Filipiniana News – January 2019 By Maria Deanna P. Santos Reopening of Interest to Sponsor Form for Parents/Grandparents Instead of the previously anticipated early January 2019 launch, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced that the reopening of the parent/grandparent sponsorship program will occur at noon (EST) on 28 January 2019. As in the previous years, prospective sponsors may express their interest to sponsor their parents and grandparents by accessing the online form and providing the required basic personal information including dates of birth, contact information and immigration status in Canada. The sponsor will also need to upload a copy of their status-in-Canada document and must ensure that they meet the minimum necessary income requirement to sponsor. IRCC will close the online interest to sponsor form after a specified number of confirmed interest to sponsor forms are received...