ITA Required Documents Proof of Relationship/Family Member Proof of Status

[zephyr707]

Hi there,

I've read through a few posts regarding what the required documentation is if you declare that you have a relative who is a citizen or permanent resident in Canada already, but I could not find the answer to a few remaining questions:

#1 Is it mandatory to declare that you have relatives who are citizens/PR even if you will not gain any points? I am applying under CEC, which, I believe, does not gain any points for having Canadian relatives. Is it OK to select "No" in the Family section of the "Personal Details" page of the application ("Does <name> have a relative who is a citizen or permanent resident of Canada?") or is this grounds for refusal? I've read mixed answers on this and would appreciate an answer from someone who has been awarded PR and answered "No" even if they had relatives as citizens/PR of Canada.

#2 If it is mandatory to declare relatives, does the applicant have to declare all relatives and provide proof for each one? My mother has a brother and sister living in Canada as citizens, so cutting down on half of the work would be ideal.

#3 For the proof of relationship, is it as simple as providing the name page of my mother, uncle, and aunt's passports, or is something more comprehensive involved?

Many thanks for any information you all can provide

cheers,
z

 

[EFK]

Not sure if you need to declare it... for many of us, it gave us points on the 67/100 eligibility for FSW, so not sure if you have to declare it under CEC...
If it is declared, then just 1 is enough...

For proof of relationship, You will need to show:
1- Your relationship passport page (only on some nationalities)/ birth certificate showing your mother's name....
2- Your mother's documents (again, passport or birth certificate) showing her parents' names.
3- Your aunt/ uncle's documents showing atleast one common parent as your mother's documents.

For proof of status in Canada:
1 - Aunt or uncle's Canadian PR/ passport page, whichever is applicable
2 - Utility bills or other documents (bank, etc) with proof of current address in Canada - should be as recent as possible, as proof that they are living in the country and not just holding PR/passport

 

[patel.suneesh]

Hi i am also planning to apply for EE. I am confused regarding the relative's points. The thing is my wife will be the main applicant and she has her dads first cousin residing in canada who is a citizen. Can we claim points on the mentioned relation and if yes what documents do we need to for the same. Thanks in advance.

 

[Lammawitch]

Hi i am also planning to apply for EE. I am confused regarding the relative's points. The thing is my wife will be the main applicant and she has her dads first cousin residing in canada who is a citizen. Can we claim points on the mentioned relation and if yes what documents do we need to for the same. Thanks in advance.

No, your wife's father's first cousin won't get you any points.

 

[patel.suneesh]

So basically we need to have blood relative like her real uncle and not cousins to claim points , am i right ?

 

[Lammawitch]

So basically we need to have blood relative like her real uncle and not cousins to claim points , am i right ?

I can't find (from my phone) the link to the CIC manual which lists the qualifying relatives, but from memory, it was parents, children, brothers/sisters, aunt/uncle; maybe grandparents/children...

 

[patel.suneesh]

Yes even i am not able to find the link for the same but thanks a lot for the quick reply

 

[Lammawitch]

Yes even i am not able to find the link for the same but thanks a lot for the quick reply

You're welcome . I know cousins as cited by the OP (I.e. Cousins of parents) don't count because I have a bunch of 'em from coast to coast, but they wouldn't have got me points !

 

[zephyr707]

hey there,

sorry I didn't realize anyone had responded to this, turning notifications on now... Thanks for the info and replies, maybe I should have put this in the CEC forum. I submitted my app without the declaration of relatives living in Canada and the required document entry disappeared. I've read elsewhere that this should be acceptable, so hopefully it is OK. I will post if my app is rejected/approved for others.

cheers,
z