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Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class

This application is for Canadian citizens and permanent residents living in Canada who wish to sponsor close family members living abroad, including:

parents
grandparents
children adopted outside of Canada or intended to be adopted in Canada
brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, grandsons or granddaughters who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner
any other family member if there is no spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, son, daughter, mother, father, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, niece or nephew who is a Canadian citizen, registered Indian or permanent resident or whom you may sponsor.

Sponsors living in the province of Quebec who wish to obtain further information on the province’s sponsorship requirements should contact the Ministère des Relations avec les citoyens et de l’Immigration.

Mail the application to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.

This application includes the following items:

Guide [IMM 5196]
>>> also in HTML format
Application to Sponsor and Undertaking [IMM 1344A]
Financial Evaluation [IMM 1283]
Sponsorship Agreement [IMM 1344B]
Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union [IMM 5409]
Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]
Document Checklist — Sponsor [IMM 5287]
Fees Receipt
You have two options to obtain a fees receipt:
1. Payment of fees on the Internet
  If you have Adobe® Acrobat Reader software, a printer, and a Visa, MasterCard or American Express credit card, you can pay your fees on-line.
2. Payment of fees at a financial institution in Canada
  If you cannot or do not wish to pay on-line, you must obtain an original receipt form IMM 5401 in order to pay at a financial institution. Because of this form’s special features, it cannot be downloaded and printed from the Web site. You may, however, order it and it will be mailed to you.

If you cannot view and print this application from this Web site we can mail it to you. Place an order for an application if you need it mailed. Be certain that you need this application before placing an order. The delivery of this application may take several weeks. The Fees Receipt will be included and does not have to be ordered separately.


	Last Updated: 2004-12-13		Important Notices