Common-law status and PR applications?

[MilesAway]

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

All the forms are there. Be sure to read the guides carefully. The end result of the sponsorship application will be PR.

Everything gets sent to Mississauga.

 

[Kahisys]

Alright! That looks already more smple (as in everything in one place).

So these forms cover both sponsorship and PR application at the same time?

 

[Ponga]

Alright! That looks already more smple (as in everything in one place).

So these forms cover both sponsorship and PR application at the same time?

Yes. It is, in essence, the complete package.

You will have 3 `sections':

1. Sponsorship forms and required documents.

2. Applicant's forms and required documents.

3. All of your evidence (proof) of your relationship, including the all-important proof of living together for at least one year prior to the day that you send in your application.

4. Receipt of payment ($1040* total).

*- Does not include the $255 for an OWP that Inland applicants are eligible for.

 

[Kahisys]

The correct application fee would be the "Pay your spouse or common-law partner, dependent children (including adopted children) and other family member outside Canada class fee", is that correct?

 

[Ponga]

Sponsor assessment- $75

Applicant- $475

Right of Permanent Resident Fee (RPRF)- $490

$1040 total.

 

[Kahisys]

No no, I was asking about the name of the fee so I can find it on the website and find the page to pay it on.

 

[Ponga]

No no, I was asking about the name of the fee so I can find it on the website and find the page to pay it on.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/inFORMation/fees/result.asp?countrySelect=CA&lob=fc

You'll also need to pay the RPRF (which is not shown on that page, but I'm sure you can find it on CIC's website).

The RPRF can be deferred, if needed, but may add a delay to the processing.

 

[Kahisys]

The RPRF? What is it?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

The RPRF? What is it?

Right of Permanent Residence Fee.

 

[Kahisys]

So in total, $1040 of application + $490 for that fee? Sheesh, that's really expensive. Not sure how I'm gonna be able to get that money considering I don't have a work permit.

But that's for me to manage. Thank you all for your help!

On a side note, one of the fees for the application is obscure to me. "Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant or, where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older". What does this mean?

 

[Aquakitty]

So in total, $1040 of application + $490 for that fee? Sheesh, that's really expensive. Not sure how I'm gonna be able to get that money considering I don't have a work permit.

But that's for me to manage. Thank you all for your help!

On a side note, one of the fees for the application is obscure to me. "Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant or, where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older". What does this mean?

No, $1040 is the total WITH The RPRF. Your extra costs on top of that will be the medical exam ($200-300), fingerprints, photos and possibly cost of police check(s) depending on the countries you lived in.

The transitional provision is nothing to do with you. That's just for people who applied for PR with dependants of a certain age before they changed the minimum age for a dependant.

 

[Ponga]

No, the RPRF is included in the $1040 (re-read my earlier post).

 

[Kahisys]

Police checks are free for me, I already asked for one to be sent to me.

So $1040 (sorry for mis-reading, whoops, kind of panicked right now) plus the medical exam and the rest. Oh boy.
Well, I hope that covers it all at least. It would be a shame to get even more surprises, I'm not exactly the most financially stable person out there, believe it or not. It's all worth it of course, but still.

 

[Rob_TO]

Okay, that can be easily done. I'll have to have it done by the end of October.

About the outland application, where exactly can you apply? It doesn't seem to be an option on the cic website, or I just might not be good at searching (which is more likely if you ask me).
Also, do you need to apply outland for both the sponsorship and the PR?

Outland application package is here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

Despite the wording of the site, all outland means is the app is processed at an outland visa office. The applicant can be in or out of Canada, it really doesn't matter.

And the sponsorship and PR app are all one and the same, it's all included in the outland package in link posted. Entire thing is sent as 1 complete app to Mississauga office.

If you are tight on cash, the $490 RPRF can be paid later on closer to when app is ready to be finished, although to get quickest possible processing time its advise to pay it upfront.