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I think it depends on who you are sponsoring and any country specific requirements they might have for you. I know that in my case to sponsor my spouse from South Korea I did not have to fill out this form. But if you are sponsoring parents then it might be the form for that. Can you give us more information on why you think you have to fill out the form?
I {Canadian by descent} want to sponsor my Filipina girlfriend as Common Law Partner, I never lived in Canada and we are living together since three years in the Philippines. Right now, I live from savings and my girlfriend's income. Do I need to fill out this form? Thank you for your help.
According to the online guide found here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5482Eguide.asp It seems like the form is only used if you are sponsoring someone other than your spouse.
One thing though it sounds like from your situation is that you are really going to have to convince the officer of your intention to move back to Canada where you have never lived in Canada permanently before you will need to provide proof that you intend to return and how you will support yourselves upon returning to Canada.
Thank you for your reply.
The reason we want to go to Canada is that i am living since years on tourist visas and don't have an other place to go. I hold only the Canadian citizenship and lost my legal status in my 'Home Country' for being abroad too long. Without going to a country were i can legally work i will soon run out of money. I worked in Germany as a IT & Logistics Analyst and since i left sometimes as freelance programmer. I hope that this skills are sufficient to find a job in Canada.
I'm sure you will be able to find a job when you arrive in Canada but it may not be the job you want. At least right away, but maybe you will be one of the lucky ones.
Like I said the biggest thing they will be looking for is proof that you intent to return to Canada, where are you going to stay, how will you support yourselves while you are there until you find jobs, insurance for your wife when you arrive, conversations with rental agencies or a letter from someone you are going to stay with etc.
The other big thing they will look for is that you have a genuine relationship with your wife. Just some things to keep in mind while doing your application and any letters they may send you requesting additional material.
Would you recommend that we write a letter of intent with our application or will they ask us during the interview because I can't see in the form where they ask for proof?I'm sure you will be able to find a job when you arrive in Canada but it may not be the job you want. At least right away, but maybe you will be one of the lucky ones.
Like I said the biggest thing they will be looking for is proof that you intent to return to Canada, where are you going to stay, how will you support yourselves while you are there until you find jobs, insurance for your wife when you arrive, conversations with rental agencies or a letter from someone you are going to stay with etc.
The other big thing they will look for is that you have a genuine relationship with your wife. Just some things to keep in mind while doing your application and any letters they may send you requesting additional material.
It's of course hard to prove with hard facts that we go since it's not realistic to find a job where you might or might not be able to show up in a year or so. Even buying real estate now, apart from being financially not viable for us, would be nonsense since our job situation would dictate where we would live in the end. We both know that we will be starting new somewhere at the lower end of the food chain, so of course we have to be flexible where we go in the beginning and be able to change locations as better opportunities open up.
You can write a letter to them explaining your plans for the future and what you will do. That is what I did, but they send another request after about 2 months of submitting my application requesting more proof that you intend to return. This is where they requested the stuff I noted in my previous post. There is no guarantee that they will request it from you but they do seem to be doing that more often from what I've been reading.
Also not everyone gets an interview. You will only get an interview if they notice something shady on your application or they have doubts about your history and relationship.