Sending in Sponsorship and Immigration Forms

[Saffy]

Hi there,

I am glad this forum is out there to help people like me! I feel confused sometimes when it comes to filling ou the forms, so I am really happy to see a site like this.

My husband is a resident of Italy, but his citizehship is Tunisian. He lives in italy at the moment and also studies here. I am from Canada.

When we went to the Canadian embassy in rome, they told us it woould be faster for my husband to apply from here (meaning italy) than canada. Now we didnt have time to ask her details, but do you think this meant that the whole process is better to do from Italy or from canada?

And by whole process, does it mean that the forms that I fill out for sponsorship and the ones we will out for immigration, are to be sent at different times and from different places? Like if i send my sponsorship application from canada, can he send the immigration forms from italy?

Sorry if myquestion is confusing! i hope someone can clarify!

[scarycemetery]

Hi there,

I am glad this forum is out there to help people like me! I feel confused sometimes when it comes to filling ou the forms, so I am really happy to see a site like this.

My husband is a resident of Italy, but his citizehship is Tunisian. He lives in italy at the moment and also studies here. I am from Canada.

When we went to the Canadian embassy in rome, they told us it woould be faster for my husband to apply from here (meaning italy) than canada. Now we didnt have time to ask her details, but do you think this meant that the whole process is better to do from Italy or from canada?

And by whole process, does it mean that the forms that I fill out for sponsorship and the ones we will out for immigration, are to be sent at different times and from different places? Like if i send my sponsorship application from canada, can he send the immigration forms from italy?

Sorry if myquestion is confusing! i hope someone can clarify!

Hi and welcome to the forum

Your first choice is to either do an inland or outland application. Outland is faster, and it means your husband stays in Italy until the application process is complete. Inland means your husband is in Canada already (whether on a visitor visa, or something else) which usually takes much longer.

For the papers, you send in everything at once. If you choose to do an outland application, you send all of the papers and proofs to the CPC in Mississauga. If you choose inland, all of the papers and proofs go to Alberta.

If I were you, choose to do outland, that way it's much faster.

[Saffy]

But if I send all the papers outland, does that mean that I am sending the papers FROM italy to missisauga, or from toronto(where i live) to missisauga?

Because I do not live in Italy, I live in Toronto...

does that also mean that nothing is sent to the embassy in rome?

[CharlieD10]

You send the papers from both sponsor and applicant to CPC-Mississauga from wherever you are.  When CPC-M approves you as the sponsor, the file goes to the embassy in Rome from there.  You do not send the application directly to Rome.

[Saffy]

is there a form or something where i indicate which country office i want it to be sent to? because or else how will they know they i want it processed in rome?

also the process time for rome it says 11 months, is this accurate or does it change often?

[CharlieD10]

Question #4 on the IMM0008 asks for the location of the visa office processing the application.

The timing is an average for 80% of the applications processed in the past year.  Your time may be less or more.

[sidkrose]

is there a form or something where i indicate which country office i want it to be sent to? because or else how will they know they i want it processed in rome?

also the process time for rome it says 11 months, is this accurate or does it change often?

You should read through all the forms and guides as a first step. There is a question on one of the applicant's forms where you indicate the visa office. Here are the forms/guides.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

The process times are when 80% of the cases are completed. Some will be done before that, some will take longer. If you have a straightforward, complete and thorough application, it will probably take less time. However, if there are gaps in the applicant's background, doubt that you have a genuine relationship, they have to request documents etc etc, it could take longer. So just take your time and make sure everything is done right!

[Saffy]

with the sponsor spouse questionnaire, my husband is not fluent in english, so is it ok if i ask him the questions and fill out the answers myself, depending on what his answers are?

and in the section below it says about an interpreter, do I sign this part since i helped him understand it, or do we really need someone else to interpret the form for him? please give me clarification as we are trying to complete these forms as soon as possible, thank you

[CharlieD10]

Yes, you may do it that way.  No, you don't need a professional translator if you are capable of doing so yourself.

[Saffy]

So is it ok if i write that I myself was the interpreter for my husband and sign it as that?

[CharlieD10]

Yes.