Please Help - Proof of Income matter.

[jmulvale]

Hi all, I'm brand new to this and have a problem. My fiance is going to sponsor me once we're married, she's a nurse and should be ok to do so, but she's worked outside of Canada for the last couple of years, namely New Zealand. She's worried that she doesn't know how to prove her income while she was away as she only worked two months in Canada during the last tax year. What does Canadian immigration accept? Letters from employers? Pay-slips? Tax statements? I feel helpless and don;t know how to ease the stress it's causing without going to immigration consultants.

Thanks

Worried would-be-canadian

[CharlieD10]

A letter from her employer stating her salary and position, accompanied by her last 12 payslips can be used, many sponsors who have worked outside of Canada have used these in lieu of the Option C, or in addition to it if there was no Canadian income filed.  If she received a tax statement from NZ tax authorities, that might also be used, sponsors working in Britain have used their P20 (statement of income and tax deducted) successfully also.

[jmulvale]

Thanks for replying so fast.. Still not sure about this... Some additional info: She's been working since November 2010 in Toronto, previously she worked from 2008-June 2010 in a hospital in New Zealand. The two months working in Canada in 2010 is making it seem difficult.

[Canooknic]

I didn't think spouse sponsorship needed to prove income.  I hadn't worked for 2 years since having our babies so didn't provide any income proof and it was all ok

[boblu]

what embassy you going through does make a difference
I am the sponsor and i needed to send in the last two years of tax returns before the interview.

I have also read on this form as well as CanLII Databases a very few have been turned down with the fear of not supporting the spouse  in Canada or the fear if they the marriage is dissolved and the need to have the government to collect money were will it come from if the sponsor has no income

[jmulvale]

It will be London office for me and I guess it will be all off to Mississauga. She's a professional, but just because she was working in NZ we're having a little panic

[boblu]

It will be London office for me and I guess it will be all off to Mississauga. She's a professional, but just because she was working in NZ we're having a little panic

i am in Hong Kong embassy so that is the reason for income question in my case. The one i read on line stated it would be very difficult for the person from china to make a income with little or no English skills and sponsor did not have a fully time job.

and to be truthfully i understand

[CharlieD10]

Sponsors of spouses and dependent children do not need to meet a Low Income Cut Off, it is true.  However, all sponsors need to submit an Option C, or a suitable alternative, in order to show they are capable of supporting their family member(s) for the sponsorship period without relying on social assistance.  If a sponsor is unable to show that arrangements not involving social assistance to care for the basic needs of their family member have not been made, and the family member appears unable or unwilling to support themselves, the application can be denied under section A39.

[missmini]

It will be London office for me and I guess it will be all off to Mississauga. She's a professional, but just because she was working in NZ we're having a little panic

just show the income she did in canada and new zeeland, show statements from her canadian bank accounts, credit card limit...u could transfer some more money there until u apply...also letter from her family close friends saying that they would help financially if needed and they know of her intentions to sponsor u

don't worry they look overall as a couple ...partner sponsorship does not have income requirement and they will look at ur experience and skills too....partners who arrive sponsored could find a job on their own too even if it's a basic job

[canadianwoman]

Thanks for replying so fast.. Still not sure about this... Some additional info: She's been working since November 2010 in Toronto, previously she worked from 2008-June 2010 in a hospital in New Zealand. The two months working in Canada in 2010 is making it seem difficult.

It will be no problem - the visa officer will assume that a nurse with job experience will be able earn sufficient money.
Just send in proof of her income from New Zealand and Canada, the New Zealand tax forms, and proof of her current job.