CSQ: sponsor living outside canada

[berbu]

Wow those instructions are awfully quiet for those who live outside Canada. I'm impressed. They have a Declaration the sponsor has to sign if he lives outside Canada but they then go on totally ignoring us in the instructions afterwards.

A-0546, undertaking application, section 5, question one: I am domiciled in Quebec. I guess my answer is no? I'm afraid they will refuse my application if they don't think I'm going to Québec.

Then in the checklist they ask for a proof of residency in Québec. I could use my bank statement. It's still registered at my parent's house. But technically I am not living in Québec. What should I do?

 

[frege]

Wow those instructions are awfully quiet for those who live outside Canada. I'm impressed. They have a Declaration the sponsor has to sign if he lives outside Canada but they then go on totally ignoring us in the instructions afterwards.

A-0546, undertaking application, section 5, question one: I am domiciled in Quebec. I guess my answer is no? I'm afraid they will refuse my application if they don't think I'm going to Québec.

Then in the checklist they ask for a proof of residency in Québec. I could use my bank statement. It's still registered at my parent's house. But technically I am not living in Québec. What should I do?

Obviously, you shouldn't say you're domiciled in Quebec. And since you don't live in Quebec, they can't be asking you for proof that you do.

I'm not 100% sure whether you need to give evidence that you'll be residing at a particular address, but I think you very likely don't, beyond the "Declaration of sponsor abroad" form. It's true that it says you must enclose proof of a Quebec address "regardless of your situation", but this simply doesn't apply to you. In the forms, it's pretty clear they're asking for your current address, not your future one.

If you can't get a definitive answer from this forum, try calling MICC.

On the other hand, the visa office does sometimes investigate whether you really intend to live in Canada. In that case, the evidence you give should be related to Quebec rather than another province.

 

[berbu]

I called and they told me to include my parent's house address and a note explaining my situation. It didn't seem to matter much. I guess the CSQ is just an (annoying and expensive) formality...