Adding Spouse after AOR (CEC): Confused about IMM forms and single GCKey upload slot. Advice needed!

[ab1514]

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone who has gone through the process of adding a spouse after AOR can help clear up some confusion I’m having with the document requests.

My Timeline/Background:

• Applied for PR under CEC and received my ITA.
• Submitted the application and received AOR.
• Got married about a month later and raised a web form to inform IRCC and add my spouse to the application.

IRCC replied with a request letter asking for the 8 items:

• Payment receipt
• Photograph (Spouse)
• Forms: IMM 0008 (Both), IMM 5406 (Both), IMM 5669 (Spouse), IMM 5562 E (Spouse), IMM 5409 (If applicable)
• Documents: Spouse's Birth Certificate, Passport, and our Marriage Certificate
• Police Certificate
• Relationship Assessment Questionnaire
• Evidence of the relationship
• Medical certificate

My Questions:

1. Which version of the forms do I use?

When I go to download IMM 5406, IMM 5669, and IMM 5562, it gives me two options:

• A digital version in the Permanent Residence Portal
• A PDF version for paper applications

If I click the digital one, it redirects me to the new PR Portal. Since I already have an ongoing Express Entry application in GCKey, do I just download the PDF versions?

2. How do I upload everything?

IRCC created a new placeholder in my GCKey portal named "Kit, Application forms", but there is only one upload slot. How do I submit all 8 of these requested items (including the dynamic IMM forms that need Adobe) into a single slot? Do I need to merge them all into one massive PDF?

Any advice from people who have successfully navigated this would be hugely appreciated! Thank you!