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Child sponsorship is possible where a parent is in Canada and has custody of a child residing abroad but is limited to those dependent children under the age of twenty-two (22).<\/p>\n
As of October 24, 2017, to meet paragraph (b) of the definition of \u201cdependent child\u201d under\u00a0<\/span>section R2<\/a>, a child must be in one of the following situations:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/pilkingtonimmigration.com\/prince-george-bc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2023\/10\/child-sponsorship.jpg” alt=”Child Sponsorship” title_text=”child-sponsorship” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”41.5px” custom_padding=”14px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2rem” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n In regards to civil status, a dependent who is single, divorced or widowed, whose marriage has been annulled or who is no longer in a common-law relationship at the time of the initial receipt of the application is considered to meet the definition of a dependent child and must continue to meet the definition of a dependent child for the duration of processing.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”2rem” ul_font=”||||||||” header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_text_color=”#597184″ header_2_font_size=”45px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” header_3_font=”||||||||” max_width=”1200px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”6px||||false|false” custom_padding=”|||” header_2_font_size_tablet=”35px” 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Lock-in age of dependent children for immigration applications<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Custody issues: dependent children<\/strong><\/h3>\n