Canada · Family Visa Documents
Canada Family Sponsorship Attestation, Marriage, Birth and FRC
Spousal sponsorship and dependant visa applications under Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) require authenticated relationship records. NADRA marriage certificates and child birth certificates must be supported by certified English translations and MOFA verification.
What the Canada family visa file needs
Route
MOFA apostille
Timeline
5 to 10 days after records
First stamp
Civil registration and NADRA
Final stamp
Apostille
Documents for a Canada family sponsorship
Use each record page to check its issuing body, correction process, and legalisation stage. Keep space for further sponsorship evidence if the visa office requests it.
Each checkpoint on the Canada family visa file
Civil registration and NADRA
Civil registration and NADRA
Marriage, birth, and FRC records come from the civil registry and NADRA when the originals are missing.
Apostille
Apostille
Canada accepts the MOFA apostille directly for civil documents, so the file finishes at the MOFA counter.
How IRCC reviews the family sponsorship file
The sponsor in Canada submits the attested certificates with the sponsorship application.
Names must match across the certificates and the sponsorship file, and we check before filing.
A certified English or French translation is often requested, and we arrange it when confirmed.
Sources: IRCC family sponsorship · HCCH Apostille Convention status table (route facts)
Visa rules and fees change. Verify the current requirements on the destination authority's site before applying.
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Canada family visa questions
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Send us your documents for the Canada family visa file and we take them through the required verification and MOFA's apostille counter in Islamabad, then courier them back. The agreed scope and quote are confirmed after review.