Guide 3900 – Sponsor a Member of the Family Class What Happens Next

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Current processing times

In cases of spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners and dependent children, CIC is committed to issuing visas as quickly as possible.

You must send all documents, forms and fees we need to make a decision about your request.

Check application processing times.

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Updating your contact information

During the application process, you must advise us of any change of address or telephone number. You can do this by going to Change of address or by consulting the How to contact CIC section at the end of this guide.

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Checking application status on line

You can check the status of your application on-line by doing the following:

1. Go to Check application status.
2. Follow the instructions provided.

To obtain details on how to remove your application status information from the Internet, visit the Help Centre section.

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Protecting your information

Your personal information is:

• only available to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Border Service Agency (CBSA) employees who need to see it in order to provide the services to you, and
• not disclosed to anyone else except as permitted under the provisions of the Privacy Act.

For more information. You can obtain additional information on the protection of your data by visiting the Help Centre.

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Quality Assurance Program

Our quality assurance program randomly selects applications for a special review. If selected you will be asked to attend an interview with a Citizenship and Immigration official so that we can:

• verify the documentation you submitted is accurate,
• verify that your application has been completed properly.

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Online services

For more information on the programs offered by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, visit Immigration and Citizenship.