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Sponcering someone

I am thinking of filing for bankruptcy, but my husband and have have an application out to sponcer his mother to come to Canada.
Will it still be ok to sponcer her?

One Response to “Sponcering someone”

Barton Goth GCO Bankruptcy Trustees said...

The Federal Government`s regulations for citizenship and immigragion it suggests that you may not be able to sponsor someone if you:

• failed to provide financial support you agreed to when you signed a Sponsorship Agreement to sponsor another relative in the past;
• defaulted on a court-ordered support order, such as alimony or child support;
• received government financial assistance for reasons other than a disability;
• were convicted of a violent criminal offence, any offence against a relative or any sexual offence—depending on circumstances such as the nature of the offence, how long ago it occurred, and whether a pardon was issued;
• defaulted on an immigration loan—late or missed payments;
• are in prison; or
• have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet.

So as you can see it may pose a problem, but it doesn’t guarantee that you will not be eligible to do so. I would suggest you contact a citizenship lawyer and pose the same question of them to determine how much weighting is given to a bankruptcy.