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PERSONNE CHARGE PARRAINEE [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
DEF

According to the Immigration Regulations, husband, wife, fiancé, fiancée, any unmarried son or daughter, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, nephew, niece, grandson, granddaughter, adopted son or daughter of the sponsor ...

OBS

In Canada and Great Britain, the term "dependant," when used as a noun as is the case here, is more frequently written with an "a," whereas in the United States, the spelling with an "e" is more common.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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