IMM5280E
IMM5280E
IMM5280E
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DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
HUMANITARIAN AND COMPASSIONATE CONSIDERATIONS
Where applicable, send the following documents in your application. Check R each box once you enclose the item.
If you do not enclose all required documents, your entire application may be returned to you, causing delays in the
processing of your application. Your application will be processed as a new application when you re-submit.
Forms
Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008) - completed by:
1 You, the principal applicant
2 Additional Dependants / Declaration (IMM 0008DEP), if applicable
Supplementary Information - Humanitarian and Compassionate Considerations (IMM 5283), completed by:
You, the principal applicant
4 Your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children who are included in your application and are living in Canada ONLY
if they have different humanitarian and compassionate grounds
Photos
Two (2) passport-size photos of you and any family members in Canada
8 Print the name of the person on the back of the photos. Do not staple, glue, or otherwise attach the photos directly to the application
Do not submit photos of family members outside of Canada
Photocopies of identity and relationship documents (for each person included in the application)
Do not send original documents of the following as they will not be returned.
Passport pages for you and each of your family members in Canada.
9 The pages must clearly show the passport number, name, date of birth, passport issue and expiry date, entry and exit stamps, visas for
Canada and any other countries, and stamp made by a Canadian authority showing most recent entry into Canada.
Proof of your status in Canada (e.g. visitor visa, study permit or work permit, temporary resident permit, including out of status
10 documentation)
11 Birth certificates or other official identity documents for you and all your family members in Canada
15 Custody papers for dependent children from a previous marriage or relationship, if applicable
Other documents
17 Originals of your police certificate(s)
19 Photocopy of your pardon obtained from the National Parole Board, if applicable
Any document that supports why you think there may be sufficient humanitarian and compassionate grounds to permit your application
20 for permanent residence to be processed from within Canada
Certified translations for all documents that are not in English or French
21 For example: police certificates, birth certificates, etc.
This form is made available by Citizenship and Immigration Canada and is not to be sold to applicants.
IMM 5280 (01-2015) E (DISPONIBLE EN FRANAIS - IMM 5280 F)
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Fee
Copy of the receipt showing the amount paid. Consult the Pay the fee section of the instruction guide for the acceptable methods
22 of payment