Guide 3900 Steps – Sponsorship Of A Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner Or Dependent Child Living Outside Canada
Sponsor Questionnaire (IMM 5540)
Who must complete this form?
This form must be completed by the person who is either sponsoring a spouse, a common-law partner or a conjugal partner.
General Information
- This form must be completed and submitted with your application if you are sponsoring a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner.
- Be complete and factual. Failure to provide this information may delay processing and could result in a refusal.
- If there is not enough space to fully answer a question, provide details on additional sheets of paper. Make sure you write your name, the form’s title and the number or letter of the question you are answering.
- You must answer all questions that apply to you. If a section does not apply to you, write “Not applicable” or “N/A”.
Questionnaire
- Question 1
- Write your full name :
- Family name
- Given name
- Question 2
- Write your date of birth
- Question 3
- List all the languages you speak
- Question 4
- Provide the following details about your father and mother:
- Family name
- Given name
- Date of birth
- Address
- Question 5
- Check the appropriate box to indicate your highest level of education and provide the number of years of study completed.
- Question 6
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you are currently employed.
- Question 7
- Give details about your current and previous employers within the past five (5) years:
- Dates of employment
- Employer (name, address and phone number)
- Your occupation/position in the company
- Your monthly salary
- Question 8
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you have resided in countries other than Canada.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the following details:
- Country
- Address and telephone numbers (in the country where you lived)
- Period of residence
- Question 9
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you are a naturalized Canadian or a permanent resident.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the date on which you became a permanent resident.
- Question 10
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you were sponsored to come to Canada.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the date on which you became a permanent resident and the type of sponsorship (i.e. spousal, parents, dependent child, etc.)
- Question 11
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you are currently living in Canada.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, indicate since when and provide your current address in Canada.
If you answer ‘‘No’’, provide the following information:
- When you plan to return
- Where you plan on residing
- Proof of your intention to return and establish yourself in Canada
- Question 12
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you are living with someone.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the following information about that person:
- Name
- Relationship to you
- Question 13
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if your friends and family know of your relationship with your spouse/partner.If you answer ‘‘No’’, explain why they do not know.
- Question 14
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if your spouse/partner has met your close friends of family.If you answer ‘‘No’’, explain why.
- Question 15
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you have children.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the following information about them in sectionA:
- Name
- Relationship to you
- Date of birth
In section B, if any of your children do not live with you, give details about:
- Your formal or informal visitation rights
- How often you visit them or they visit you
- How you financially support them
In section C, check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner has met your children.
If you answer ‘‘No’’, explain why.
- Question 16
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you have ever submitted a sponsorship application for another person.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the following details:
- Family name
- Given name
- Date of birth
- Relationship to you
- Question 17
- Check ‘‘Yes’’ or ‘‘No’’ to indicate if you have ever been married, in a common-law or conjugal relationship.If you answer ‘‘Yes’’, provide the following details:
- Family name
- Given name
- Date of birth
- Address (number and street, city or town and country)
- Length of relationship
- Date of separation
- Date of divorce/ death (attach divorce papers or death certificate)
Note. Do not forget to sign the form and write the date.
Use of a Representative (IMM 5476)
Who may use this form?
Complete this form only if you:
- used the services of a representative to help you prepare or submit your application; or
- are appointing a representative; or
- are cancelling a representative’s appointment.
If you have dependent children aged 18 years or older, they are required to complete their own copy of this form if a representative is also conducting business on their behalf.
Your spouse or common-law partner does not have to complete a separate request and must sign in the box provided under question 10.
What is a representative?
A representative is someone who has provided advice, consultation, or guidance to you at any stage of the immigration application process, or in an immigration proceeding. If someone represented or advised you to help you submit your application, then that person is your representative. A representative is also someone who has your permission to conduct business on your behalf of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
