Financial Evaluation

[Lynnekovan]

Hi, I am a Canadian citizen, in the process of completing the forms to sponsor my husband for moving to Canada from the UK where we currently live. I am retired, and receive a small pension, and my husband is still working with a good salary. We have savings, and a house to sell. Now I have come to the financial evaluation section of the documentation, and I can't decide if I need to complete it. It says in the guidance notes that I must submit the financial evaluation if I'm sponsoring someone with dependant children (I'm not) Orphans under 18 (not) dependant children who have dependant children of their own (not) or 'other' relatives (not sure what that means?) Can anyone clarify this for me? I'd be grateful.

Best regards

[CharlieD10]

No, you only need the Sponsorship Evaluation form (IMM5481) to sponsor a spouse only.

[sakamath]

'other' relatives (not sure what that means?) Can anyone clarify this for me? I'd be grateful.

Apart from Spouse, Children,Parents/Grandparents, CIC allows citizens or permanent residents to sponsor 'other' relatives if one does not have any one of the above. As per CIC:-

You can sponsor:

•brothers or sisters, nephews or nieces, granddaughters or grandsons who are orphaned, under 18 years of age and not married or in a common-law relationship
•another relative of any age or relationship but only under specific conditions (see Note below)
•accompanying relatives of the above (for example, spouse, partner and dependent children).