Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (SOR/2002-227)

Marginal note:Sponsorship of foreign national — requirement to attach applications

• 140.2 (1) If the foreign national making an application for a permanent resident visa under this Division is being sponsored, the application for a permanent resident visa shall

  • (a) be accompanied by a sponsorship application referred to in paragraph 153(1)(b) by which the foreign national is being sponsored; or

  • (b) be attached to the sponsorship application sent by the sponsor in accordance with subsection 153(1.2).

• Marginal note:Place of application

  (2) The foreign national who has chosen to have their application for a permanent resident visa accompanied by the sponsorship application shall send the application for a permanent resident visa and the sponsorship application to the Department’s Case Processing Centre in Canada for processing those applications.