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Effective August 1, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has changed its definition of a

dependent child for its immigration programs. A dependent child must be under 19 years of age,

instead of the previous limit of under 22 years of age. Find out more about the

. New application kits, forms and fee information are now available. These

must be used starting August 1, 2014. Use this to determine how your application

may be affected.

There are two stages in the process to sponsor your spouse, partner or dependent children to

become permanent residents.

First: As a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, you must apply to sponsor your family member.

Second: Your spouse, partner, or dependent children must apply for permanent residence.You must

send both your sponsorship application and the permanent residence application for your family

members at the same time.

There are three steps to apply to sponsor your spouse, partner or children:

If your spouse, partner or dependent child lives with you in Canada, use the

;

OR,

If your spouse, partner or dependent child lives outside Canada, use the

.

Read the guides for both the sponsor and the immigrant carefully before you fill out the application

forms. This will help you make sure you are eligible before you apply. We will not refund the fee to

process your forms if you are not eligible to be a sponsor.

Use the instruction guide to help you fill out the application forms. Send all the documents listed in

the Document Checklist. Missing information or documents can delay your application.

Apply to sponsor your spouse, partner or children

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forms web tool

The Case Processing Centre

The CPC will write you to tell you if Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has approved your

application.

How to apply

Get the application package

Application for Permane

nt Residence in Canada—Spouse or Common-Law Partner

Application to Sponsor a M

ember of the Family Class

If we approve you as a sponsor, the CPC will send your family member’s application to a

Canadian visa office to be processed.

As the sponsor, you will agree in writing to support your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal

partner for three years. If you sponsor a dependent child, you will commit to support the child for

three to 10 years, depending on the child’s age.

The people you want to sponsor must get a medical exam. Gather the applications, supporting

documents and proof that the medical exam has been done.

Note: The information you provide in your application about your family members and marital status

must be true. You must tell CIC of any change in your case.

You must include all of your family members on the application. The people you sponsor must also

tell us about each of their close family members.

If you are outside Canada: The people you sponsor must also tell us about each of their close

family members. These family members must have a security and criminality check and a medical

exam. If they do not, the sponsored person will not be able to sponsor them in the future.

You must pay the processing fee in Canadian dollars. is the best and easiest way to

pay.

To pay your fees online, you must:

To pay your fees at a bank or financial institution in Canada, you must:

If you live outside Canada, you can:

If you get an international money order or bank draft:

Your spouse, partner and older dependent children must promise to try to support themselves.

If you sponsor any of your dependent children who will not come with your spouse or partner, you

will have to fill out a separate application.

The people you sponsor must fill out the application for permanent residence.

Pay your application fees

Paying online

have a PDF Reader

have a printer,

have a valid email address,

have a Visa®, MasterCard® or American Express® credit card,

print the payment receipt form when you are done and include it with your application, and

pay your fees online

get an original Fee Receipt form (IMM 5401), which you can order online

fill in the receipt form and bring it with you when you pay your fees, and

include the payment receipt form with your application.

pay your fees online

pay with an international money order or bank draft.

make sure it is in Canadian funds,

make it payable to the Receiver General for Canada,

on the front of the money order or draft, write the bank’s or financial institution’s name, its

complete address (not a post office box number) and the account number(s), and

send the money order or draft with your application.

For more detailed instructions, read the section of the guide.

Mail your completed application to the .

Find out how long it will take CIC to .

You can also learn about the s for sponsoring your family from overseas. These

standards explain the level of service you can expect to get in most cases.

Pay the fees

Submit your application

Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario

process your application

service standard