Form Imm 5490 Canada PDF Details

Navigating the journey to becoming a permanent resident of Canada when sponsored by a spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner involves a detailed and comprehensive process, encapsulated within the Imm 5490 form. As a crucial component of the application for permanent residence, this form serves as a thorough questionnaire for those living outside Canada and being sponsored in these relationship categories. It demands precise answers, covering aspects from the initial contact with the sponsor to the development and evidential substantiation of the relationship. Completeness and accuracy in responses are imperative; failure to provide the demanded information can significantly delay processing times and might even lead to a refusal of the application. Questions span from how and when the couple first met, to details about their relationship progression, including any ceremonies, receptions, or formal commitments made, along with the involvement of family and friends. It extends further to inquire about previous relationships, family connections, and the maintenance of the relationship over distance, calling for documentary proof at multiple stages. Given the form's exhaustive nature and its role in the sponsorship process, understanding every section and preparing diligently is essential for those looking to solidify their future in Canada through spousal or partner sponsorship.

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SPONSORED SPOUSE/PARTNER QUESTIONNAIRE

To be completed by persons living outside Canada and being sponsored as spouses, common-law partners or conjugal partners

This document must be completed and included with your application for permanent residence in Canada if you are being sponsored by 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.

Indicate your name, the form's title and the number or letter of the question you are answering on all additional sheets of paper on which you will provide your answers.

A number of the following questions ask that you provide documentary proof. For expediency and security reasons, do not include documents containing mechanical or electronic devices (such as musical greeting cards) nor containers / storage components for pictures such as binders, albums, frames, video discs (DVDs) or video cassettes.

BEFORE YOU START, READ THE INSTRUCTION GUIDE. TYPE or PRINT in black ink.

FIRST CONTACT

1.Did you have any contact with your sponsor before you met in person?

No

Yes

When did you first contact your sponsor?

How did you first contact your sponsor (e.g. by phone, letter, e-mail, etc)?

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FIRST MEETING

2.When and where did you first meet your sponsor in person?

Date

Day

Month

 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place

3.Did anyone (individual or organization) introduce you to your sponsor?

No

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Name of individual

 

 

 

Date of

 

 

 

or organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relationship

 

Relationship

 

 

to you

 

to your sponsor

 

4.Did you give your sponsor any gifts?

No

Yes Specify

Day Month

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.Did your sponsor give you any gifts?

No

Yes Specify

6.Give any additional details describing the circumstance of your first meeting with your sponsor. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

FAMILY MEMBERS

7.Prior to your spousal/common-law/conjugal partner relationship, was your sponsor or any of your sponsor's family members related to you or any member of your family?

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Give their names and relationship to you or your sponsor, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME

RELATIONSHIP TO YOU OR YOUR SPONSOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This form is made available by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is not to be sold to applicants.

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8.Do you have family members or other relatives (i.e. aunt, uncle, cousin, etc.) living in Canada?

 

No

 

 

 

Yes

Provide their full name(s), address(es) and relationship to you.

 

 

 

 

 

If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

 

NAME AND ADDRESS

RELATIONSHIP TO YOU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP

9.Describe how your relationship developed after your first contact/meeting with your sponsor and if you and your sponsor dated or went on any outings or trips together. Provide photos and documentary evidence of events or activities in which you both participated.

If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

10. Was your relationship known to your close friends and family?

Yes

 

No

Explain why. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. Did your sponsor meet any of your close friends or family?

 

Yes

Give their names below, their relationship to you and the date your sponsor met them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAME

RELATIONSHIP TO YOU

 

 

DATE SPONSOR MET

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Month

 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

Explain why. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Are you and your sponsor married?

Yes

Complete questions 12 to 19.

No

Go immediately to question 20.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR MARRIAGE

12.Who proposed?

13.When and where did the proposal take place?

Date

Day

Month

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place

14. Was there a formal ceremony to recognize/celebrate the engagement?

 

Yes

Provide details on number of attendees. Indicate if your sponsor, your sponsor's family members/relatives and your family members/relatives

 

attended and if not, why not. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

 

 

 

No

Explain why.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Was there a formal ceremony to recognize/celebrate the marriage?

Yes

No

Provide details on date, location, number of attendees. Indicate if your sponsor, your sponsor's family members/relatives and your family members/relatives attended and if not, why not. Specify the rite (religion) in which the marriage was performed and to what religion you and your spouse belong to, if any. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

Explain why.

16.a) Did your sponsor have to travel to your country for the marriage?

No

Yes

b)If you answered "Yes" to 16a), did someone travel with him/her?

No

Yes Name

What is the relationship of this person to you or your sponsor?

17.Was your marriage arranged?

An arranged marriage is a marriage that was arranged by relatives, friends or brokers (matchmakers).

No

Yes

Who arranged

the marriage?

 

When was the marriage arranged?

Where was the marriage arranged?

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18. Was there a reception?

 

No

Explain. If you plan to have a reception later, give date and place.

 

Yes

Provide details on date, location, number of attendees. Indicate if your sponsor, your sponsor's family members/relatives and your family

 

 

 

members/relatives attended and if not, why not. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.Was there a honeymoon (a holiday or trip taken by you and your sponsor after the marriage)? No

 

Yes

Provide details. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GO TO QUESTION 24.

INFORMATION ON YOUR COMMON-LAW/CONJUGAL PARTNER RELATIONSHIP

20.Are you in a common-law relationship?

You are in a common-law relationship if you and your sponsor have lived together in a conjugal relationship* for a period of at least one year.

* Conjugal relationship refers to a committed and mutually interdependent relationship of some permanence where a couple has combined their affairs to the extent possible (marriage-like).

No

Provide written and documentary evidence of your relationship. (For example, insurance policies, wills, anything naming your partner as

Yes beneficiary, documents showing travel together, identity documents showing same address, documents showing joint ownership of possessions, joint mortgage/loan/rental agreement/bank accounts, etc.)

21.Are you in a conjugal partner relationship?

You are in a conjugal partner relationship if you and your sponsor have maintained a conjugal relationship* for a period of at least one year but cannot meet the definition of common-law partner, that is you have been unable to live together continuously for one year, usually because of an immigration barrier. If you plan to marry your sponsor, you may not be considered a conjugal partner.

* Conjugal relationship refers to a committed and mutually interdependent relationship of some permanence where a couple has combined their affairs to the extent possible (marriage-like).

 

No

 

 

 

Provide written and documentary evidence of your relationship. (For example, insurance policies, wills, anything naming your partner as

 

Yes

beneficiary, documents showing travel together, documents showing joint ownership of possessions, long distance calls, letters, e-mails,

 

 

documents showing recognition of each other's significant events, etc.) Explain why you were not able to live together continuously for one

 

 

year. If possible, provide evidence - visa denials, for example - that you tried to live together but were unable to do so. If insufficient space,

 

 

use a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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22. Was there a formal ceremony to recognize/celebrate the relationship, e.g. commitment or partnership ceremony?

 

No

Explain why.

 

Yes

Provide details on date, location, number of attendees. Indicate if your sponsor, your sponsor's family members/relatives and your family

 

 

 

members/relatives attended and if not, why not. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23. Was there a reception?

 

No

Explain. If you plan to have a reception later, give date and place.

 

Yes

Provide details on date, location, number of attendees. Indicate if your sponsor, your sponsor's family members/relatives and your family

 

 

 

members/relatives attended and if not, why not. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper. Attach photos, if any.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAINTAINING CONTACT

24. Has your sponsor visited you during the period of your relationship?

 

No

Explain why.

 

Yes

Indicate number, dates and length of visits, and if you stayed together at the same location during the visit. If space is insufficient, use a

 

 

 

separate sheet of paper. Provide documentary evidence, for example visas, tickets, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25. Have you visited your sponsor during the period of your relationship?

 

No

Explain why.

 

Yes

Indicate number, dates and length of visits, and if you stayed together at the same location during the visit. If space is insufficient, use a

 

 

 

separate sheet of paper. Provide documentary evidence, for example visas, tickets, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26. a) How do you and your sponsor communicate when you are not together?

b) How often and in what language?

Provide documentary evidence, e.g. phone bills, letters, etc. Provide any additional details, if any, on a separate sheet of paper.

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LIVING ARRANGEMENTS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT 27. Have you and your sponsor lived together?

 

No

Explain why. If insufficient space, use a separate sheet of paper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Give dates of periods of cohabitation.

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28.Are you currently living with your sponsor? Yes

No

When did your sponsor return to Canada?

Day Month

 

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29. Are you living with someone other than your sponsor?

 

No

 

 

 

Yes

Give the 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30.Do you receive financial support from your sponsor?

No

Yes How much?

Provide documentary evidence, such as Western Union receipts, bank drafts, etc.

CONSENT TO DISCLOSE

How often?

31.If there is an investigation into marriage fraud about you, do you consent to Citizenship and Immigration Canada and Canada Border Services Agency releasing the results to your sponsor?

No Yes

My consent will remain valid until I revoke consent in writing to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

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.

Applicant's signature

Date

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Month

 

Year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERPRETER DECLARATION

This section must be fully completed if an interpreter assisted you in the preparation of this form.

I,

 

, solemnly declare that I have faithfully and accurately interpreted in the

language the content of this application and any related forms to the person concerned.

I have been informed by the person concerned, and I do verily believe, that he/she completely understands the nature and effect of these forms, and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing it to be true and knowing that it is of the same force and effect as if made under oath.

Interpreter's signature

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