{"id":139,"date":"2009-04-23T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T22:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jrlegalconsulting.com\/?p=139"},"modified":"2009-04-24T13:32:54","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T17:32:54","slug":"family-member-under-canadian-immigration-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrlegalconsulting.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Family members under Canadian immigration law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-148\" title=\"Canadian Law\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jrlegalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/justice_gavel_cdn-flagjpeg-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Law\" width=\"240\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrlegalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/justice_gavel_cdn-flagjpeg-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jrlegalconsulting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/justice_gavel_cdn-flagjpeg.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>Over the past couple of months, several people have come to me asking the likes of:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cCan my 22-year-old child be considered a dependent family member for Canadian immigration purposes?\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To answer this question, the applicant needs to understand exactly what constitutes a &#8220;family member&#8221; under Canadian immigration law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family members<\/strong> are the immediate members of your family. They include your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children.<strong> <\/strong>A common-law partner is a person of the opposite or same sex who lives with you now and has lived in a conjugal relationship with you for at least one year. Dependent children may be your own children or those of your spouse or common-law partner. A child must meet the requirements of type A, B or C below to be considered a dependent child.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type A<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\tHe or she is under the age of 22 and single, that is, not married and not in a common-law relationship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type B<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\tHe or she married or entered into a common-law relationship before the age of 22 and, since becoming a spouse or a common-law partner, has<br \/>\n&#8211;       been continuously enrolled and in  attendance as a full-time student in a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority and<br \/>\n&#8211;       depended substantially on the financial support of a parent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; OR &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tHe or she is 22 years of age or older and, since before the age of 22, has<br \/>\n&#8211; been continuously enrolled and in attendance as a full-time student in a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority and<br \/>\n&#8211; depended substantially on the financial support of a parent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type C<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\tHe or she is 22 years of age or older, has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 22 and is unable to provide for herself or himself due to a medical condition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past couple of months, several people have come to me asking the likes of: \u201cCan my 22-year-old child be considered a dependent family member for Canadian immigration purposes?\u201d To answer this question, the applicant needs to understand exactly what constitutes a &#8220;family member&#8221; under Canadian immigration law. 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