Family Class Immigration to Canada

Forms

This sponsorship package includes three parts:

Part A: The sponsorship application

You, the sponsor, must fill out the sponsorship forms. Use the checklist provided (IMM5491) to make sure all the right forms are filled out and you have gathered the proper documents to support your application.

Part B: The application for permanent residence

The person you are sponsoring and any family members included in the application must fill out the immigration forms. You, the sponsor, can send the forms to them or have them print the forms from this page.

Part C: The region specific forms

The person you are sponsoring must fill out the forms specific to their region. They should use the checklist from the information guide specific to their region (Appendix A) to make sure they fill out all the right forms. You, the sponsor, can send them the forms or have them print the forms from this page.

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Part A: Sponsorship forms

Guide to sponsorship [IMM 3900]
(PDF version)

Forms

• Application to Sponsor and Undertaking [IMM 1344A]
• Sponsorship Agreement [IMM 1344B]
• Sponsorship Evaluation [IMM 5481]
• Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409]
• Sponsor Questionnaire [IMM 5540]
• Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]
• Document Checklist [IMM 5491]
• Medical Condition Statement

Part B: Immigration forms

Guide to Immigrating [IMM 3999]
(HTML Version)

or

Guide to Immigrating [IMM 3999]
(PDF Version)

Forms

• Application for Permanent Residence [IMM 0008 GENERIC]
• Schedule 1 Background/Declaration [IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1]
• Additional Family Information [IMM 5406]
• Sponsored Spouse/Partner Questionnaire [IMM 5490]
• Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]

Part C: Information guides specific to geographic regions

Specific instructions that sponsored relatives must follow vary according to their place of residence.

The list below has specific instructions by geographical region that sponsored relatives must follow according to where they live.

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West Europe
[IMM 3901]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and Vatican City

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East Europe
[IMM 3902]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia and Ukraine

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China
[IMM 3903]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
People’s Republic of China

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India
[IMM 3904]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
India, Bhutan and Nepal

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Philippines
[IMM 3905]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Philippines

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South East Asia and Pacific
[IMM 3906]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Timor-Leste, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua-New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Vietnam

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General Asia
[IMM 3907]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Bangladesh, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Maldives, Mongolia, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Taiwan

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Latin America
[IMM 3908]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela

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Caribbean
[IMM 3909]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago

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United States
[IMM 3910]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
United States of America, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Saint Pierre and Miquelon

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Middle East and Central Asia
[IMM 3911]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tadjikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Yemen

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Africa
[IMM 3912]

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Central African Republic, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome é Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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