Sponsor your parents and grandparents: Find out if you’re invited to apply

Today, April 24, 2019, IRCC has started inviting potential sponsors to submit a complete application.

What you need to do

• Check the same email account you used on the interest to sponsor form.

• Check your junk mail folder to see if you have received an email from IRCC is there.

You’ll need your confirmation number to find your invitation status. If you lost your confirmation number, you can use IRCC online form starting April 25, 2019.

Invitations to apply

• If you receive an invitation, you must submit your complete application on or before June 28, 2019.

• If you mail your application and it is received after the deadline, it will be returned back it to you.

Lost or forgot your confirmation number

As of 12:00 pm (Eastern Standard Time) on April 25, 2019, you can check your invitation status through IRCC online form. You will receive a response within 10 business days.

What does your confirmation number start with?

It has 10 characters and includes numbers and letters in this order

• begins with a random combination of 7 numbers and letters

• followed by a hyphen

• ends with 19