Categories: 7. Federal Immigration ProgramsCIC IMM Forms and GuidesFamily Class (Spouses, Dependent Children, Parents)

GUIDE 3999 Steps – Sponsorship Of A Spouse, Common-Law Partner, Conjugal Partner Or Dependent Child Living Outside Canada

Question 5

Indicate your height in either centimetres or feet and inches.

Question 6

From the list, select your eye color.

Note: If you are a parent of a child to be adopted in Canada who is not yet identified, select “Other”.

Question 7

Indicate your complete date of birth.

Note: If you do not know your complete date of birth, please use a “*” (star sign/asterisk) to fill in the spaces for the unknown year, month or day.

Question 8

Indicate your place of birth, including the city or town,From the list, select your country of birth.

Note: If you are a parent of a child to be adopted in Canada who is not yet identified, indicate “Unknown” for the city or town and select the country where you intend to adopt a child.

Question 9

Citizenship(s)

From the list, select your country of citizenship.
If you are a citizen of more than one country, select your other country of citizenship.

Note: If you are a parent of a child to be adopted in Canada who is not yet identified, select the country where you intend to adopt a child.

Question 10

Current country of residenceFrom the list, select the appropriate information to indicate:

The name of your current country of residence. Your country of residence is the country in which you are residing, provided that you have been lawfully admitted to that country.

For refugee claimants in Canada only: select Canada whether you have been lawfully admitted or not.

Your immigration status in that country (indicate one of the following):
- Citizen
- Permanent resident
- Visitor
- Worker
- Student
- Other
- Protected Person
- Refugee Claimant
- Foreign National
Other: This section must be completed if you selected “Other” as a status.
The dates (From – To) you have been living in your current country of residence.

For out-of-status applicants:

Under “Status” select “Other”;
Under “Other” type in “Out of status, requires restoration”;
Leave the “From” and “To” boxes blank.

Note: If you are a parent of a child to be adopted in Canada who is not yet identified, select the country where you intend to adopt a child and “Citizen” as the immigration status in that country.

Question 11

Enter the date of your last entry to Canada, if applicable.Indicate the place you last entered Canada (example: Toronto airport, Lacolle border crossing, seaport Yarmouth, etc.).

Question 12

Previous countries of residence Check the box to indicate whether you have lived in any country other than your country of citizenship or your current country of residence for more than six (6) months in the past five (5) years.If you checked “Yes”, from the list select the appropriate information to indicate the following:

The name of the country you lived in
Your immigration status for the time you were in that country: Citizen
- Permanent resident
- Visitor
- Worker
- Student
- Other
- Protected Person
- Refugee Claimant
- Foreign National
Other: This section must be completed if you selected “Other” as a status
The dates (From – To) you were living in that country.

Question 13

From the list, choose your current marital status:
Annulled Marriage:

This is a marriage that is legally declared as not valid. An annulment can also be a declaration by the Catholic Church that the marriage union did not have a binding force.

Common-
Law:

This means that you have lived continuously with your partner in a marital-type relationship for a minimum of one (1) year.

Divorced:

This means that you are officially separated and have legally ended your marriage.

Legally Separated:

This means that you are married, but no longer living with your spouse.

Married:

This means that you and your spouse have had a ceremony that legally binds you to each other. Your marriage must be legally recognized in the country where it was performed and in Canada.

Single:

This means that you have never been married and are not in a common-law relationship.

Widowed:

This means that your spouse has died and that you have not re-married or entered into a common-law relationship.
Enter the date (year, month and day) you were married or you entered into your current common-law relationship.
Indicate the family name(s) and given name(s) of your current spouse or common-law partner.

Note: If you are a parent of a child to be adopted in Canada who is not yet identified, select “Single”.

Question 14

Check the box to indicate whether you have previously been married or in a common-law relationship. If you checked “Yes”, provide the following details for your previous spouse/common-law partner:

Family name(s)
Given name(s)
Type of relationship:
- Common-law or
- Married
Dates (From – To) for which you were in the relationship with your previous spouse/common-law partner
Date of birth.

Contact Information

Question 1

Indicate your current mailing address (where information should be mailed) by typing the following information:

Post Office Box (P.O. Box) number, if applicable. If you do not indicate post office box, the Street number must be provided
Apartment (Apt.) or Unit, if applicable
Street number (No.), if applicable. It is the number on your house or apartment building. This must be provided if you did not type in a P.O. Box
Street name, if applicable
City or Town
From the list, select the Country of your current mailing address
Province or State
Postal code/zip code
District, if applicable