Schedule A - Background / Declaration (IMM5669E)

[msingh2013]

I am sponsoring my wife who is living in India to come to Canada under the Family Class Sponsorship. I am currently filling out the Schedule A - Background / Declaration (IMM5669E) form and have a few questions.

Question 2 - Your full name written in your native language or script

My wife's native language is Hindi. Does she need to write her name out in Hindi using an ink pen?

Question 8 - Personal history

If she has been unemployed for the past 3 years, would she write 2009 to what date as Unemployed? The date of the application or just leave that blank?

Question 9 - Membership or association with organization

My wife was never a member of any association or organization. The form indicates that you would write "NONE" but in Guide 3999 (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3999Etoc.asp) the instructions indicate the following: If you were not a member of an association or organization, do not write “not applicable”. Rather, write: “I have never been a member of an organization or association”. But the problem is that there is no space to write this sentence on the form. So what do you guys suggest I do? What did you write?

Question 11 - Military and/or paramilitary service

My wife never undertook any military or paramilitary services. So I know she is supposed to write "NONE" but does she write the Name of country as "India" in both tables or simply write "NONE" for both of them?

Question 12 - Addresses

If my wife only stayed at two addresses in the past 10 years, what does she write in the rest of the blanks? "NONE"? I have read that CIC is very picky about blanks so I am just making sure.


Also, would she be the Principal Applicant or The spouse or common-law partner?


Thank you!!

 

[truesmile]

Your wife in India is the "principal applicant" and IS your spouse. She is not a 'spouse or common-law' partner who is "co-signing" the application (if that's why you're asking that).
2) Yes, she can do that.
8) Don't leave gaps in time. Her last entry something like: 'Month 2009 - (date application filled in)' = Unemployed
9) We put 'NA' and didn't have an issue.
11) We put 'NA' here also, and didn't have an issue.
12) The 2 address entries will be fine, don't need NONE all the way down. They are picky over items left 'completely blank'.

 

[Reflectoman]

CIC is picky if you were to leave any question unanswered, as in blank, but if you only need 2 of the 5 lines provided then that is fine.

We also put "none" to questions 9 and 11, and had no problems.

 

[Camelboy]

CIC hates blank space because they may assume the applicant forgot it or is withholding important information, and will return the application back. therefore if a question does not apply put N/A as CIC used the word N/A in their video tutorials

 

[djsum]

Is the sponsor supposed to fill the Background Declaration form as well as the form says it has to be filled by the principal applicant and the spouse.
In my case, I am the sponsor and I am a permanent resident.

Please advise.

Thanks,
DJ

 

[ImABule]

Is the sponsor supposed to fill the Background Declaration form as well as the form says it has to be filled by the principal applicant and the spouse.
In my case, I am the sponsor and I am a permanent resident.

Please advise.

Thanks,
DJ

No, if you are the sponsor you don't fill out this form.

 

[djsum]

No, if you are the sponsor you don't fill out this form.

Thanks ImABule...sorry for my late response