Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 5289
In-Canada Application for Permanent Residence and Schedule 1 – Background/Declaration	IMM 5002 and IMM 5002 Schedule 1
Application to Sponsor and Undertaking	IMM 1344A
Sponsorship Agreement	IMM 1344B
Spouse/Common-law Partner Questionnaire	IMM 5285
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Medical Report Section A — EDE/EFE	IMM 1017 SCL
Document Checklist	IMM 5443

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 5196
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

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 3998
Application for Permanent Residence	IMM 0008 GENERIC
Schedule 1 Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Visa office specific instructions.	HTML

Form Name	Form Number
Guide to sponsorship	IMM 3900
Application to Sponsor and Undertaking	IMM 1344A
Sponsorship Agreement	IMM 1344B
Sponsorship Evaluation	IMM 5481
Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union	IMM 5409
Sponsor Questionnaire	IMM 5540
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Document Checklist	IMM 5491
Guide to Immigrating	IMM 3999
Application for Permanent Residence	IMM 0008 GENERIC
Schedule 1 Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Sponsored Spouse/Partner Questionnaire	IMM 5490
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Visa office instructions	HTML

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 5291
Application for Permanent Residence from Within Canada: Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations	IMM 5001
Supplementary Information	IMM 5283
Instructions — Use of a Representative	IMM 5561
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Authority to Release Personal Information to a Designated Individual	IMM 5475
Document Checklist	IMM 5280

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM EG7000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1: Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 3: Economic Classes	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 3
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Fee Payment Form -App. for Permanent Residence – Federal Skilled Worker	IMM 5620
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Document Checklist	IMM 5612

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 5609
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1: Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 8: Economic Classes – Canadian Experience Class	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 8
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Document Checklist	IMM 5610

Form Name	Form Number
Guide for Quebec-Selected Applicants	IMM EQ7000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1: Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Schedule 5: Economic Classes – Declaration of Intent to Reside in Quebec	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 5
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Visa office instructions	HTML
Application for Certificat de sélection du Québec	HTML

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM 4000
Application for permanent residence	IMM 0008 GENERIC
Schedule 1 Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 6 — Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6
Schedule 6A Business Immigrants – Self-employed persons	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6A
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM4000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1: Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 6: Economic Classes: Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6
Schedule 6A: Economic Classes: Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6A
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM4000ES
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008BU
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Visa office instructions	HTML

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM4000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1: Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 6: Economic Classes: Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6
Schedule 6A: Economic Classes: Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6A
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide	IMM4000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008BU
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Visa office instructions	HTML

Form Name	Form Number
Instruction Guide — Applying for Permanent Residence: Business Class Applicants	IMM4000
Application for Permanent Residence in Canada	IMM0008
Schedule 1 Background/Declaration	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 1
Schedule 6 — Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6
Schedule 6A: Economic Classes: Business Immigrants	IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 6A
Additional Family Information	IMM 5406
Use of a Representative	IMM 5476
Investor’s Acknowledgement	PDF

Checking your application status

To find out the current status of your application, follow these steps:

Step	Action
1	Log on to our website at www.cic.gc.ca.
2	Select “I Need To…” on the right hand side of the page.
3	Click on Check My Application Status.
4	Click on Client Application Status under “Online Services”.

Step	Action
1	Log on to our website at www.cic.gc.ca.
2	Select “I Need To…” on the right hand side of the page.
3	Click on Check My Application Status.
4	Click on Client Application Status under “Online Services”.
5	Access your account.
6	Select the check box next to the message “Please don’t show my application status on the Internet”.

What is a UCI?

UCI stands for “unique client identifier.” It is also known as a client identification number (client ID). It appears on official documents you get from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). It has four numbers, a hyphen and four more numbers. (Example: 0000-0000).

If you are applying to CIC for the first time, you will not yet have a UCI. If so, and you are filling out a form that asks for one, write “Not Applicable” or “N/A” in the space provided.

What is my client ID?

Your client ID, also referred to as a UCI, appears on all documents you get from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). It is an eight-digit number that looks like this: 0000-0000.

If you are applying to CIC for the first time, you will not yet have a client ID. If so, and you are filling out a form that asks for one, write “Not Applicable” or “N/A” in the space provided.

Factors that facilitate processing

There are certain things you can do to help ensure that your application is processed as promptly as possible:

• make sure that all the documentation and information requested is provided at the time of initial application submission
• make sure that you notify the visa office promptly of any and all changes to your mailing address, family situation, or any other information that is important to your application, such as additional education or work experience.
• refrain from making unnecessary inquiries to the visa office regarding the status of your case

Factors that may delay processing

The following factors may delay the processing of your application:

• unclear photocopies of documents
• documents not accompanied by a certified English or French translation
• verification of information and documents provided
• a medical condition that may require additional tests or consultations
• a criminal or security problem
• family situations such as impending divorce, or custody or maintenance disputes
• completion of legal adoption
• consultation is required with other offices in Canada and abroad
• you are not a permanent resident of the country in which you currently live

• CIC Online services (applications)

Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Place of application for permanent resident visa

11. (1) An application for a permanent resident visa — other than an application for a permanent resident visa made under Part 8 — must be made to the immigration office that serves

(a) the country where the applicant is residing, if the applicant has been lawfully admitted to that country for a period of at least one year; or

(b) the applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which they are residing without having been lawfully admitted.

Place of application for temporary resident visa, work permit or study permit

(2) An application for a temporary resident visa — or an application for a work permit or study permit that under these Regulations must be made outside of Canada — must be made to an immigration office that serves as an immigration office for processing the type of application made and that serves, for the purpose of the application,

(a) the country in which the applicant is present and has been lawfully admitted; or

(b) the applicant's country of nationality or, if the applicant is stateless, their country of habitual residence other than a country in which they are residing without having been lawfully admitted.

Applications to remain in Canada as permanent residents

(3) An application to remain in Canada as a permanent resident as a member of one of the classes referred to in section 65 or subsection 72(2), and an application to remain in Canada referred to in subsection 175(1), must be made to the Department's Case Processing Centre in Canada that serves the applicant's place of habitual residence.

Applications for permanent resident cards

(4) An applicant for a permanent resident card must send the application to the Department's Case Processing Centre in Canada that serves the applicant's place of habitual residence.

Sponsorship applications

(5) A person who applies to sponsor a foreign national must send the application to the Department's Case Processing Centre in Canada that serves the applicant's place of habitual residence.

Return of an application

12. If the requirements of sections 10 and 11 are not met, the application and all documents submitted in support of the application shall be returned to the applicant.

Place of application for a temporary resident visa, study permit, work permit – 

Implementation of R11(2) 

Since April 1, 2005, applicants are required to submit their application for a temporary resident visa, study permit or work permit to the visa office that is responsible for serving

 

• the country in which the applicant has been lawfully admitted; or 

• the applicant's country of nationality, or, if the applicant is stateless, their country of habitual 

residence. 

When determining "nationality," presentation of a national passport should constitute satisfactory proof of the applicant's nationality. 

Visa offices in the U.S.A. have responsibility for applicants who have lawfully been admitted to the U.S.A. or Canada. R11(2) continues to be very flexible. For example, the business person from India spending a day or two in the U.K. will be able to apply for a temporary resident visa in London, as long as they were lawfully admitted to the U.K. Similarly, a Chinese student currently studying in Singapore will be able to apply for a study permit at the visa office there. However, it will not permit a Brazilian national who is physically in Brazil to make a temporary work permit application by mail to the visa office in New York City.

How can I check the status of my immigration application?

It depends on the type of application.

Temporary residence applications (work permit, study permit or visitor record)

Temporary residence applications are processed quickly – generally in less than 40 days depending on the application type - so, it is not possible to confirm the status of your application online. However, you can check the application processing times to get an idea how long it might take to process your type of application.

All other applications (sponsorship, permanent residence, Canadian citizenship)

If you are the sponsor or principal applicant, you can check the Client Application Status (CAS) service. (Note: If you are a family member included on someone else’s application, you can view your profile but not the status of your application.)

To use this service, you will need to enter some personal information, such as:

• the identification number related to the application, immigration document or correspondence you got from CIC,
• your surname(s) as they appear on your application or identity documents,
• your date of birth and
• your place of birth.