I am ready to forward everything to CIC in Mississauga, for family class spousal sponsorship. I am Canadian and my wife is Dominican. Am I assuming correctly that both of our files should be sent to CIC first. CIC checks to make sure all the documentation is complete and correct and then they let me know if I qualify as a sponsor and then the entire files are sent back to the Dominican Republic? If so, what exactly is done in the D.R. I am a little confused by the process.