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Canadian Parent and Grandparent
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Canadian Parent and Grandparent
Sponsorship for Thai Citizens
Sponsoring a Thai parent or grandparent for permanent residence in Canada involves sponsor eligibility, financial requirements, family evidence and an IRCC intake process that must be followed correctly. Lawyers for Expats Thailand helps families understand the sponsorship route, assess their circumstances and prepare the supporting documents needed when an application can properly proceed.
How We Help
What we do when you come to us
A Parent and Grandparent sponsorship case is assessed against your real circumstances and the current IRCC intake position, not a template. Here is what happens from the first call onward.
1
Understand the Family and Sponsor Circumstances
We start by understanding who is being sponsored, the family relationship, the sponsor's Canadian status, residence in Canada, family size and the current application position.
2
Assess Sponsorship Readiness
We review the sponsor's circumstances, including the financial and family information relevant to the Parents and Grandparents Program, before application preparation begins.
3
Build the Family and Financial Evidence
Where an application can properly proceed, we organise the relationship, identity, financial, civil and supporting documentation required from both Canada and Thailand.
4
Prepare and Support the Application
For eligible and invited cases, or existing applications already in process, we help prepare and organise the application and remain involved with further-document requirements where appropriate. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada makes the sponsorship and permanent residence decisions, not Lawyers for Expats Thailand.
What We Do For Our Clients
The full scope of what we handle
A Parent and Grandparent sponsorship case touches the family relationship, the sponsor's eligibility and the current IRCC intake position together. Here is the actual scope of what our team handles.
Establishing the Parent or Grandparent Relationship
The Parents and Grandparents Program concerns qualifying biological or adopted parents and grandparents. We help establish the relationship using appropriate civil evidence, which depending on circumstances may involve birth certificates, adoption documentation, marriage or civil records where relevant, name-change documents, identity documents, family records, and other documents connecting sponsor and parent or grandparent.
Q
Can I sponsor any older relative through the Parents and Grandparents Program?
No. The program is specifically for qualifying parents and grandparents. Other relatives are subject to different Canadian immigration rules and should not be treated as though they automatically fall within this sponsorship program.
Establishing the Canadian Sponsor's Eligibility
IRCC currently requires the sponsor to be invited to apply when the intake process requires an invitation, to be at least 18, to live in Canada, to have their primary residential address in Canada while the application is made and processed, to hold qualifying Canadian status, and to meet the applicable financial requirements. Current qualifying status can include a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, or a person registered under the Indian Act.
Q
Can I sponsor my parents while I am living permanently outside Canada?
The Parents and Grandparents Program currently requires the sponsor to live in Canada and maintain a primary residential address in Canada through the application process. We check the sponsor's actual residence and status before treating the case as ready for sponsorship.
Understanding the Income Requirement
This sponsorship route has a real financial eligibility requirement. Current IRCC rules require the sponsor to demonstrate sufficient income for each of the three tax years before the application, and family size affects the amount required. A spouse or common-law partner may potentially co-sign and combine income where permitted.
Q
Do I need to meet an income requirement to sponsor my parents or grandparents?
Yes. The Parents and Grandparents Program includes financial eligibility requirements, and IRCC currently assesses income over the three tax years before the application. The amount depends on family size and the applicable program rules, so we review the sponsor's actual circumstances before application preparation.
Understanding the Intake and Invitation Process
PGP intake is controlled by IRCC. As of August 2026, the program was paused on July 15, 2026 — IRCC is not currently accepting new Interest to Sponsor forms and is not currently issuing new invitations until further notice, although existing applications continue to be processed. We can help families understand the process, review readiness, prepare documentation, support an existing or invited application, and prepare for a future intake where appropriate. The Super Visa remains a separate, temporary visitor option for eligible parents and grandparents and is not a substitute for permanent sponsorship.
Q
Can I submit a new Parent and Grandparent sponsorship application now?
As of August 2026, IRCC has paused the Parents and Grandparents Program for new interest-to-sponsor forms and new invitations until further notice. Existing applications continue to be processed. We can review the family's circumstances and help prepare for the appropriate next opportunity or assist with an existing eligible application.
Q
Is the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program the same as a Super Visa?
No. Parent and Grandparent sponsorship is a permanent residence pathway. The Super Visa is a temporary visitor route that allows eligible parents and grandparents to make extended visits to family in Canada. They are separate processes with different requirements.
Preparing the Thai Parent or Grandparent's Documents
The parent or grandparent side may involve passport and identity documentation, birth and family documents, marriage or divorce records where relevant, name-change documents, police certificates where required, medical requirements, civil documents, and other supporting evidence required by IRCC. Translations may be required where applicable.
Preparing and Managing the Application
Where the family is legitimately able to proceed, we help with sponsor eligibility review, invitation or intake status, family-size review, financial documentation, sponsor evidence, relationship evidence, Thai civil documents, permanent residence application preparation, consistency checks, submission, biometrics where applicable, medical or police requirements where applicable, further-document requests, and support through decision.
Q
Who decides whether Canadian Parent and Grandparent sponsorship is approved?
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada assesses the sponsorship and permanent residence application. Lawyers for Expats Thailand helps prepare and organise the case but does not control or guarantee the outcome.
Our Commitment To You
What you can hold us to
We Start With Whether the Family Can Actually Proceed
We assess the sponsor's status, residence, family circumstances and current program position before preparing an application.
Financial and Family Evidence Prepared Carefully
We organise the sponsor's financial evidence and the Thai parent or grandparent's civil documents around the actual requirements of the case.
We Do Not Pretend the Intake Is Always Open
We explain the current IRCC intake position clearly and distinguish between preparing for a future opportunity and managing an application that is already eligible to proceed.
Supported Through the IRCC Process
Where an application can properly proceed, we remain involved with preparation and further-document requirements while remaining clear that IRCC makes the decisions.
Who You'll Work With
Real people, not a case number
Kanokpich Ukritdutsadee (Lawyer Pook)
Managing Director & Lead Barrister
Leads the assessment of Canadian Parent and Grandparent sponsorship cases for Thai families, personally responsible for ensuring sponsor readiness and family evidence are reviewed against the current IRCC intake position before any application is prepared.
Brian Ramsden
General Manager of Foreign Affairs
Your first point of contact. Brian coordinates the initial assessment of the sponsor's status, residence and family circumstances, and stays as your liaison as the case is prepared or reviewed against the current intake position.
Related Resources
More on visas abroad for Thai citizens
For the other Canadian visa services we handle, or other destinations we assist Thai citizens travelling to, see the pages below.
Canadian Visas for Thai Citizens
→Visitor visas, spousal sponsorship, study permits, business visitor visas and visa refusals for travel to Canada
Canadian Visitor Visa (TRV) for Thai Citizens
→Application preparation for Thai citizens applying for a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada for tourism or family visits
Canadian Spousal / Common-Law Sponsorship for Thai Citizens
→Relationship, sponsor and permanent residence preparation for Thai spouses and common-law partners of Canadian sponsors
Visas Abroad for Thai Citizens
→Visa application support for Thai citizens travelling to the UK, Europe, Australia, the US, Canada and more
Lawyers for Expats Thailand, 2026. The content of this page is general legal information and does not constitute legal advice for any specific matter. Please contact us for advice on your individual circumstances.