Immigration Refugees and

Citizenship Canada
Re-Settlement Public Policy

Afghans Integral to Canada’s

Efforts in Afghanistan
1. Documents
2. Forms
3. De-Facto Family
Members
4. Next Steps
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED (scans):
• Birth Certificates (Tazkiras) for all family members.
• Family Booklet and/or Civil Registry Extract.
• Marriage Certificate (if applicable/available)
• Divorce certificate (if applicable/available)
• Custody/court documents for your children (if applicable/available)
• Baptismal certificate (if applicable/available)
• Military booklet (if military service was completed or an exemption
was obtained)
• National identity cards (if available)
• ID from country of residence (if available).
• Complete pages of all valid and/or expired passport(s) within the last
10 years for each person included in the application. If an applicant
does not possess any valid or expired passport then they may
provide a copy of their national identity card (or other official
documentation with a photograph) for identification purposes
FORMS REQUIRED:

• A completed and signed IMM0008 – Generic Application

Form for Canada.

• Updated Schedule A Background/Declaration Form for

principal applicant and all dependents 18 years old and
above (if applicable)

• IMM5406 - Additional Family Information Form completed for

the principal applicant and all dependents 18 years old and
above (if applicable).
IMM0008
This should be
completed for the
principal applicant.

This form can be

downloaded online at
https://www.canada.ca/c
ontent/dam/ircc/migratio
n/ircc/english/pdf/kits/for
ms/imm0008enu_2d.pdf
and is electronically
fillable.

All questions must be

answered (if not
applicable, write "N/A").

Please provide height,

eye colour, language,
education, etc.
IMM0008
IMM0008
IMM0008
Schedule A Background/Declaration Form
 For principal applicant and all dependents 18 years old and above (if
applicable).

 If a question is not applicable to the applicant, write "N/A." Do not use

general words such as "employee", "working", "manager". You must
indicate “unemployed” if the applicant was not working during a certain
period.

 No gaps allowed in questions 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

 Applicants must account for every month and year of Personal

history/Employment since the age of 18 or for the past 10 years
whichever is most recent. If the applicant is a retiree, question 8 must be
filled back to 10 years prior to retirement.

 This form can be downloaded online at

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5669E.PDF and is
electronically fillable. Any gaps in the form(s) will result in it being
returned and cause additional delays.
SCHEDULE

A
SCHEDULE

A
SCHEDULE

A
SCHEDULE

A
IMM5406 - Additional Family Information
Form
 Completed for the principal applicant and all dependents 18
years old and above (if applicable).

 Please read the instructions and footnotes under each

section carefully.

 The Additional Family Information Form can be downloaded

online at
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5406E.PDF
and is electronically fillable.

 All questions must be answered (if not applicable, write

"N/A").
ADDITIONAL
FAMILY
INFORMATION
NAMING CONVENTION

• GXXXXXXXXX LAST NAME, FIRST NAME – GENERIC APPLICATION

• GXXXXXXXXX LAST NAME, FIRST NAME – SCHEDULE A
• GXXXXXXXXX LAST NAME, FIRST NAME – FAMILY INFO

• GXXXXXXXXX PASSPORT COPY

• GXXXXXXXXX NATIONAL IDs
• GXXXXXXXXX BIRTH CERTIFICATE
• GXXXXXXXXX MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
• GXXXXXXXXX DIVORCE CERTIFICATE
• GXXXXXXXXX CUSTODY CERTIFICATE
• GXXXXXXXXX MILITARY BOOKLET

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De-Facto Family Members

 Our current priority is you and your immediate family

members;
 A de-facto family member could be: widowed mother, an
unmarried sister etc;
 Definition:
 The migration officer must be satisfied that these persons are
dependent on the family unit in which membership is claimed and
cannot apply as a family member. The dependency may be
emotional or economic and will often be a combination of these
factors. Such persons would normally, but not exclusively reside
with the principal applicant as members of the same household.
 Any fraud associated with a de-facto family member
will not be tolerated.;
 De-facto family members will be assessed on a case by
case basis.
REMINDERS:

 Answer all questions (use N/A);

 Do not leave gaps in time;

 Send your completed application package to:

ABDBIref@international.gc.ca
Next Steps:
 You have three days to complete your application;
 Application packages will be sent to Abu Dhabi for
processing;
 You may be contacted if the application is
incomplete or we require further information;
 An interview may be required;
 Biometrics Collection;
 14 years of age and over
 Medicals – arranged by IOM
 Travel – you will be contacted