IMM 5540E 5540 IMM5540E
User Manual: 5540
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Citizenship and
Immigration Canada
Citoyenneté et
Immigration Canada
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PROTECTED WHEN COMPLETED - B
This form is made available by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is not to be sold to applicants.
(AUSSI DISPONIBLE EN FRANÇAIS - IMM 5540 F)
SPONSOR QUESTIONNAIRE
Sponsorship of a spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner
This document must be completed and included with your application to sponsor if you are sponsoring your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner. Provide a complete and
precise response to each question. Failure to provide this information will delay processing and could result in a refusal of your application.
If there is not enough space on the form to answer any questions in full, provide details on additional sheets of paper. Make sure you have indicated your name, the
form's title and the number or letter of the question you are answering.
BEFORE YOU START, READ THE INSTRUCTION GUIDE. TYPE or PRINT in black ink.
1. Your full name
Family name Given name(s)
2. Date of birth
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
3. What language(s) do you speak?
4. Provide the following details of your father and mother.
FATHER MOTHER
Family name
Given name(s)
Date of birth
Address
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
5. What is the highest level of education you have completed?
Elementary/Primary school
Secondary/High school
Number of years completed
Number of years completed
College/University
Post-graduate studies
Number of years completed
Number of years completed
6. Are you currently employed? Yes No
7. Starting with your current employer, if applicable, give details of all employers you have worked for over the past five years.
If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.
Dates
From
YYYY-MM-DD
To
YYYY-MM-DD
Employer
Give name, complete address
and telephone number for each employer Occupation/Position Monthly
salary/income
$
$
$
$
8. Have you resided in countries other than Canada?
No Yes Give the name of the countries where you resided, your complete addresss(es) and telephone numbers in these countries, as well as period of
residence at each address.
Country Address(es) and telephone numbers
Period of residence
From
YYYY-MM-DD
To
YYYY-MM-DD
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9. Are you a naturalized Canadian or permanent resident of Canada?
No Yes On what date did you become a permanent resident?
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Which Canadian visa office issued your immigrant visa or
confirmation of permanent residence?
10. Were you yourself sponsored to come to Canada?
No Yes When?
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
What type of sponsorship (i.e., spouse, parent, dependent child, other relative) was it?
11. Are you currently living in Canada?
Yes
No
Since when?
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Your address in Canada
When do you plan to return to Canada to
resume residency?
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Where do you plan to live upon your return
to Canada?
Provide proof of your intention to re-establish in Canada. Attach photocopies of one or more of the following document(s), as applicable.
Job offer in Canada Employment contract in Canada Letter of acceptance by an educational institution in Canada
Property rental agreement Property deed Mortgage on property
Other
Give details of your plans to
re-establish yourself in Canada
12. Are you living with someone?
No Yes Give the name (family name and given name) and relationship to you of the person(s) you live with.
If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.
Name Relationship to you
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13. Do your friends and family know about your relationship with your spouse/partner?
Yes No Explain below. Use a separate sheet of paper if you need additional space.
14. Has your spouse/partner met any of your close friends or family?
No
Yes
Explain below. Use a separate sheet of paper if you need additional space.
Give their names, the date your spouse/partner met them and their relationship to you (for example, friend, brother, sister, cousin, etc.).
Name Date (YYY-MM-DD) Relationship to you
15. Do you have any children?
No YesProcced to 16. A. List your children, including those from all your previous relationships, if applicable. Provide for each their name,
relationship to you (son or daughter) and date of birth. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.
Name Relationship to you Date of birth (YYYY-MM-DD)
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B. If any of your children listed in A. do not live with you, give details of your formal/informal visiting rights. Indicate how often you visit your children and if you provide any
financial support for them.
C. Has your spouse/common-law partner/conjugal partner met your children?
Yes No Explain why.
16. Have you ever submitted a sponsorship application for another person before?
No Yes Give details below. If you have submitted more than one sponsorship application, provide for each application the information listed below on a
separate sheet of paper.
Family name
Given name(s)
Date of birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Relationship to you
17. Have you ever been married or in a common-law conjugal partner relationship before?
No Yes Give details of your previous spouse or partner below. If you have had more than one spouse, common-law or conjugal partner, provide for each
the information listed below on a separate sheet of paper.
Family name
Given
name(s)
Date of birth Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
Address
No. and Street
Town/City Country
Length of
relationship
Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
To
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Date of
divorce/
death
Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Attach divorce
papers/death
certificate
On a separate sheet of paper, provide any additional details of your current relationship
that you believe would help to prove your relationship is genuine and continuing.
Sponsor's
signature Date (YYYY-MM-DD)
