Common-Law Sponsorship Outland Canada

[JuliaZ]

Hello all,
I need some help. I'm in the process of applying to sponsor my common-law partner to live in Canada with me. I'm a canadian citizen currently residing outside of Canada and my partner and I are living in the Netherlands together. Before that we lived in Germany together. I have a few questions:
1. Do I have to apply to be a sponsor BEFORE I send in all the documents? Or can that be done all together?
2. Does the medical examination for my partner have to be done BEFORE or AFTER the Permanent Residence status is decided?
3. What does "Dependant Family Members" mean in the case of Medical Examination? Which family members of my partner also need police checks and medical checks?
4. If I'm not using a representative, does this lower my chances of approval?
5. What is the total cost (fees) in order to sponsor without the use of representative? Or is there a link that breaks down these costs? (I haven't had luck finding it)

Thank you in advance!
Julia

 

[Rob_TO]

Hello all,
I need some help. I'm in the process of applying to sponsor my common-law partner to live in Canada with me. I'm a canadian citizen currently residing outside of Canada and my partner and I are living in the Netherlands together. Before that we lived in Germany together. I have a few questions:
1. Do I have to apply to be a sponsor BEFORE I send in all the documents? Or can that be done all together?
2. Does the medical examination for my partner have to be done BEFORE or AFTER the Permanent Residence status is decided?
3. What does "Dependant Family Members" mean in the case of Medical Examination? Which family members of my partner also need police checks and medical checks?
4. If I'm not using a representative, does this lower my chances of approval?
5. What is the total cost (fees) in order to sponsor without the use of representative? Or is there a link that breaks down these costs? (I haven't had luck finding it)

Thank you in advance!
Julia

1 - No, the complete package incl sponsor and applicant forms are all sent to CPC-Mississauga
2 - Medical should be done before you submit the application, with receipt for medical included in your app package to Mississauga
3 - Dependents are only your partner's children who are not Canadian already
4 - Absolutely not. Having a representative does absolutely nothing to speed up your app or increase chance of approval
5 - $1040 to CIC. Then whatever it costs you for medical + police checks required