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DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

Gather your documents in the order of the checklist and check R each item.
How to apply:

When submitting an online application, you’ll need to upload this form and other required documents to your application. The principal applicant is
responsible for completing the forms on behalf of their dependents who are 18 years of age and older. When asked for documents, please upload a PDF file of
the original document to your online application.

If your documents are not in English or French, include a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the original version or an affidavit from the person who
completed the translation (if the translation is not provided by a member in good standing of a provincial or territorial organization of translators and
interpreters in Canada).

NOTE: If you are unable to provide any of the requested documentation, include with your application, a written explanation with full details as
to why that documentation is unavailable and any documentation that would support your claim. Failure to provide supporting documents in
certain circumstances may result in the refusal of your application.

Please check Guide 5196 for visa-office specific requirements that may include additional required documents and forms.

Do not submit originals unless otherwise stated as the documents you submit will not be returned.

OFFICIAL
FORMS
USE ONLY

Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM 1344) - To be completed and signed
by you, the sponsor, the co-signer (if applicable) and the person being sponsored. A PDF file of the completed and
digitally signed original document must be uploaded to your online application.
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Note: You should keep a copy of this document for your records. This agreement lists the obligations and
responsibilities that fall unto the sponsor, co-signer (if applicable) and the persons being sponsored.

2 Financial Evaluation (IMM 1283) - To be completed by you, the sponsor, and, if applicable, the co-signer.

Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008) - To be completed and signed by the person being
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sponsored, the principal applicant. This form is now digital and can be completed online.

Additional Family Information (IMM 5406) - To be completed and signed by the person being sponsored, the
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principal applicant, if applicable. This form is now digital and can be completed online.

Schedule A - Background / Declaration (IMM 5669) - The principal applicant and all members of their family that
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are 18 years of age and older must complete this form. This form is now digital and can be completed online.

6 Use of Representative (IMM 5476) - To be completed, if applicable.

Copy of the fee receipt showing the amount paid. Consult the "pay the fees" section of the guide for further
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instruction.

Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM 5409) - To be completed by you, the sponsor, and your
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co-signer, if the latter is the sponsor's common-law partner.

9 Medical Condition Statement - To be completed, if applicable.

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OFFICIAL
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
USE ONLY
Permanent Resident Card (both sides) or, if you were not issued a Permanent Resident Card,
your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or
IMM 5688) or

Copy of one Canadian Citizenship Certificate or card (both sides), or

of the
following Canadian birth certificate1 or
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items 1 If you were born in the province of Quebec, only a birth certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is
belonging to acceptable.
the sponsor:
Canadian citizenship certificate without photo issued before February 15, 1977, or

Canadian passport (pages showing passport number, date of issue and expiration,
photo, name, surname, place and date of birth of holder).

Photocopy of the marriage certificate1, if the sponsor has a co-signer who is their spouse
11 1 If the marriage took place in the province of Quebec, only a marriage certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is acceptable.

If the sponsor's spouse or common-law partner is a co-signer, photocopy of their

Permanent Resident Card (both sides) or, if they were not issued a Permanent Resident Card, their
Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or their Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) or

Canadian Citizenship Certificate or card (both sides), or

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Canadian birth certificate1 or
1 If you were born in the province of Quebec, only a birth certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is acceptable.

Canadian citizenship certificate without photo issued before February 15, 1977, or

Canadian passport (pages showing passport number, date of issue and expiration, photo, name, surname,
place and date of birth of holder).

If the sponsor had previous marriages or common-law relationships, photocopy of the following documents:

Proof that you are separated (Income Tax forms, legal documents), if you are separated

Divorce certificate, if you are divorced

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Annulment certificate, if the marriage was annulled

Death certificate, if your former spouse or common-law partner is deceased

Declaration of severance of common-law relationship

14 Photocopy of the adoption order, if you are sponsoring an adopted child

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if applicable
CO-SIGNER
SPONSOR
OFFICIAL
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS (continued)
USE ONLY

If the sponsor is a Quebec resident, they do not need to complete boxes 15 to 17 below.

Your and your co-signer's last Notice of Assessment for the most recent taxation year.

15 You can view (and print) your tax return(s) as well as other personal tax information using the CRA’s My Account online
service. To register or login, visit www.cra.gc.ca/myaccount.
If you do not provide this printout, provide an explanation on a separate sheet of paper.

If you are employed, an original of a letter from your current employer stating your period of employment, salary, and
regular hours per week. If you have a co-signer and they are employed, include a similar letter from their employer. If
you and, if applicable, your co-signer are the sole owners of or are partners in an unincorporated business, provide
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sponsorship application. If you and, if applicable, your co-signer received interest, provide evidence of interest income
(bank statement showing rate of interest, deposit amount and length of time deposit held) over the 12 months preceding
the date of your sponsorship.
If you must meet the minimum necessary income requirement and you and, if applicable, your co-signer:
• are not producing your last Notice of Assessment for the most recent year or
• are producing your last Notice of Assessment for the most recent year, but the total income reported on your and
your co-signer's printout is less than the minimum necessary income, provide a photocopy of the following
documents
(a) Evidence of employment income (pay stubs) over the 12 months preceding the date of your sponsorship
application, if you and your co-signer are employed
(b) Evidence of self-employment income (statement of business activities) over the 12 months preceding the
date of your sponsorship application, if you and your co-signer are the sole owners of or partners in an
incorporated business
(c) Evidence of interest income (bank statement showing rate of interest, deposit amount and length of time
deposit held), over the 12 months preceding the date of your sponsorship application, if you and your co-
signer received interest
(d) Evidence of:
17 - investment income (e.g., dividends),
- rental income (e.g., statement of real estate rentals),
- pension income,
- special benefits income (e.g., certificate delivered by Employment and Social Development
Canada (ESDC) confirming payment of maternity, parental or sickness benefits),
- other income (give details below) received over the 12 months preceding the date of your
sponsorship application, if you and your co-signer received such income.

Details of other income:

Applying Online:
Complete the digital forms online.
Upload the remaining forms in pdf format and any supporting documentation to your online application.
Electronically sign your application.

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