nadeemismaili said:
Dear Friend,
VO has send me the New IMM0008 Form to fill along with my medical documents. can anybody tell me where can i get guideline to fill this form.
Request you to share your NOC and timeline of your Immigration process. It would be beneficial for fellow members.
As for your query hope the below information would help !
Canada Immigration new form (IMM 0008) for permanent resident applications as Skilled worker
As of July 18, 2011, applicants for Permanent Residence are requested to use the new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008).
The older form will also be accepted, but only till March 31, 2012.
Remember you will need to have Adobe Reader 8.1 or higher to see the new application form (IMM 0008).
This new application form is a generic one and should be used by everybody applying as Skilled Worker.
The main feature of the new application form for Canada is many of the fields have drop down list that minimize the chance of error and undue delay of procession of immigration as skilled worker.
From now on everybody should use the new application form to apply for Canadian Immigration.
Help for FSW Applicants to Fill the new IMM0008 form
First notice there are two buttons at top labeled as "Validate" and "Clear form". I am sure that you are not going to click the later one till you are completely messed up. But click on the first one after completing the form. It will bring notice of any blank fields.
Note that the form is divided into sections with heading .Each of the divisions are again subdivided, each subdivision having a number.Lets discuss the form using these headings and their numbers.
APPLICATION DETAILS
1. Program under which you are applying - Choose "Economic" from the drop down menu.
2. Category under which you are applying - Choose "Skilled Worker" from the drop down menu.
3. How many family members, including you, are in this application (see instruction guide)? - Put the number of your family member whether they are accompanying you or not. The family will include a spouse, a common-law partner, dependent children, and dependent child of a dependent child.
4. Immigration Office requested for the processing of your application - Indicate the name of The Immigration Office which serves your country of nationality/ the country in which you are residing, provided that you have been lawfully admitted to that country for at least one year.
For example applicants of people of Afghanistan as Skilled Worker, they'll have to put Islamabad at the place.
5. Language preference - From the drop down menu select the desired language for the parts
a) correspondence
b) interview and
c) interpreter requested (if applicable)
6. Where do you intend to live in Canada? - From the drop down list first select the Province/Territory (a) and then, City/Town (b).
Example: For Toronto select as follows:
a) Province/Territory - select "ON" from drop down menu
b) City/Town - select "Toronto" from drop down menu
7. Have you received your Certificat de Sélection du Québec (CSQ)? -
This area should be inaccessible to you.
PERSONAL DETAILS
1. Full Name: In the first part put your family name and in the second part given names. If you have middle names put all of them here.
2. Have you ever used any other name (e.g. Nickname, maiden name alias, etc): This part is self explanatory. Check the Yes/No check box first.
Then if you changed your maiden name and included the family name of yout spuce, put your previous family name in the first part. If your were given any other names like nickname, put it in the second part.
3. UCI: If this is your first application, then leave this place blank. If it is not, then put your Universal Client Identification number (UCI) or Client Identification number (Client ID), if known (8-digit number).
4. Sex: Choose your sex from the drop down menu.
5. Height: Put you height here in centimeter in the place marked as "cm" of write in the next area for feet and inch.
6. Eye color: Choose the one from the drop down menu.
7. Date of birth: Write down your date of birth following the indicated pattern (i.e. birth year in four digits in the first part).
8. Place of birth: Write the name of the city/town of your birth at the given place. Remember, it should correlate your birth certificate.
9. Citizenships: 1) From the list, select your country of citizenship.
2) If you are a citizen of more than one country, select your other country of citizenship, otherwise leave it blank.
10. Current country of residence:
From the list, select the appropriate information to indicate:
- The name of your current country of residence. Your country of residence is the country in which you are residing, provided that you have been lawfully admitted to that country.
- Your immigration status in that country - Choose it from the drop down menu.
11. You should not be able to fill this part
12. Previous countries of residence: Check the box to indicate whether you have lived in any country other than your country of citizenship or your current country of residence for more than six (6) months in the past five (5) years.
If you checked "Yes", from the list select the appropriate information to indicate the following:
- The name of the country you lived in
- Your immigration status for the time you were in that country: Choose it from the drop down menu
- Other: This section must be completed if you selected ―Other‖ as a status
- The dates (From – To) you were living in that country.
13. Your current marital status:
a) Choose it from the drop down menu.
b) If you have choose "yes", then you must put your marriage date here in the recommended format.
c) Put the name of your spouse in the first part and given name in the second part.
14. Have you previously married or in a common-law relationship? :
Check the box No/Yes accordingly
If you had one, then fill up the following areas accordingly.
CONTACT INFORMATION
1. Current mailing address: Full up all the spaces under the heading for P.O.box; Apt./Unit; Street no; City/Town; Country; Province/ State; Postal code; District.
Note - Mail from the immigration office will be sent to this address. So be very careful while filling the section.
- If your country has no province/state, the option will be automatically disabled after selecting the
country from drop down list.
2. Residential address: First click on the checkbox confirming that whether it is same as your mailing address or not. If it is different, then check "No" and fill up the remaining accordingly.
3. Telephone no: First check the box for "Canada/US" or "Other". Then from the list in the type heading, select the type of telephone : Residence (home)/Cellular (cell/mobile)/Business (work).
Note- If you have an extension number, indicate it after your phone number under "Ext."
4. Alternate Telephone no: If you have alternate number then fill this.
5. Fax no: Check the appropriate box to indicate if the facsimile (fax) number is from Canada and United States or Other (any other country). If applicable, indicate your facsimile (fax) number, including country code, area/regional codes, etc.
6. Email address: Write your email address here if you have any. Remember if you have put email address here, CIC will send mail to this address. So give the mail address you are using or will be using.
PASSPORT
You should be able to fill this part without any problem.
NATIONAL IDENTITY DOCUMENT
Fill up this part as you have done for PASSPORT part
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION DETAIL
1. From the drop down list, select your highest level of education.
2. Write down the total number of years of formal education that you have completed.
3. Put your current occupation here.
4. Write down your intended occupation in Canada here.
LANGUAGE DETAIL
1.
a) From the drop down list, select your first (native) language.
b) If your native language is not English or French, select from the drop down list which one you would most likely use.
2. Select the language you are able to communicate. As you are reading this post, you are at least able to communicate in English.
DEPENDENT (S)
Note:
You must include all your family members details here whether they will accompany you to Canada or not.
If you have put family member in the first section more than one, then you will already get required places to fill up here for one dependent. Then you will have to click on the button "Add Dependent" to add additional dependents.
You shall be able to fill it up for up to five dependents. If you have more than five (5) family members, you must complete the Additional Dependants/Declaration (IMM 0008DEP) form for each additional family member in order to include everyone in your application.
DEPENDANT’S PERSONAL DETAILS
1 to 9 are identical to the questions you answered for yourself and fill it up as you did for yourself.
10. Relationship to principal applicant:
10- a) From the list, select your dependant‘s relationship to you. If the list does not cover your relationship, then fill up the "10- b) Other" section.
11. Will accompany the principal applicant to Canada:
a) Check the box for Yes/No.
b) If you have selected "No" then fill it mentioning the cause
12. Select the type of dependent from the drop down menu following the rule:
Type A = Child with age below 22 years and single
Type B = The child has been continuously enrolled in and in attendance as a full-time student at a post-secondary institution accredited by the relevant government authority and has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent either:since before the age of 22, or since marrying or entering into a common-law relationship
Type C = The child is 22 years of age or older, has depended substantially on the financial support of a parent since before the age of 22, and is unable to provide for himself or herself because of a medical condition.
13. to 17.
Fill the areas with the information of your dependents as you did for yourself.
PASSPORT:
Fill it up as you did for yourself in previous sections.
NATIONAL IDENTITY DOCUMENT
Fill it up as you did for yourself in previous sections.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION DETAIL
Fill it up as you did for yourself in previous sections.
LANGUAGE DETAIL
Fill it up as you did for yourself in previous sections.
CONSENT AND DECLARATION OF APPLICANT
In the last page there is a space for sign and below is a Yes/No check box. After checking the box, please validate the form by pressing the "Validate" button. It will help you see in you have left are of the spaces.
And Don't forget to
1. Get your name written in the specified area in the last page
2. Sign
3. Write the date
You can get your name handwritten in the area.
And that is it. Form fill up for Skilled Worker category: Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008) is finished.
