Application for Refugee Sponsorship

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This application includes the following items:

• Document Checklist [IMM 5437]  (PDF, 34 KB)
• Undertaking/Application  to Sponsor [IMM 5373]  (PDF, 279 KB)
• Sponsor Assessment [IMM 5492]  (PDF, 102 KB)
• Application for Convention Refugees Abroad and Humanitarian-Protected Persons Abroad [IMM 6000]
• Consent to Disclose and Collect Personal Information [IMM 5729]  (PDF, 34 KB)
• Instruction Guide [IMM 5413]

For Sponsorship Agreement Holders and Constituent Groups:

• Settlement Plan — Sponsorship Agreement Holder or Constituent Group [IMM 5440]  (PDF, 168 KB)

For Groups of Five:

• Settlement Plan — Group of 5 [IMM 5373A]  (PDF, 134 KB)
• Financial Profile — Member of Group of 5 [IMM 5373B]  (PDF, 107 KB)

For Community Sponsors:

• Settlement Plan and Financial Assessment — Community Sponsors [IMM 5515]  (PDF, 189  KB)

Optional:

• Use of a Representative [IMM 5476]  (PDF, 55 KB)
• Request for Refugee Profile [IMM 5438] (PDF, 102 KB)

Note: The principal refugee applicant and his or her family members are required to complete an application for permanent residence (IMM 6000). The IMM 6000 must be submitted together with the sponsorship undertaking to the Citizenship and Immigration Centre indicated in the guide.

This application is for:

Sponsorship Agreement Holders and their Constituent Groups who wish to sponsor refugees seeking resettlement.

Sponsorship Agreement Holders are religious, ethnic, community or service organizations, which have signed an agreement with the Minister, and are already approved to sponsor refugees.

Groups of five or more Canadians or permanent residents who wish to sponsor refugees coming to Canada.

A Group of 5 must provide a settlement plan and prove that it has the money to sponsor a refugee for one year.

Community Sponsors who wish to sponsor refugee(s) living outside of Canada.

A Community Sponsor may be:

• An organization,
• An association, or
• A corporation.

It is not necessary that the organization, association or corporation be incorporated under federal or provincial law.

Sponsors living in the province of Quebec should contact the Ministère de l’Immigration et des Communautés culturelles.)

Submit the application to a Citizenship and Immigration Centre. You can find the address in the application guide that comes with the application.

• Read your instruction guide and download your application forms.
• Complete, sign and date your application forms.
• Pay the fees (if applicable).
• Mail your fully completed application.