SOURCE-BACKED ANSWER

How do I complete Sponsor a spouse, partner or child outside Canada?

Use this independent reviewed guide to prepare the current Sponsor a spouse, partner or child outside Canada procedure and complete each official action yourself. Start with the reviewed official source, follow the current actions and submit through your own government account.

Practical order

1. 1

   Confirm the sponsor’s status and responsibilities and the spouse, partner or child relationship under the current federal definitions.

2. 2

   Use the Family Class instructions for a family member outside Canada and review country-specific civil, identity and police documents.

3. 3

   Open the current online guide and document checklist for the sponsor, principal applicant and every dependant, accompanying or not.

4. 4

   Gather relationship, visits, communication, identity, civil-status, police, medical and financial evidence without manufacturing or altering proof.

5. 5

   Complete every sponsorship and permanent-residence form, obtain required digital signatures and disclose all family members and material history.

6. 6

   The principal applicant submits through their own PR Portal account, pays IRCC directly and saves the complete package and confirmation.