Applying for permanent residence from within Canada: Spouse or common-law partner in Canada class (IMM 5289)

Fees

Processing fees

You must pay the processing fees before you submit your sponsorship application. They include:

• $75 for the sponsor; and
• $475 for the principal applicant (your spouse or common-law partner); and
• $550 for each family member if he or she is 22 years of age or older, or if he or she is married or in a common-law relationship regardless of age; and
• $150 for each family member under 22 years of age who is not married or in a common-law relationship.

Quebec provincial processing fees: If you are a resident of Quebec, you will need to pay an additional processing fee to the province of Quebec when you submit your undertaking to MICC. For more information about Quebec provincial processing fees, visit the MICC website. Do not include this fee with this sponsorship application.

Calculating your fees

Processing Fees	Number of Persons	Amount per Person	Amount Due
Sponsor	1	x $75	$75
Principal applicant	1	x $475	$475
Family member who is 22 years of age or older or who has a spouse or common-law partner, regardless of age		x $550
Family member who is under 22 years of age and single		x $150
AMOUNT PAYABLE	Total right column		$

Temporary resident fees

If you are also submitting an application to extend your temporary resident status with your application for permanent residence, you must pay a processing fee for both services. In this case, you and your family members must ensure that your fee receipt includes the processing fees for both your temporary resident and permanent resident applications. Refer to our website or contact the Call Centre for further information on temporary resident fees.

Right of Permanent Residence Fee

You will need to pay the Right of Permanent Residence Fee before your spouse or common-law partner’s application for permanent resident status can be finalized. We will send you a request to pay this fee when we are ready to grant permanent resident status to your spouse or common-law partner. The fee is $490 for your spouse or common-law partner. Dependent children are exempt.

How to pay your fees

You have the option of paying your fees on our website or at a financial institution.

Option 1. Payment of fees on our website

To use this option, you need:

• a credit card;
• access to a computer with a printer;
• a valid email address; and
• follow these steps below.

Step	Action
1	Log on to our website.
2	Select “I Need To…” on the right hand side of the page.
3	Click on Pay My Application Fees.
4	Click on Pay fees online.

Once you have paid the fees you must:

• print the official receipt;
• fill out by hand the “Payer Information” section;
• attach the bottom portion (copy 2) of this receipt to your completed application.

Option 2. Payment of fees at a financial institution

STEP 1. Fill in the total

Enter the “Amount payable” you have calculated at the bottom of the Receipt (IMM 5401).

Photocopies of the receipt are not accepted. If you need an original receipt, you can order it from our website or contact the Call Centre.

STEP 2. Complete the “Payer Information” sections on the back of the receipt

If you already know the Client ID assigned to you, enter the number in the box provided. If you do not know your Client ID, leave that box empty.

STEP 3. Go to a financial institution and make the payment

Bring the receipt with you. A financial institution representative will tell you which forms of payment are acceptable. There is no charge for the service.

STEP 4. Send your receipt

Attach the middle portion (Copy 2) of the receipt to your completed application. Keep the top portion (Copy 1) for your files.

Do not include any other type of payment with your application.

Refunds of processing fees

When you fill in the sponsorship application form (IMM 1344A), you will be asked how you would like us to proceed with your spouse or common-law partner’s application for permanent residence if you are found not eligible to sponsor.

If:	Then:
You tick the “proceed with the application for permanent residence” box and you do not qualify as a sponsor	Your spouse or common-law partner’s application will be processed and refused. None of the fees will be refunded.
You tick the “withdraw your sponsorship” box and you do not qualify as a sponsor	Your spouse or common-law partner’s application will not be processed. You will receive a refund for all fees paid, with the exception of the $75 sponsorship fee.
You live in Quebec and tick the “withdraw” box	The processing of your spouse or common-law partner’s application for permanent residence will start once we receive a decision from the MICC that your undertaking has been accepted. If the MICC refuses your application, we will refund your processing fees, with the exception of the $75 sponsorship fee.
You live in Quebec and tick the “proceed” box	There will be no refund.

We will issue the refund to the person indicated on the “Payer Information” section of the receipt. If there is no name indicated on the receipt, we will send the refund to you.

Incorrect payment

If you have sent insufficient fees, we will return your application with instructions. You must then pay the additional fees and mail everything back to us. This will delay the processing of your application. If you have overpaid, we will refund the overpayment. We will issue a cheque as soon as possible.

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