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Spousal Sponsorship Country Specific Sponsorship Application Forms

When you go to IRCC’s Sponsorship pages in order to download your application package – found here after scrolling down the page to where it says Get your checklist, forms, and instructions – you will see a drop-down menu like this: Nervous about your immigration application? Let Immigroup’s licensed professional consultants or lawyers review your…

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Paying Your Sponsorship Application Fees

Do You Have Your Printed Sponsorship Application Fee Receipt? You have to pay your fees and print your receipt and include that printed receipt with your application.  If you don’t include this receipt your application will be returned to you. Let’s look at the current fee structure for Spousal Sponsorship Applications:   Step 1: Sponsorship…

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Marrying and Sponsoring a Malian Citizen

Marriage to a Malian Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Malian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your Malian spouse or…

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Tracking the Status of Your Immigration Application

If you haven’t already, you should now set up your IRCC Secure Account which will allow you to track the application.  Please note that it is the Principal Applicant who must use their IRCC account (GC Key) to track their application.  It is important to remember that the principal applicant can link their paper application…

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General Application Form IMM 0008 and IMM 0008DEP Additional Dependants Declaration

General Application Form for Canada IMM 0008 This form is filled out by the Principal Applicant who is applying to be sponsored to come to Canada as a permanent resident. In our example, Carmen – the sponsored spouse – will fill out this application form. Further down we’ll give a more general explanation for how…

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Marrying and Sponsoring a Mongolian Citizen

Marriage to a Mongolian Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Mongolian citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your Mongolian spouse or…

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Marrying and Sponsoring a Nigerien Citizen

Marriage to a Nigerien Citizen Every country has its own laws that apply to its citizens marrying a person from a different country. Getting married to a Nigerien citizen with the goal of eventually bringing them to Canada to live is a process with many steps. If you want to bring your Nigerien spouse or…

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The IMM 5645 / IMM 5406 Family Information Form

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Submitting Biometrics for Your Immigration Application

What are Biometrics? Digital fingerprints and a photograph of the facial area.   Who has to provide biometrics? The following people have to give biometrics to enter Canada: Visitor visa applicants Work permit applicants or Study permit applicants (except U.S. citizens) Permanent Residence applicants Refugees or people seeking asylum Visitor Record applicants – people seeking…

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IMM 5409 Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union

If you are legally married or are sponsoring a Conjugal Partner then do not complete this form. As our couple in our application example are legally married, we do not have to fill out form IMM 5409. This form is filled out by both the Sponsor and the Principal Applicant and is used to establish…

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Jamaican Immigration to Canada

Jamaican Immigration to Canada   History of Jamaican Immigration to Canada As of 2011, there were 256,915 Jamaican Canadians, both citizens and permanent residents. This group makes up nearly a third of all Black Canadians, who in term are Canada’s 3rd largest visible minority. Also, Jamaica has been the largest source of immigrants to Canada…

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British citizen in the US ?

Apply for a UK Passport from the United States As a British man, woman or child that resides in the USA as a citizen or green card holder you may need to renew your British passport or even obtain one for the first time. You will probably be thinking about contacting the British Embassy in…

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