Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office
naveedali said:
Earlier Version:
Nationals of Pakistan:
The following documents are required for you, the principle applicant, and for each of your
dependent family members, if applicable to your situation:
• Original birth certificates for yourself and your family members including your spouse or
common-law partner. A birth certificate is acceptable if the registration of the birth was made
shortly after the birth.
• Certified copies of your national identity card (CNIC).
• Original marriage certificate for you and your spouse (Nikkah Nama).
• Original death certificate(s) if your sponsor's or your former spouse(s), common-law or conjugal
partner(s) is/are deceased.
• Original divorce certificate for you or your spouse's previous marriages. If a divorce has been
obtained in Pakistan by a sponsor residing in Canada, you must submit evidence that either party
of the divorce resided in Pakistan for at least one year prior to the divorce. Alternatively, you may
submit evidence that either party to the divorce had a substantial connection to Pakistan such as
frequent visits, property ownership, and/or active businesses in Pakistan.
• Official documentation confirming your relationship to your sponsor and both of your relationships
to the other family members on your application. This may include family lists and
household registries.
• Original educational documents for you and your family members such as transcripts indicating
a list of courses taken, scores achieved as well as certificates obtained.
Current Version (As mentioned in Link):
Nationals of Pakistan:
The following documents are required for you, the principal applicant, and for each of you dependent family member, if applicable to your situation. Send photo copies of all documents unless instructed otherwise:
• Birth certificates for yourself and your family members including your spouse or common-law
partner. A birth certificate is acceptable if the registration of the birth was made shortly after
the birth.
• Your national identity card (CNIC).
• Marriage certificate for you and your spouse (Nikkah Nama).
• Death certificate(s) if your sponsor's or your former spouse(s), common-law or conjugal
partner(s) is/are deceased.
• Divorce certificate for you or your spouse's previous marriages. If a divorce has been obtained in
Pakistan by a sponsor residing in Canada, you must submit evidence that either party of the
divorce resided in Pakistan for at least one year prior to the divorce. Alternatively, you may
submit evidence that either party to the divorce had a substantial connection to Pakistan such as
frequent visits, property ownership, and/or active businesses in Pakistan.
• Official documentation confirming your relationship to your sponsor and both of your relationships
to the other family members on your application. This may include family lists and
household registries.
• Educational documents for your family members such as transcripts indicating a list of courses
taken, scores achieved as well as certificates obtained.
