Before you start filling out parental sponsorship application forms you need to gather all the required documents for the application. Use the below document checklist to guide you:
- Application to sponsor, sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM1344)
- Financial Evaluation for parents and grandparents (IMM 5768)
- Statutory Declaration of Common-law union (IMM5409)
- Generic application from for Canada (IMM 0008)
- Additional Dependent /Declaration (IMM 0008DEP)
- Schedule A- Background/Declaration (IMM 5669)
- Additional family information (IMM 5406)
- Use of Representation (IMM 5476)
- Fee payment form – for sponsorship of parents and grandparent (IMM 5770)
- Photocopy of one of the documents by you and your spouse or common-law partner
- Permanent resident card (both sides), if not issued your immigration landing record or confirmation of permanent resident
- Canadian citizenship certificate of card (both sides)
- Canadian passport (page shows passport number, date of issue, expiration date, name, surname, photo, place and date of birth of holder
- Proof of principal applicant’s relationship to sponsor
- Photocopy of the sponsor’s birth certificate
- Photocopy of mother and father’s birth certificate if you are sponsoring them
- Option C printout or Notice of Assessment issued by Canada Revenue Agency for last three years
- Copy of travel documents or passport of principal applicant
- Proof of principal applicant’s relationship an accompanying dependent spouse or common-law partner
- Proof of principal applicant’s relationship to accompanying dependent children
Please note, there are other documents which will be needed as well. However, the above provides a great starting point.
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