Canadian Citizen Sponsoring Wife

[JRPW]

Hello.

My name if Jeff. I am a Canadian living in Japan who is in the process of sponsoring my Japanese wife.
I have a question. On FORM 5540 where it tells you how long do you resided in a foreign country, from when till when, what should I write?
I am still living overseas, so should I just fill in when I started living in Japan, and leave the till when area blank?

Thank you in advance!

J

 

[parker24]

Hello.

My name if Jeff. I am a Canadian living in Japan who is in the process of sponsoring my Japanese wife.
I have a question. On FORM 5540 where it tells you how long do you resided in a foreign country, from when till when, what should I write?
I am still living overseas, so should I just fill in when I started living in Japan, and leave the till when area blank?

Thank you in advance!

J

Put in when you moved there, then when you print it, write in PRESENT. They generally don't want anything blank

 

[Nessa]

I was in the same situation. I just put the date that I started living here and then when I printed out the form I added ¨to present¨ in pen.


Make sure you prove that you will be moving back to Canada!

good luck

 

[Fencesitter]

I entered the 'to' date with the current date and attached a note explaining that the date entered on the form is to present and I am still living here. For our rental agreement, I did the same thing but included the expiration date on the lease (and included a copy of our lease agreement).

I don't think it really matters which way you do it, as long as they can understand it.

FS

 

[JRPW]

Hi Parker24 & Nessa,

Thank you for your quick reply!

I was just going to write PRESENT after printing out my forms. But, as everyone likely knows, the Government can be a pain in the rear when it comes to filling out forms.

Nessa - I am getting my sister and parents to write me letters stating our plans when my wife gets her PR. That should suffice, right?

Thanks again!

Cheers,

J

 

[JRPW]

Hi Fencesitter,

Thanks for your reply!

I might send my lease agreement, too. However, I would have to get that translated. I thought about doing the translation myself, but I don't know if it would be accepted.

Thanks again!

J