Sponsor your parents and grandparents: How to apply

If you’re invited to apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents, there are 2 applications:

You must apply to become a sponsor.
*Your parents or grandparents must apply for permanent residence.
Submit both the sponsorship and the permanent residence applications together online at the same time.

You must submit your application within 60 days of the date of your invitation. The deadline is clearly shown on your invitation to apply letter.

The steps to apply to sponsor your parents and grandparents are a bit different for the 2021 process. IRCC will invite people from the remaining pool of potential sponsors who submitted an interest to sponsor form in 2020.
Step 1. Get an invitation to apply
IRCC randomly selects and invite potential sponsors to apply to sponsor their parents and grandparents. For the 2021 process, IRCC will send enough invitations to apply to reach the goal of accepting 30,000 complete applications.

Step 2. Apply online
To avoid using outdated forms or an old instruction guide, don’t start filling out your application unless you’re invited to apply to the 2021 process.
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