Dependent Child's PR sponsorship rejected due to missing DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM 5604)

[coprwaitisover]

Hi there, I need an urgent help.
Here is my situation:

• My son is born in India and currently with my wife staying in India.
• I am the sponsor and in Canada.

I mentioned in the letter of explanation that my wife is already a PR and I will travel to India to bring both of them here. Still IRCC rejected the application with following reason:
DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM 5604)
• A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Questions I have:

1. Is this required to be submitted?
2. If yes, who should fill the form and get this notarized? My wife?
3. Can I just choose "IMM 5604" in the Additional Application Forms and write letter of explanation about this?

Please help as this is urgent and it feels like 3 months are wasted and the re-submission will cause further processing delays.

 

[coprwaitisover]

@canuck78 @armoured @YVR123 please provide your valuable feedback here.

 

[armoured]

Hi there, I need an urgent help.
Here is my situation:

• My son is born in India and currently with my wife staying in India.
• I am the sponsor and in Canada.

I mentioned in the letter of explanation that my wife is already a PR and I will travel to India to bring both of them here. Still IRCC rejected the application with following reason:
DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM 5604)
• A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Questions I have:

1. Is this required to be submitted?
2. If yes, who should fill the form and get this notarized? My wife?
3. Can I just choose "IMM 5604" in the Additional Application Forms and write letter of explanation about this?

Please help as this is urgent and it feels like 3 months are wasted and the re-submission will cause further processing delays.

In my opinion you are over-thinking. If they have asked for this form and it's not that difficult to get it done, then just provide it.

I would approach the issue about notarization the exact same way: since it's not usually that difficult to get this doc notarized, just do it. (If truly difficult for some reason, then IMO would be okay to risk submitting the non-notarized form).

In both cases I would still provide the PR card of spouse as identification and a short letter of explanation that the spouse/parent will accompany the child back to Canada.

Side note: yes, I also think this is NOT technically required. Some IRCC staff do not appear to understand this. But my approach of just providing it will definitely work, and probably more quickly than digging your heels in.

 

[coprwaitisover]

In my opinion you are over-thinking. If they have asked for this form and it's not that difficult to get it done, then just provide it.

I would approach the issue about notarization the exact same way: since it's not usually that difficult to get this doc notarized, just do it. (If truly difficult for some reason, then IMO would be okay to risk submitting the non-notarized form).

In both cases I would still provide the PR card of spouse as identification and a short letter of explanation that the spouse/parent will accompany the child back to Canada.

Side note: yes, I also think this is NOT technically required. Some IRCC staff do not appear to understand this. But my approach of just providing it will definitely work, and probably more quickly than digging your heels in.

Thank you so much for your feedback.
I just want to make sure that I get this rightly complete. Do you mean my wife needs to get the Form notarized from india? In that form should we add my name as well because I'll be bringing them here?

 

[canuck78]

Thank you so much for your feedback.
I just want to make sure that I get this rightly complete. Do you mean my wife needs to get the Form notarized from india? In that form should we add my name as well because I'll be bringing them here?

This is primarily to ensure your spouse is happy for you to sponsor your child and for your child to travel to Canada so no your name is not important.

 

[coprwaitisover]

This is primarily to ensure your spouse is happy for you to sponsor your child and for your child to travel to Canada so no your name is not important.

Okay. It means my wife needs to get this notarized in India. Correct?

 

[armoured]

Okay. It means my wife needs to get this notarized in India. Correct?

She can get it notarized wherever she likes. Note some forms require a witness (I think this may be one), you'll have to coordinate that with the notary.

Again - possibly not needed, but if you want it processed more quickly, may as well dot the tees and cross the eyes.

 

[Dependent child]

Hi there, I need an urgent help.
Here is my situation:

• My son is born in India and currently with my wife staying in India.
• I am the sponsor and in Canada.

I mentioned in the letter of explanation that my wife is already a PR and I will travel to India to bring both of them here. Still IRCC rejected the application with following reason:
DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM 5604)
• A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Questions I have:

1. Is this required to be submitted?
2. If yes, who should fill the form and get this notarized? My wife?
3. Can I just choose "IMM 5604" in the Additional Application Forms and write letter of explanation about this?

Please help as this is urgent and it feels like 3 months are wasted and the re-submission will cause further processing delays.

Hi, just saw your previous post wondering what did you answer to question#6 in application form? I am also submitting for my child where my wife is in India with baby ,and I answer yes to #6, but now wondering if I should add IMM5604 or no?

 

[armoured]

Hi there, I need an urgent help.
Here is my situation:

• My son is born in India and currently with my wife staying in India.
• I am the sponsor and in Canada.

I mentioned in the letter of explanation that my wife is already a PR and I will travel to India to bring both of them here. Still IRCC rejected the application with following reason:
DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM 5604)
• A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Questions I have:

1. Is this required to be submitted?
2. If yes, who should fill the form and get this notarized? My wife?
3. Can I just choose "IMM 5604" in the Additional Application Forms and write letter of explanation about this?

Please help as this is urgent and it feels like 3 months are wasted and the re-submission will cause further processing delays.

Quick q as I didn't notice a detail here - when you say it was 'rejected', was it sent back to you as incomplete? Or was it accepted for processing (AOR) and then you got a refusal?

Important to know - most of the time they've been accepting these and then (in some cases) asking for the declaration afterwards.

If they now outright require and this isn't just an error / they didn't read your LOE, important to note for others.

(They should not have 'rejected' without issuing you a procedural fairness letter - but they don't consider sending back as incomplete to be a rejection.)

 

[coprwaitisover]

Quick q as I didn't notice a detail here - when you say it was 'rejected', was it sent back to you as incomplete? Or was it accepted for processing (AOR) and then you got a refusal?

Important to know - most of the time they've been accepting these and then (in some cases) asking for the declaration afterwards.

If they now outright require and this isn't just an error / they didn't read your LOE, important to note for others.

(They should not have 'rejected' without issuing you a procedural fairness letter - but they don't consider sending back as incomplete to be a rejection.)

Hi, I didn't receive AOR but the word "rejected" was mentioned in the rejection letter. Here is the text from the letter I received:

This refers to the application you submitted to sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child and the associated application for a permanent resident visa.


Please note your application has been rejected for the following reason:


• DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM
5604)
. A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-
accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

 

[coprwaitisover]

Hi, I didn't receive AOR but the word "rejected" was mentioned in the rejection letter. Here is the text from the letter I received:

This refers to the application you submitted to sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child and the associated application for a permanent resident visa.


Please note your application has been rejected for the following reason:


• DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM
5604)
. A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-
accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Also @armoured , do you think I should combine the notarized from and a letter of explanation stating that we three will be travelling and staying together in Canada?

 

[Dependent child]

Hi, I didn't receive AOR but the word "rejected" was mentioned in the rejection letter. Here is the text from the letter I received:

This refers to the application you submitted to sponsor your spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child and the associated application for a permanent resident visa.


Please note your application has been rejected for the following reason:


• DECLARATION FROM NON-ACCOMPANYING PARENT/GUARDIAN (IMM
5604)
. A completed and signed Declaration from Non-Accompanying Parent/Guardian (IMM 5604) form is required. Please submit a copy of an identity document for the non-
accompanying parent who signs the declaration. The parent’s signature must appear on the identity document. If you cannot provide a document that is required, you must provide a detailed letter of explanation.

Will you have to submit new application or you can add form to existing one ?