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2021 DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS
(DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS - IMM 5771 F)IMM 5771 (09-2021) E
As you work through the steps:
1. Upload this form and all other required documents to your online application.
2. If your documents are not in English or French, include a notarized (certified) translation with a copy of the original version.
3. If you are applying online, you will be asked to provide an electronic signature once you are ready to submit your documents to IRCC. If
you are applying on paper due to a disability, please disregard all references of uploading your documents online as you will be mailing
the paper application package to IRCC.
For the forms requested below, the principal applicant is responsible for completing the forms on behalf of their dependents who are 18 years
of age and older.
If you do not follow these instructions, the form(s) may not be accepted and the entire application may be returned.
IMPORTANT: If you cannot provide one or more document(s) required by this checklist, you must upload a written explanation for
each missing document. Submit any additional information under the section “other” in your online application.
You may be asked to provide an original copy of a form with the original handwritten signature(s) if an IRCC officer determines it is
necessary.
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Forms List (for the Sponsor)
Parents and Grandparents Invitation to Apply Letter
Note: Upload the invitation to apply letter with your confirmation number and include it in under the section “other” in your online application
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1. Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking (IMM 1344)
To be completed online, printed, signed by hand and dated by you (the sponsor), your co-signer (if applicable), and the person you are
sponsoring (principal applicant). Make a digital copy of the completed, signed and dated form.
Note: You should keep a copy of this document for your records. This agreement lists the obligations and responsibilities that fall unto the sponsor,
co-signer (if applicable) and the persons being sponsored.
£
2. Financial Evaluation for Parents and Grandparents Sponsorship (IMM 5768)
To be completed by you and your co-signer, if applicable. Residents of Quebec do not need to complete this form.
£
If you answered "No" to question 8 or if your co-signer answered "No" to question 16, you must complete the Income Sources for the
Sponsorship of Parents and Grandparents (IMM 5748) form.
3. Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409)
To be completed, signed by hand and dated by the sponsor and the cosigner, only if in a common-law partnership.
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4. Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008)
To be completed online by the principal applicant.
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6. Schedule A - Background/Declaration (IMM 5669)
The principal applicant must complete this form online for themselves and on behalf of all their dependents who are 18 years of age
and older
IMPORTANT: For this form to be accepted:
a) it must be complete
b) the principal applicant must sign this form via digital declaration.
Note: For question 6 in the Schedule A, if the principal applicant or a dependent has not worked in the past 10 years (e.g. they are retired), they
must provide details of their personal history since the age of 18.
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7. Additional Family Information (IMM 5406)
The principal applicant must complete this form online for themselves and on behalf of all their dependents who are 18 years of age
and older.
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8. Use of Representative (IMM 5476)
To be completed, if applicable.
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9. Processing Fees
Upload the fee payment receipt showing the amount paid.
Note: Attach a single receipt with the sponsorship fee, the application fee, and the biometric fee.
To avoid delays in the processing of your application, please ensure you pay your biometric fees when submitting your application fees.
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Supporting Documents - Part A
IMPORTANT: A copy of the exact status in Canada document you submitted with your 2020 interest to sponsor form must be included with your
application to sponsor your parents and grandparents. Submit your Status in Canada document under the section “other” in your online application.
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1. Upload either your:
Permanent Resident Card (both sides) or, if you were not issued a Permanent Resident Card, your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or
your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688), or
Canadian Citizenship Certificate or card (both sides), or
Canadian birth certificate, or
If you were born in Quebec, we will only accept a birth certificate from the Directeur de l'état civil.
Canadian passport (pages showing passport number, date of issue and expiration, photo, name, surname, place and date of birth of
holder), or
Secure certificate of Indian status.
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2. Upload your marriage certificate, if you have a co-signer and they are your spouse.
If you were married in the province of Quebec, only a marriage certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is acceptablee.
3. If your spouse or common-law partner is a co-signer, upload either a:
Permanent Resident Card (both sides) or, if they were not issued a Permanent Resident Card, their Record of Landing
(IMM 1000) or their Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) or
Canadian Citizenship Certificate or card (both sides), or
Canadian birth certificate, or
If they were born in the province of Quebec, only a birth certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is acceptable
Canadian passport (pages showing passport number, date of issue and expiration, photo, name, surname, place and date of birth of
holder), or
Secure certificate of Indian status.
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4. Proof of principal applicant's relationship to sponsor:
Upload the sponsor's birth certificate
If you were born in the province of Quebec, only a birth certificate issued by the Directeur de l'état civil is acceptable.
Upload your mother/father/parent's birth certificate.
Note: If you are sponsoring your grandparents, you must also include the following:
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5. Upload the travel document or passport for the principal applicant and each accompanying dependent.
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6. Proof of principal applicant's relationship to an accompanying dependent spouse or common-law partner;
Upload the marriage certificate, OR
Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409)
To be completed also by the principal applicant and their common-law partner, if applicable.
a) given name(s) and family name(s) of all previous spouses and/or common-law partners;
b) the time period for which they were together;
c) proof of dissolution for all previous marriages and/or common-law unions. Proof of dissolution could include: divorce certificate(s),
death certificate(s) or a Statutory Declaration of Severance of Common-Law Union (IMM 5519).
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Note: If the principal applicant or dependent spouse has previously been married or in a common-law union, please include the following:
7. Proof of principal applicant's relationship to accompanying dependent children;
Upload a birth certificate for each accompanying dependent child.
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8. Curriculum Vitae (CV)/Resume;
The principal applicant and all dependents who are 18 years of age and older must provide a CV/Resume. Please ensure all
CVs/Resumes include information since the age of 18 and details of the employment and volunteer positions held.
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9. Travel history;
The principal applicant and all dependents who are 18 years of age and older must complete the Supplementary Information Your
Travels (IMM 5562) online.
10. Details of military experience;
If the principal applicant or dependent declared military and/or paramilitary service for question 11. on the
Schedule A - Background/Declaration (IMM 5669), please complete the Details of Military Experience (IMM 5546).
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11. Upload one (1) recent photo of the principal applicant and each accompanying dependent. Follow the instructions in the photograph
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specifications:
Supporting Documents - Part B
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12. If you answered "No" to question 8 or if your co-signer answered "No" to question 16 on the Financial Evaluation for Parents and
Grandparents Sponsorship (IMM 5768), you must upload:
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Proof of income or Notice of Assessment (NOA) issued by the Canada Revenue Agency for each of the three most recent taxation
years immediately preceding the date of your application. If you do not have paper copies of your Notices of Assessment on file,
you can view (and print) your tax returns as well as other personal tax information using the CRA's My Account online service. To
Note: If your spouse or common-law partner is a co-signer, provide the same document.
register or login, visit My Account.
IMPORTANT: Police Certificates
Do not include a police certificate at this time. The processing office will request police certificates from the principal applicant and each
dependent 18 years or older (who are not already Canadian citizens or permanent residents) later in the application process.
IMPORTANT: Medical Examination
Do not complete a medical examination at this time. You will be issued medical instructions at an appropriate point in processing.
https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445eb-e.pdf