Financial Evaluation

[adelaide]

Should the non-accompanying family members included on form 1344A be included on the financial evaluation form (IMM1283) #3A; when trying to evalute the minimum necessary income to qualify for sponsorship.

[RickNicky]

Only the spomsors financial situation is being evaluated as that person is sighning to be responsible for the applicants needs

[RobsLuv]

Actually, that depends on what type of application it is.  If it is a spousal/common-law application there is no minimum income requirement.  If you are sponsoring other family members, yes, you have to include even non-accompanying family members in the evaluation for necessary income amounts.

[RickNicky]

Dont mean to disagree however "You must provide financial support for a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner for three years from the date they become a permanent resident"

[RickNicky]

When i did it three years ago ther was a chart to determine eligibility and it went by income ,dont seem to find it now ,but all financial information is still requested on sponsorship form .and makes sense teh sponsor is responsible so that individual has to prove means.

[Emmy]

As RobsLuv already stated, if it's a spousal sponshorship, then there is no minimum income requirement.  You don't have to prove means at all.  It may have been different 3 years ago, but that's not the case now.  If the PR goes on welfare during the 3 years though, the sponsor is responsible for paying it back to the government.  The sponsor will need to provide an Option C or whatever it is with the application to show they're not on welfare though.

Sponsoring children or other family members it's different though from what I've read and you do have to prove means.

Edited to add:

Found an explanation on this website: http://www.settlement.org/sys/faqs_detail.asp?faq_id=4000444

If you are sponsoring:

• Your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner who has no dependent children, or
• Your spouse, common-law or conjugal partner whose dependent children have no children of their own, or
• Your dependent child who has no children of his or her own,

then you do not need to demonstrate a minimum income.

[adelaide]

i dont have an option c printout, however can i use my T4 for the 2008 tax period? Providing i submit copies of my pay stubs for the last five months?