5. Get legal help if you gave incorrect or incomplete information to IRCC
Question & Answer
Can I be a sponsor for a member of my family?Next Steps
1. Learn about the financial responsibilities of a sponsor 2. Learn about minimum necessary income 3. Learn about other rules concerning your financial situation 4. Learn how criminal law or status problems affect whether you can be a sponsor 5. Get legal help if you gave incorrect or incomplete information to IRCCWhen you make an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you must:
- give information that's true and correct, and
- give all of the information you're required to give.
If you don't do this, it's called misrepresentation and has serious consequences. These include being from Canada and being charged with a crime.
When you apply to sponsor someone, IRCC checks the information in your application against any other information they have about you and your or . For example, they'll look at any other applications you've made. If there are differences in the information, they may decide to investigate.
There's a risk that you could:
- lose your status in Canada, and
- be forced to leave.
If there's any risk that this could happen to you, get legal help.
If you didn’t tell IRCC about a family member
You don't have the right to sponsor someone who was your family member when you applied for or became a , if you didn't tell IRCC about them before becoming a permanent resident.
You may need to get legal advice about:
- the risk that you could lose your own status in Canada
- options for your family member to come to Canada
In some cases, IRCC can decide not to apply this rule.