CUAET sponsorship program will have two categories
The CUAET sponsorship public policy that comes into effect on October 23, 2023, will let certain Ukrainian foreign nationals in Canada and their family members apply for permanent residence.
- Family members can live in or outside Canada
- Permanent resident visas will be issued to family members living outside of Canada.
Who can apply?
There are 2 categories of family members who are eligible to apply for permanent residence under this policy.
Category 1: A family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident in Canada
You can apply to immigrate under this CUAET sponsorship program if you meet the following conditions.
You must:
- be a Ukrainian national
- be a family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident including their:
- spouse or common-law partner
- child (regardless of age)
- grandchild
- parent
- grandparent, or
- sibling (or half-sibling)
- be in Canada when:
- you submit your application
- you’re granted permanent residence
- have valid temporary resident status in Canada, or have applied to restore your status if it has been expired for less than 90 days
- hold a passport or travel document, or provide supporting identity documents if you don’t hold one (You and any family members coming with you should have a valid passport or travel document. If you don’t have a passport or travel document, you need either a valid identity document or a statutory declaration. To be valid, an identity document must have been issued outside Canada before you enter Canada. If there’s a valid reason you can’t get an identity document, you can officially declare your identity through a process known as “statutory declaration.”)
- provide a signed statutory declaration form (IMM 0191) from your family member in Canada explaining your relationship to them, and
- be admissible to Canada (Under this public policy, Immigration Canada can still approve your application if you or your family members would normally be inadmissible for financial reasons, such as not being able to financially support yourself or your family members).
The Canadian citizen or permanent resident (your family member) must:
- currently live in Canada
- be at least 18 years of age or older
- not have been granted permanent residence themselves under this policy.
Category 2 – Spouse or common-law partner of a Ukrainian national who has family in Canada
You can apply to immigrate under the CUAET sponsorship if you meet the following conditions.
You must be the spouse or common-law partner of a Ukrainian national.
Your spouse or partner must:
- be unable to leave Ukraine, be missing, have passed away, or have presumed to have passed way
- be the family member of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident including their:
- child (regardless of age)
- grandchild
- parent
- grandparent, or
- sibling (or half-sibling)
You must:
- be in Canada when:
- you submit your application
- you’re granted permanent residence
- not have remarried or be in a common-law relationship with another person since leaving Ukraine
- have valid temporary resident status in Canada, or have applied to restore your status if it has been expired for less than 90 days
- hold a passport or travel document, or provide supporting identity documents if you don’t hold one
- provide a signed statutory declaration form (IMM 0191) from your spouse or partner’s family member in Canada explaining your relationship to them, and
- be admissible to Canada
The Canadian citizen or permanent resident (your husband/common-law’s family member) must:
- currently live in Canada
- be at least 18 years of age or older
- not have been granted permanent residence themselves under this policy
If you intend to live in Quebec
We will refer your application to the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration du Québec (MIFI). You must obtain a Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ) from the province of Quebec before we can grant you permanent residence or a permanent resident visa.
Who can’t apply
You’re not eligible to apply for permanent residence under this policy if you don’t meet the criteria of 1 of the 2 categories above including if:
- you’re outside Canada
- you’re inadmissible, other than for financial reasons
- your relationship type is not listed above.
Family members who can immigrate with you to Canada
You can include eligible family members in your application to immigrate with you to Canada if they meet all of the medical, criminal and security requirements to become permanent residents of Canada.
Eligible family members are:
- your spouse or common-law partner
- your dependent child who is:
- under 22 years old and doesn’t have a spouse or partner or
- 22 years old or over and
- has depended on you for financial support since before they were 22 AND
- can’t support themselves financially because of a mental or physical condition
- your grandchild (dependent child of your, or your spouse or partner’s dependent child)
Family members can be in or outside of Canada. Only you are required to be in Canada throughout the application process.
You must list these family members in your application, even if they’re not immigrating with you now. If you don’t, you will not be able to sponsor them later.
For more detailed information, please feel free to contact our office or complete our online assessment questionnaire: On-line Assessment Questionnaire
