Can I Invite Uncle Under the ImmediateFamilyMemberCategory

[Preet]

I have an uncle who never married. He is only back home and looks after our family farm. I have heard that these days people are coming to Canada under ‘Immediate Family Member Class’. I am a Canadian citizen now since January 2020. I have full-time employment and considerable savings. I own a big mansion on a farmland in Kitchener, Ontario. Can I invite my uncle under ‘Immediate Family Member Class’?

[Rajpal (Admin)]

‘Immediate Family Member’ is not any category under Canadian immigration. It is a travel facility during Covid-19 that a foreign national who has valid visa and an immediate family member in Canada who is Canadian citizen or permanent resident, can enter Canada. Your uncle does not fall under this facility class. You can invite your uncle to visit you in Canada once Covid-19 Pandemic gets settled.

According to website of IRCC, as of June 8, 2020, 23:59 EDT, foreign nationals who are immediate family members (definition below) of Canadian citizens and permanent residents, and who do not have COVID-19 or exhibit any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, and who have no reason to believe they have COVID-19, will be exempt from the prohibition on entry to Canada if entering to be with an immediate family member for a period of at least 15 days. While this exemption may apply to certain individuals entering Canada, some provinces and territories may have different requirements that could affect entry.

An immediate family member refers to a person’s:

• spouse or common-law partner
• dependent child, as defined in Section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, or a dependent child of the person’s spouse or common-law partner
• dependent child, as defined in Section 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, of a dependent child referred to in paragraph (b)
• parent or step-parent or the parent or step-parent of the person’s spouse or common-law partner
• guardian or tutor

Full details can be found here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/latest-travel-health-advice.html#foreign