DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INTERVIEW Please bring the originals of the following documents with you to your interview. All original documents which are not available in English or French must be accompanied by a certified translation. If you have already submitted a copy of the original document to our office along with a certified translation (where applicable), you do not need to bring a second copy to your interview. Not all of the items listed here apply to your situation; however, you must be prepared to explain which items are not available or applicable.
Updated Application Forms:
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 536 KB)
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008ENU_2D.pdf)
Additional Dependants/Declaration [IMM 0008DEP] (PDF, 472 KB)
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM0008DEPENU.pdf)
Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, 170 KB)
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5669E.pdf)
Additional Family Information [IMM 5406] (PDF, 88 KB)
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5406E.pdf)
Use of a Representative [IMM 5476] (PDF, 55 KB)
(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5476E.pdf)
Police Certificates:
Certificates of Good Conduct or No Criminal Record issued by the law enforcement authorities for you and all
family members 18 and over. Certificates are required from all countries in which you or your family members
have resided for six months or longer. These certificates may be submitted at a later date if unavailable on the
date of the interview.
Applicants residing in Vietnam must apply in person for a Judicial Certificate, Version 2 (Phieu Ly Lich Tu Phap
So 2) at the Provincial Justice Department (So Tu Phap) where their permanent residence is registered.
Civil Documents:
Marriage/Divorce/Custody/Adoption/Death Certificates (as applicable)
Birth certificates for all persons included in your application
Household Registry or Family Book
National Identity Card for all persons included in your application (if applicable)
Proof of contact with your sponsor:
You and your sponsor's telephone bills for the past 12 months
Photos of you and your sponsor taken together at various times during your relationship
Wedding party photos (if applicable)
Engagement party photos (if applicable)
Original letters with envelopes from various times during your relationship, starting with your oldest
correspondence
Original money transfer receipts from your sponsor (if applicable)
Old family photos showing you and/or your child(ren) with your sponsor (if applicable)
Proof of your sponsor's visit(s) (airline ticket coupons, boarding passes, pages from your sponsor's passport
showing entry and exit stamps, copy of visa(s) used for entry/exit, etc.)
If you are or you have dependant(s) over 22 years of age:
All secondary and post-secondary school transcripts
All secondary and post-secondary diplomas, certificates or degrees
Other:
Passport or Travel Document (if available) for all persons intending to go to Canada (validity should be at least
one year from the date of interview)
Copy of your sponsor's immigrant visa (if applicable)