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Just curious, because the application asks about prior common law relationships. You have to be over 18 to have been in a commonlaw relationship, correct? my wife was in a relationship for over a year, but that was before she was 18. Also, I don’t think it was anything she would have considered...

How is/did everyone actually package up their application? I'm going to include a table of contents, but I want there to be some logical divide between different items. Can i paperclip each "packet" (individual forms, evidence packages, etc.) together and then paperclip/rubberband the whole...

Hello, I'm a bit perplexed by the signature structure on the various forms. My wife and I have the following forms in my application - - Generic Application Form for Canada - Additional Family Information - Schedule A Background Declaration - Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and...

Where it says "Have you, or if you are the principal applicant, any of your family members listed in your application for permanent residence in Canada ever..." who are they referring to? Is it the IRCC definition of "Family Members" which includes only spouse and children? Is it only people who...

Hey all, We've been collecting letters of support for our sponsorship package, and we've run into a funny situation. I gave people an example and told people to put the letter in their own words, which they have, but everyone seemed to have bit down on a phrase that I included in my example -...

Hello, My wife has gone to the doctor for anxiety, and currently takes a low dose of antidepressants. In question 4 of the Schedule A Background Declaration, the form asks if the applicant has ever had a serious disease or physical or mental disorder. Would we have to mention this? Let me...

Hello, when including appendices/additional sheets to elaborate on questions for forms, what format should they follow? Basically, if I need extra room for a question on another sheet of paper, what should that paper look like? How should I format it? Should it go directly after the applicable...

Hello, Apparently I'm having a demon of a time in the details of this background declaration form. The form asks for addresses and jobs in the past 10 years, or since the age of 18. What happens if you have personal history that goes beyond the 18/10 year cutoff? Do you just put your 18th...

Hello, on the "Schedule A Background Declaration," it looks like they expect you to put any situations where you're unemployed and traveling. I assume that refers to long periods of travel (a month plus) and not a situation where you're between jobs and taking a quick, week-long trip? Let me...

Hey all, Question 3 under Part "C" asks Some backstory - I immigrated to the USA on a fiance visa, and we've been living together here since 2013. Before I immigrated, we bounced around back and forth visiting each other, and I spent a semester on a student exchange at the university in my...

How can I answer this question? Honestly, I want to move back to Canada before the year is through, and I understand that my wife and I may spend some time apart, but my move date is somewhat fluid depending on how everything looks. If my application doesn't get touched for two months, that may...

Hello, my wife has worked off and on throughout the past few years, but has attended university the entire time. In situations where she is unemployed, would I put unemployed, or would I list that she was engaged in educational activity? How specific do I need to be? If she was unemployed...

Hello, my wife was issued a visitor record when she visited Canada once. Would she have received a UCI? The visitor record itself hays a field that says "Client ID" with an 8-digit number formatted in the following - XXXX - XXXX. Would that be it? I have an old photocopy of the visitor record...

Hello, my wife and I don't have any children. I'm Canadian, and she is from the USA. On the Generic Application form, where it asks "How many family members, including you, are in this application" - would we say 1 or 2 for this question? (It's question 3 on the generic application form) The...

Hello, There are some spots on the application that have free-entry fields for addresses. I understand that you're not supposed to use any abbreviations (street instead of St, apartment instead of apt., etc.) One question that I have - If I'm listing states in the USA, are those subject to...

Hello all, I have a very small question. When people write letters serving as evidence of a legitimate relationship, do they need to "date" their signature at the bottom as if they are signing a form? We've received a few letters from friends and family. The top of the letter is dated, but...

Hello, I'm applying to sponsor my wife outland, and currently live outside of the country, in the United States. I've been working in HR for several years, and plan on working for my family's business in HR when I return. I have a letter declaring this from a family member along with a job...

Hey all - I'm gearing up to submit my application package pretty quickly, and I'm wondering how everyone organized theirs. Will it need a table of contents or anything like that, or is it a acceptable to simply order all documents as they are listed on the checklist? What about appendices that...

Just as the title says - I'm trying to collect up some letters for my spousal sponsorship from friends/family to verify our relationship. I wanted the letters to have some consistency and guidance, as people don't always know what to put, while still allowing for personal touches. I was thinking...

Hello, How much redundancy do you need in your supporting documents showing that you live together with your spouse, and showing that you are both involved with each other? I have a metric tonne, so it's easy for me to spend an inordinate amount of time pulling these together, but I'm...