Follow the instructions in the online application to scan and upload both sides of your photo.
Before you submit your application, make sure you
If your application is incomplete, we will send you a request letter to submit any missing documents. You will have 30 days to submit the missing documents.
Follow the instructions in the request letter you received for details on how to submit the missing documentation. After 30 days, if your application is still incomplete, we will return the application to you and your application will not be processed.
During processing, we’ll ask the person you’re sponsoring to submit their
We’ll send instructions and let your family members know how much time they have to send us this information.
You must tell us of any change to your situation, such as:
If you and the person you are sponsoring meet the eligibility requirements, we’ll mail or email you a request to link your application to an online account.
Find out how to link your application to your account after you create an account or sign in.
We’ll review your sponsorship application and return it to you if
If we begin to process your application, we’ll
If we refuse you as a sponsor
If we refuse you as a sponsor, you can choose to have us keep processing the application for permanent residence for your family members.
If you’re approved as a sponsor
We’ll assess the eligibility of the person(s) you want to sponsor.
The people you’re sponsoring must send any documents we need.
During processing, we’ll ask the people you’re sponsoring to submit their:
Temporary measures have been put into place for biometrics requirements and collection procedures.
Find out what to do for your biometrics
We’ll send instructions and let your family members know how much time they have to send us this information.
You must tell us of any change in circumstances, such as:
If we approve your parents’ and grandparents’ permanent residence application
To finish processing their application, your parents and grandparents, and their dependants who are immigrating to Canada with them, will have to send us
We’ll let them know where to send this information. Once we have it and we finish processing their application, we’ll send them
Check the expiry dates on the permanent resident visa and COPR.
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