UCI/Client ID & Sponsor Questionnaire

[Singhorama]

I am 'naturalised Canadian citizen' going to sponsor my wife (US citizen) currently in Canada on visitor's visa. My questions are related to forms: Q1. Question 9 in "Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship agreement and Undertaking" asks for "UCI/Client ID" - what's this number? From where I will get this?
Q2. Question 8 in "Sponsor Questionnaire" asks "Have you resided in countries other than Canada?" Is this related to employment details of last five years (asked for in Question 7 of the same form) or with every residence from my birth onwards? I don't even remember all addresses where I lived before coming to Canada !! Thanking you in anticipation.

[shamsia]

Hi there,

1) Client ID refers to the number on your immigration case provided to you at the time you applied for immigration to Canada. For eg, there are naturalised Canadians/PRs who applied as Skilled Workers, went through the whole rigmarole of immigration and then became PRs/citizens. Now you, as a PR/citizen. are in a position to sponsor your spouse. So, if you have any documents pertaining to that previous case and could retrieve your client ID number, then please provide it here, otherwise leave it blank.

In my husbands case, he was a minor when he came to Canada from India, which was almost 20 years ago and did not remember much about his previous application. In that case, we gave the exact date on which he and his family landed in Canada. His father seemed to remember most of the details, and did save a few immigration papers from the past. I believe you could do the same & ask if anyone from your family remembers.

2) It refers to the countries you have lived in (not visited) since the time you were born. Most people again do not remember much, so they give as much info as they could remember. Some people only remember street names and have provided that. Again, I suggest you ask around and see if any of your family remembers. Just give as much info as you can, the VO will understand such cases.

Hope this helps. All the best!

[wilson]

You can give the name of city or town of  country you visited against the address. In the covering letter you can briefly mention that you cannot recall any address of the places you visited.