Sponsor your parents and grandparents: Prepare for arrival

When your sponsored family members arrive at the port of entry to Canada, they must show the border services officer their:

• Confirmation of Permanent Residence
  • this is the document we sent when we approved their application
• valid passport or travel document
• permanent resident visa (if we issued you one), which must be valid
• Quebec Selection Certificate, if they’re going to live in Quebec
• any other document we issued to you and told you to bring with you

If your family members are already in Canada

They’ll have to meet an immigration officer to receive their permanent residence. We call this a landing interview. We’ll send them instructions about what documents to bring with them, and the time and place of their interview.

What happens at the border

The border officer will:

• check that your permanent resident visa and Confirmation of Permanent Residence haven’t expired
• ask your family members to confirm information that they gave in their application

Your sponsored family members must tell the officer of any funds they’re bringing into Canada, including:

• cash
• stocks
• bonds
• money orders
• traveller’s cheques

Get more information on the documents your parents and grandparents need and the interview process when crossing the Canadian border.

If satisfied that they meet the requirements to enter Canada, the officer will:

• allow them to enter Canada as a permanent residents
• start the process to mail their permanent resident card to the address on their Confirmation of Permanent Residence
  • Make sure their Canadian address is correct.