Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program : Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program

The period of sponsorship provided to the non-accompanying family member will be the same as that provided to the rest of the family and will begin when the family member arrives in Canada. [...] Where a non-accompanying family member is not included on the original undertaking but is included on the principal applicant’s IMM 0008, the visa office will ask CPO-W to contact the sponsor before processing the principal applicant and accompanying family members to ensure that the sponsorship is extended to the non-accompanying family member listed on the IMM 0008. [...] They should, however, identify the name and date of birth of the principal applicant in the Multiple Undertakings section of the undertaking to ensure that de facto dependants and the rest of the family unit are processed concurrently. [...] The Application for Permanent Residence kit includes: the Instruction Guide on how to complete the forms; the Application for Permanent Residence (Generic application form for Canada IMM 0008); the Additional Dependants/Declaration; the Schedule A—Background/Declaration; the Schedule 2—Refugees outside Canada; the Use of Representative form; and the Document Checklist. [...] Upon receipt of a sponsorship application, the CPO-W will: review the sponsorship undertaking to ensure that it is complete and meets the eligibility requirements; review the Application for Permanent Residence (only for completeness); acknowledge receipt of the undertaking to the sponsoring group; inform the sponsoring group of any decisions related to the application; (for sponsor-refe