Paid the wrong fee (spouse sponsorship)

[kris2222]

Good evening!

We applied some time ago for permanent residence in family class. As the information in CIC homepage is not overly clear, we chose paid the wrong fee. Instead of sponsorship application (75 CAD) and principal applicant fee (475 CAD) we paid spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner fee (550 CAD).

We were wondering if something like that has happened to anyone else as well, and how was the situation solved? Technically it is the same amount of money that the other two fees combined.

Thank you in advance.

 

[BeShoo]

I actually think it doesn't really matter as long as it calculates out to the same amount. The reason I say that is that the receipt only says the total amount. It doesn't say what it was for at all. I think I would try to call the call centre to confirm, but I don't think it's an actual problem.

 

[jmarie]

We did the same thing (it's confusing!) and I think it's OK. It says on the instruction guide that if you overpay you'll get a refund. It's only if you underpay that it's an issue.

Good evening!

We applied some time ago for permanent residence in family class. As the information in CIC homepage is not overly clear, we chose paid the wrong fee. Instead of sponsorship application (75 CAD) and principal applicant fee (475 CAD) we paid spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner fee (550 CAD).

We were wondering if something like that has happened to anyone else as well, and how was the situation solved? Technically it is the same amount of money that the other two fees combined.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Sheps]

I think it will be fine.

You will most likely be asked to pay the rfpr fee if you haven't already as well, just keep that in mind.

Edit: once you have decision made on the application that is.

 

[chrismgallen]

Good evening!

We applied some time ago for permanent residence in family class. As the information in CIC homepage is not overly clear, we chose paid the wrong fee. Instead of sponsorship application (75 CAD) and principal applicant fee (475 CAD) we paid spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner fee (550 CAD).

We were wondering if something like that has happened to anyone else as well, and how was the situation solved? Technically it is the same amount of money that the other two fees combined.

Thank you in advance.

Did exactly the same on my application that was received by CIC on May 19th 2015. I don't see any reason for our mistake to mean anything other than a refund somewhere down the line and indeed, got the following reply on that topic from yet another person who did exactly the same thing. Feeling a lot better knowing I wasn't the only one to make that mistake!!! Haven't yet had any communication from CIC or my AOR but don't see any reason for concern

I did the same thing in December, I overpaid by $60.
I received an email from CIC the same day I got AOR, they emailed me to say they were refunding me the $60. Then they allocated the $1040 to the right payment option and that was all. It didn't affect anything, and minutes after that email, I had the email with AOR.
So it is no big deal, and I received the refund pretty quick after that.