Adoption Immigration

Eligibility for Adopted Child Sponsorship

To be eligible for this program the following conditions have to be met:

• The sponsor and sponsored person must be able to prove their relationship whether the child is naturally born to the parent or adopted.
• In case, the adoption is in the final phase the sponsor may apply for sponsorship until the adoption is finalized.
• The Canadian citizen/permanent resident sponsor and the sponsored child must be approved by the Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) to receive a visa.
• The child to be adopted can be adopted inside or outside of Canada.
• The sponsor must be able to prove that he/she can take care of the adopted child by providing evidence of being able to provide food, shelter, clothing health, etc.
• The sponsor became a permanent residence at least 5 years ago.
• The sponsored person must be at least 16 years of age.