• Request For Exemption From Permanent
Resident Visa Requirement (IMM 5001)
• Two (2) photocopies (three (3) if you live in
Québec) of the
Request for Exemption From Permanent Resident
Visa Requirement
(IMM 5001) form
• Supplementary Information Form -
Humanitarian and Compassionate Case (IMM 5283)
• Authority to Release Information to
Designated Individuals (IMM 5476), if applicable
•
Any documents that support why you think there may be sufficient
humanitarian and compassionate grounds to have your application for landing
processed from within Canada. (Example: death certificate if you are
widowed, a letter from a medical doctor, bank statements, employment
letters, police reports, etc.)
Photocopies of the following items:
(For
each person included in the application. Photocopies do not need to be
certified.)
•
Passport pages clearly showing the passport number, name, date of birth,
passport issue/expiry date and stamp made by Canadian authority showing most
recent entry into Canada
•
Both sides of a United States Alien Registration card (Green card), if
applicable
•
Birth certificates or baptismal certificates
•
Adoption papers, if applicant is an adopted child
•
Marriage certificate
•
Proof of your common-law relationship (e.g., evidence of joint bank, trust,
credit union or charge card accounts; jointly signed residential lease,
mortgage or purchase agreement; statutory declarations of individuals with
personal knowledge that your relationship is genuine and continuing), if
applicable
•
Divorce, annulment or death certificates if you were previously married
•
Custody papers for dependent children from a previous marriage/relationship
•
Proof of status in Canada (visitor visa, study permit, work permit or
temporary resident permit)
If
you have a sponsor:
•
Completed sponsorship application forms
•
Photocopies of proof of relationship to your sponsor
Original documents:
•
Police Certificate(s)
• Certified translations for all
documents (e.g. police, birth certificates, etc.) that are not in English or
French
Photographs:
• Two (2) passport-size photos of you and any
dependants in Canada stapled to the
Request for
Exemption from Permanent
Resident Visa
Requirement
(IMM 5001) form.
Make sure names are written on the back.
Processing Fees
• Copy 2 of the Receipt form that has
been stamped by a financial institution showing the amount paid. (No other
form of payment
is acceptable.)
