Hi masoodji,

As i observe your reply for people are excellent and helpfull too.

I have finished my study in April 2004, I am working with food industry as a Quality Assurance person. I would like to sponser my Parents (living in India) we are 3 people in family (myself,wife and daughter). My wife is working and earning around $ 28000 I have just started my job which is $16/hour (started month ago).

How much income I need to sponser my parents????
Can I sponser them now???
My parents has paremenanat US visa and coming end of september is it helpful in sponsership???

thank you for your time and pesion

AB

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AB

you can sponsor if you and your wife made a combined income of $40,518 during the last tax year or during the past 12 months.

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Massood Joomratty, LLB(Hons), LLM

http://www.passportcanada.com" target="_blank">Your Canadian Immigration Lawyer

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Hi Ashish,

check this
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/5196E.PDF" target="_blank">http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/5196E.PDF</a>

and scroll down to 36 page for LICO figures and also it will answers lot of questions .

Sukhwinder

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Sukhwinder Singh

I have heard that the processing time has become very very long for parents. But no one has really reported that they have actually got it. I just want to know that - are peoples parents managing to get the visas after the long waiting period or is it that they have been cruelly delayed indefinately.

Waiting indefinately is really a sad situation. I'd like to know before I jump in.

thanks.

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No they don't have to wait for ever. It does come after certain time - mostly between 2 to 3 years.

There are tons of people I know who sponcered their parents.

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A Proud Indian Canadian

I filed in Aug 2003 for my parents and last month I got a letter from CPC, Mississauga saying expect delays since now the focus is on Professional Categories rather than Family sponsorship. The letter doesn't mention how much it would be dealyed. The e-status shows last file picked up was of date 24 June 2003. And this message if there for almost 5 months. I don't know whats the deal. First there is delay from here then in India they increased the processing time from 18 months to 48 months. So it can take almost 6-7 years before your parents can come here.

thanks for the replies. toronto desi, i am also getting the same impression by reading the information on the various websites available. i thank this forum because we can get to know such things. does any one else have any ideas about this delay?

i dont want to give parents false hope..and then delay indefinately .

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