Re: SPOUSAL Sponsorship PAKISTAN @ London Visa Office
Hi Friends,
i just got the Passport request, stated as
STEP 1: Change in Circumstances:
Should any of the following circumstances apply to you or any accompanying family member,
you must inform the London office immediately at the email address above:
Change in marital status, for example due to marriage, divorce, legal separation,
annulment or death of spouse;
Change in family composition, for example due to adoption or birth of a child, including a
child born to your accompanying dependent child,
Death of principal applicant, spouse, accompanying children, or death of sponsoring
relative;
Change in health;
You or any of your accompanying family members being charged or convicted of a
criminal offence
Change in contact information: mailing address, e-mail address, or telephone number.
Your failure to inform CIC of any of these changes may result in the cancellation of your
permanent resident visa and may render you and your accompanying family members
inadmissible to Canada.
Your failure to declare all of your family members, accompanying or not, will permanently
exclude them from sponsorship under the Family Class regulations.
STEP 2: Passport Requirements – Determine if you need to submit your passport(s)
Determine whether you require a visa to enter Canada at:
www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp
Please note that if you or your accompanying family members are permanent residents of
the U.S.A and a holder of a passport which requires a visa to enter Canada, you are still
required to submit your passport(s).
If you require a visa to enter Canada, then submit your passport(s):
Please provide your valid passport or travel document and a valid passport or travel
document for each accompanying family member. An accompanying family member
must have his or her own passport or travel document.
There must be at least two blank pages in your passport(s).
Please note that permanent resident visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or
Military passports or travel documents.
All passports must be intact and not worn, torn or otherwise damaged; the laminate on
the bio-data page must be securely attached. Each page must be securely affixed to the
passport; there cannot be any loose pages.
Your Permanent Resident document(s) will expire one year after the date of your
medical examinations or earlier if your passport or the passports of your spouse or
dependant children (if applicable) expire on an earlier date.
If you do not require a visa to enter Canada:
Please submit one photocopy of the photo page and any pages containing amendments
of the valid passport for you and one for each accompanying family member.
Your Permanent Resident document(s) will expire one year after the date of your
medical examinations or earlier if your passport or the passports of your spouse or
dependant children (if applicable) expire on an earlier date.
Please note that you cannot use a Diplomatic, Official or Military passport to travel to
Canada to become a permanent resident of Canada. You must be in possession of an
ordinary passport.
STEP 3: PREPARE YOUR DOCUMENTS
You must submit together:
1. One copy of this letter, including the Updated Information Chart in Appendix A.
Note: Visa exempt applicants using MyCIC are not required to submit a physical
copy –please upload this information to your MyCIC account.
2. Passport(s) OR photocopy(ies) of passport(s), as explained in Step 2.
Note: Visa exempt applicants using MyCIC are not required to submit a physical
copy – please upload this information to your MyCIC account
3. Two (2) photos of yourself and of each accompanying family member respecting
precise specifications that can be found at:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf
Note: All visa exempt applicants, including those using MyCIC, are required to
mail/courier their photos. **Please ensure you clearly indicate your application
number on the back of your photos.
STEP 4: SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENTS
All required documents must be submitted in one single package.
A) To submit your package to Islamabad:
Submit the documents listed to our office in Islamabad (not to our London office). Please see
the VFS Visa Application Centre (Pakistan) website for details on how to transmit your
passports to the Canadian High Commission: http://www.vfsglobal.ca/Canada/Pakistan/.
PROCESSING TIMES: Your application will be finalized within approximately 4 weeks from the
date your passport(s) and all the required documents are received. Please allow an additional 1-
3 days for the return of your passport(s) by courier, if applicable.
If you have not received your passport after 4 weeks, you may contact us at the London office
using the email form on our website. Please send all enquiries regarding this application to the
London office (not the Islamabad office).
B) To submit your package in Canada:
If you have a mailing address in Canada and if you and all the accompanying dependents on
your application are currently in Canada and plan to be in Canada for at least three months, you
may submit your passport(s) to the Case Processing Centre – Ottawa.
You are required to send your document(s) together along with a copy of this letter by mail or
courier to the following address with the additional following document:
A self-addressed, pre-paid Xpresspost envelope from Canada Post.
Purchase your prepaid letter-sized (32 x 24 cm) Canada Post Xpresspost envelope (Regional if
you live in Ontario or Quebec; National for other provinces and territories), at any Canada Post
retail outlet.
Complete the mailing label showing your full mailing address in the “Deliver To” field.
Make a note of tracking numbers for each envelope.
Enclose this envelope along with your documents and a copy of this letter
You can purchase a Canada Post shipping label on line at:
http://www.canadapost.ca/personal/tools/cst/intro-e.asp
Please note that the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa will not return documents to a Canadian
address via any other courier than a pre-paid self-addressed Expresspost envelope.
Submit all documents in a single package and send it to the following address:
CPC – Ottawa – PR
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa ON
K1A 1L1
If you do not reside in Pakistan or in Canada, do not forward your passports and please
contact our office immediately.
We are looking forward to receiving your package within 30 days to conclude your application
for permanent residence in Canada.
Sincerely,
Immigration Section
