for sure my wife's mother would probably have to apply and be resident for at least a year before she could sponsor us.

As I understand the FSW, a spouse can apply at the same time as the primary sponsor as long as the primary sponsor falls under one of the 29 qualifying job categories, so this is looking the strongest route at the moment!

Wayne.

Quick update - we've had 2 different immigration lawyer firms confirm to us that we are eligible to apply under the new 29 noc list as Federal Skilled Worker's with my wife's pharmacy quals + experience, so we are going down that route now though

Thanks very much for all the advice on this though.

Wayne.