@jeane_libatin ,
Ok, so, let me reply to you one by one.
You're good here. You used the latest IMM0008 available at that moment. You did use
the older version of the checklist at the moment when you applied, because the newest was December 2018 that time, but the change was very minor and it should not cause any issues.
The last time I checked the forms was the middle of February, and
that time there was no updates, meaning the checklist was Dec 2018, and all other forms were Nov 2018. So the changes we're seeing now are very new.
@svilli ,
There's some period, but it's not 6 months. Please check this post:
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/february-2019-outland-spousal-sponsorship.609970/page-10#post-7619888
That period of grace is done only for major updates. These were minor ones, so there was no period of grace and whoever used older forms are probably fine with them.
Ok, but now we're coming to the most important part. Right now I can see 3 changes. They are: IMM0008, IMM5532 (Sponsorship evaluation) and IMM5533 (checklist). The changes of IMM5532 are very minor. I didn't check what are the changes for IMM0008 because the form is pretty long and has a lot of questions, and I don't want to go line by line.
BUT! There's a very major update for the checklist
The older version of the checklist (Dec 2018 and Jun 2018) had the same information as the guides in terms of where to submit an application. So, if you go to the basic guide here
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5525-basic-guide-sponsor-your-spouse-partner-child.html#submit
or the complete guide here
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html#mail
you will see that the mailing address for
inland applications is
Mississauga, where is an address for
outland applications is
Sydney.
But the checklist now has no mention about Sydney at all!
Check this:
So right now
the information about where to send an application is different on the website and in the checklist.
I feel I need some help here.
@JoshC ,
@schweisy , any ideas? Have I missed something?