{"id":1246,"date":"2024-08-28T21:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2024-08-28T21:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T21:15:41","slug":"ircc-new-parents-and-grandparents-program-immigration-lottery-has-taken-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=1246","title":{"rendered":"IRCC: New Parents and Grandparents Program immigration lottery has taken place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/PGP-2020-ITAs.jpg?mtime=1656366130\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PGP 2020 IT As\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/PGP-2020-ITAs.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"PGP 2020 IT As\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_newsThumbnail\/PGP-2020-ITAs.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On January 5, 2021, the Canadian government announced it has held its latest Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) immigration lottery.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 10,000 people will be invited to sponsor\u00a0their parents and grandparents to obtain permanent resident status.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened the 2020 PGP intake window between October 13 and November 3, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>During this period, eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents were able to express their interest on IRCC&#8217;s website to sponsor their parents and grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>IRCC said at the time it would then hold a lottery and issue up to 10,000 sponsorship invitations.<\/p>\n<p>Those drawn from the lottery will have up to 60 days to submit a completed sponsorship application to IRCC.<\/p>\n<p>The eligibility criteria for the PGP entails:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident<\/li>\n<li>Be at least 18 years old<\/li>\n<li>Meet the Minimum Necessary Income\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sign a sponsorship undertaking agreement where you commit to repaying any social assistance your parents or grandparents may obtain. The length of the agreement is 20 years outside of Quebec and 10 years if you live in Quebec.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Receiving an invitation to apply is a rare opportunity to obtain permanent residence for your parents and grandparents. The demand to sponsor parents and grandparents far exceeds the number of spots offered by IRCC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>IRCC has announced it will open another PGP intake window sometime this year, in 2021. After that, it will hold another lottery to invite up to 30,000 people to sponsor their parents and grandparents.<\/p>\n<p>Contact us for legal assistance if you have received a PGP Invitation to Apply<\/p>\n<p> Please visit:  <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/teo-bg.com\/en\/tractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Our Sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On January 5, 2021, the Canadian government announced it has held its latest Parents and Grandparents Program (PGP) immigration lottery.Up to 10,000 people will be invited to sponsor\u00a0their parents and grandparents to obtain permanent resident status.Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened the 2020 PGP intake window between October 13 and November 3, 2020.During this&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration-services-at-one-place"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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