Family Class Immigration to Canada

Part 1: Sponsorship Forms

• Document Checklist [IMM 5491] (PDF, 159 KB)
• Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking [IMM 1344]  (PDF, 356 KB)
• Sponsorship Evaluation [IMM 5481]  (PDF, 110 KB)
• Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409]  (PDF, 97 KB)
• Sponsor Questionnaire [IMM 5540]  (PDF, 160 KB)
• Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]  (PDF, 55 KB)

Part 2: Immigration forms

Guide to Immigrating [IMM 3999]

Forms

• Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 536 KB)
• Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008DEP]  (PDF, 472 KB)
• Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669]  (PDF, 170 KB)
• Additional Family Information [IMM 5406]  (PDF, 88 KB)
• Sponsored Spouse/Partner Questionnaire [IMM 5490]  (PDF, 142 KB)
• Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]  (PDF, 55 KB)

Part 3: Information guides

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]  (PDF, 248 KB)

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]  (PDF, 319 KB)

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]  (PDF, 235 KB)

Includes instructions for the following countries:
People’s Republic of China, Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong and Special Administrative Region of Macau

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India [IMM 3904]  (PDF, 215 KB)

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

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Philippines [IMM 3905]  (PDF, 199 KB)

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Philippines

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South East Asia and Pacific [IMM 3906]  (PDF, 198 KB)

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]  (PDF, 230 KB)

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

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Latin America [IMM 3908]  (PDF, 205 KB)

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]  (PDF, 199 KB)

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]  (PDF, 201 KB)

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]  (PDF, 358 KB)

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]  (PDF, 222 KB)

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, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

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Japan [IMM 3913]  (PDF, 216 KB)

Includes instructions for the following countries:
Japan

This application package is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who wish to sponsor:

• a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner; or
• dependent children.

This sponsorship package includes three parts:

• Part 1: 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 2: 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 3: 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.