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Married foreign nationals with dependent children who want to study in Canada may want to bring these family members along during their study program. While Canadian visa officers will take into account applications for study permits that involve accompanying family members, doing so may affect the visa officer’s judgment.
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Applying to bring your family to Canada as an international student involves a lot of moving elements, but it is feasible with careful planning.
You have the option to apply to have your family come and study with you for either a brief visit or the duration of your program. If permitted, your family may immigrate to Canada either with you or right after you do.
For the purpose of this article, the word “family “means a spouse, a sexual partner or married partner, and dependent children are all considered.
Study permits in Canada are temporary residence permits, thus the holder of one must prove to the visa officer that they intend to leave the country when their permit expires. If a student wishes to bring their entire family with them to Canada, the visa officer may in some situations assume that the student doesn’t truly intend to leave Canada after completing their course of study. This may have an impact on the visa officer’s choice of whether to grant the study permit or not.
All candidates for study permits are required to write a statement outlining their motivations for choosing to study in Canada. The applicant may provide justification for wanting their spouse and/or children to travel with them to Canada in this portion of the application. The immigration officer’s discretion will ultimately determine whether to approve a study permit. Please be aware that it is possible to apply for a study permit alone, then submit an amended application to request permission for family members to accompany you to Canada.
However, if the applicant does not follow the necessary processes, the application to amend an application in this way may be misrepresented and may result in a five-year suspension from Canada. Candidates must show they have the means to support themselves during their first year of study. Those who want to bring their families along should be ready to show that they have sufficient resources to sustain them. An overseas student should be aware of how this will influence their housing and health insurance needs if they are traveling with their spouse and/or dependent children.
Study permit with your spouse
While keeping in mind the aforementioned effects this may have on your study permit’s approval, you are welcome to include your spouse on your application for a Canadian study permit.
The spouse of a foreign national who is granted a study permit in Canada with their presence is qualified to apply for a spousal open work permit. For the same duration as their partner’s study permit, the spouse will be permitted to work full-time for any employer in Canada with this work permit. Both partners must submit separate study permit applications if they want to pursue academic endeavors in Canada.
There is no requirement for a job offer or a labor market impact analysis for an open work permit. Keep in mind that this open work permit can bar you from working in some professions (such those in schools or hospitals) unless a medical exam is provided.
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Studying a road with your children.
Please keep in mind the aforementioned effects this may have on the study permit’s approval, you are welcome to include dependent children on your application for a Canadian study permit. If your application for a study permit in Canada is accepted with your dependent kid present, the dependent child will be given a visa allowing them to remain in the country for the same time frame as you, the primary applicant. Preschool, elementary, and secondary education are all options open to minor children as long as one of their parents is permitted to work or study in Canada.
However in order to continue their education in Canada, children must submit an application for a study visa after they reach the provincial majority age.
The IRCC defines a “dependent child” as a person under the age of 22 who is single. If a person above the age of 22 is unable to support themselves financially because of a mental or physical ailment, they may still be regarded as a dependent.
If you intend to bring your family to Canada to join you while you pursue your studies and you’ll be arriving at the same time, you might want to think about submitting a single application. You will require additional papers and additional costs if you are applying for several permits (such as your work permit and your spouse’s or common-law partner’s work permit) (such as the additional fee for the work permit).