Presentation of Common Law Spouse Sponsor Application

[Ausanadian]

Hi all
Ok, an odd question, and I suspect the answer may be that it doesn't really matter as long as it's all there, but I was wondering how people who have applied organised and presented their Application and supporting documents?
Staple each form, and then pile up and mail?
Use plastic pockets and/or a slim folder to organise the docs?
We've organised 20 photos (printed on photo paper as normal sized photos) and intend to put them in a zip lock bag with all the paperwork.
Are there any things that shouldn't be done? I haven't been able to find any real information on this.

 

[dstpcansgirlfriend]

There is a basic and a detailed guide to the application, although the CIC website is not that intuitive and they can be hard to find. Here's the link for the basic guide; I can't find the more detailed one right now. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5525-basic-guide-sponsor-your-spouse-partner-child.html. They have a list of common mistakes and say :

Don’t use staples, binders, plastic sleeves, folders or albums to submit your application. Elastic bands for photos or paper clips are acceptable.

When we submitted in October, we piled it up in the order that they wanted, and paper clipped everything related to one form together (i.e. paperclip for all IMM5532, etc). At some place on the website, they tell you to order the material in the way it is presented in the checklist. They also say to place any barcode pages right underneath your checklist when you submit your application.

For stuff that was too big for a paper clip, we used the big bulldog clips. The only thing that was stapled was the translation with the translator's attestation/documents, and that was because she stapled them.

This isn't necessary, and maybe isn't the greatest advice, but we wanted to make it easier for ourselves - and the agent - to navigate, so I stuck in tabbed dividers indicating where one section ended and another began. It kept it looking neatish, although I suspect it wasn't necessary.

Good luck!!

Edit : This looks like the detailed guide :
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5527-application-permanent-residence-temporary-resident-permit-holder.html

 

[Wakki]

The order of documents should be as follows:

• checklist;
• open work permit application (and supporting documents), if applicable;
• any barcode pages;
• supporting documents, in the order they are listed on the checklist.