Dear all,
Happy to announce that our application package was sent by Xpresspost to CIC today.
· We had started gathering data for all forms and supporting materials as soon as the new forms were uploaded.
· I had a business trip back home in India in mid-April (prior to invite) and was able to get all wet signatures on all forms as well as all notarized supporting documents prior to the invite.
· Dates in all forms are filled by hand and are dt April 30th. Please note all forms can be validated / saved printed etc. without the dates.
· I received my invitation on April 24, 2019 15:37 EST
· We have a pretty straightforward case (I think) – I am sponsoring my parents, my spouse is NOT a co-signer, we have one child and the Principal Applicant is my Father and his spouse (my mum) is the dependant. My bother (+30 years) has his own family, is settled in Australia, and not considered a dependant. Income is thankfully well above the required limit for all 3 years. I provided SIN so didn’t fill 5748.
· No staples on any form/ supporting document. Wet signatures in Blue (no such requirement, but things stand-out)
We arranged the package as follows
· Invite Letter
· Fee Confirmation (paid biometric fee upfront)
· Document Checklist
Sponsor Forms
· BarCode IMM1344
· Form1344 (Wet signatures)
· IMM5768 with SIN. In item 14 Gross Income I provided both incomes Gross Income as well as NOA / Line 150. This was filled by hand. By definition, Gross Income is total income before benefits and not NOA / Line 150. I have a Professional Corporation so my Gross Income and line 150 is significantly different. Both numbers for each year are well above the requirement.
Principal Applicant Froms
· BarCode IMM0008
· Form IMM008 (Wet Signature)
· IMM5669 – Principal Applicant with full details of Travel corresponding to all stamped pages of current and Old passport were included / Full details of Education, Professional Affiliations & Employment History (Wet Signature)
· IMM5669 – Dependant Spouse With full details of Travel corresponding to all stamped pages of current and Old passport were included / Full details of Education, Professional Affiliations & Employment History (Homemaker) (Wet Signature)
· IMM5406 – Principal Applicant with names (only) in English & Devanagri (typed) & Wet Signatures
· IMM5406 – Dependant Spouse with names (only) in English & Devanagri (typed) & Wet Signatures
· IMM5476 – Use of Representative with Wet Signatures. My parents designated me as the representative.
Supporting Documents(All documents were in English, but I got them notarized anyways.)
· Copy of Canadian Passport of Sponsor
· Birth Certificate of Sponsor
· Current passport – Principal Applicant (All pages, including pages with Stamps, also helps to prove Travel History and corresponding with IMM5669)
· Current passport – Dependant Spouse (All pages, including pages with Stamps, also helps to prove Travel History and corresponding with IMM5669)
· Original Marriage Certificate
· Affidavit Confirming Marriage (Original Marriage certificate had a small typo in my Mom’s last name - one alphabet was “e” instead of “a”. We decided not to take any chances)
· 2 Passport Photos each for Principal Applicant / Dependant Spouse. Sizes etc as per Photo guidance, with name/address of Photo Studio in India stamped, Date Photo Taken + Name of Person & Date of Birth.
Additional Supporting Documents
All documents were in English, but I got then notarized anyways. These are not required, but we included to provide proof of everything. I noticed that from previous years tracking / forum discussions sometimes the Case Officer asks for additional documents such as proof of travel / educational certificates / birth certificates / proof of income etc. which causes unnecessary delay. We decided to include them upfront.
· Proof of Sponsors Gross Income (this number is much higher than my NOA / 150)
· 2019- Till Date – Letter from CA/HR confirming income till date (April 30, 2019 which dorresponds to date of wet signatures on all forms)
· 2018 FY - T5013
· 2017 FY - T5013
· 2016 FY - T5013
· 2015 FY - T5013
· Birth Certificates – Principal Applicant & Dependant Spouse (Not required, but reconfirming Names & authenticity)
· Old passport(s) Pages – Principal Applicant & Dependant Spouse (All pages, including pages with Stamps, also helps to prove Travel History and corresponding with IMM5669)
· Aadhar Card – Front & Back Principal Applicant & Dependant Spouse (Proof of National Identity Document)
· Educational Certificates - Principal Applicant (For Universities Only) (Corresponding to Proof of Education in IMM 5669)
· Professional Memberships – Principal Applicant (Corresponding to Professional Affiliations in IMM 5669)
· Educational Certificates – Dependant Spouse (For Universities Only) (Corresponding to Proof of Education in IMM 5669)
· Proof of Principal Applicant’s Professional Practice in India (Corresponding to Proof of Employment for past 10 years in IMM 5669)
o Resume
o Service Tax Registration Certificate
o GST Registration Certificate
o Tax Statements – Last 10 years (2018-2008 FY) (1-page summary for each year)