- Landed in Canada and travelled back to previous country of residence to finalize my move (cancel visa, cancel utility subscriptions, close loan)
- Have been unemployed for 5 months now
- Have been completing overseas work for my previous employer from my previous country of residency and am receiving payments on my Canadian bank account
- I am living with a relative for free
From all what I've read here, it seems like I will be getting an RQ once it's time for my application. What can I do to avoid this?
- I am scanning and saving physical copies of all receipts for all my purchases, no matter how small, and I buy everything using cards.
- My relative will write a note stating that I have lived with them the entire time I was unemployed (can't rent without a job)
- I am storing all bank statements I receive
- I am storing all phone bills I receive
- I obtained travel history records from previous country of residence and have the same from CBSA to document that one and only trip I ever took during the relevant period. I do not intend on traveling abroad for any reason until I become a citizen.
And finally a question regarding my overseas work: Is this classified as self-employment? I have a contract from them for this work and I have no business expenses. I do it in the basement I sleep in on a laptop I bought 2 years ago (before I became a PR). How do I report this income for income tax purposes?
- Have been unemployed for 5 months now
- Have been completing overseas work for my previous employer from my previous country of residency and am receiving payments on my Canadian bank account
- I am living with a relative for free
From all what I've read here, it seems like I will be getting an RQ once it's time for my application. What can I do to avoid this?
- I am scanning and saving physical copies of all receipts for all my purchases, no matter how small, and I buy everything using cards.
- My relative will write a note stating that I have lived with them the entire time I was unemployed (can't rent without a job)
- I am storing all bank statements I receive
- I am storing all phone bills I receive
- I obtained travel history records from previous country of residence and have the same from CBSA to document that one and only trip I ever took during the relevant period. I do not intend on traveling abroad for any reason until I become a citizen.
And finally a question regarding my overseas work: Is this classified as self-employment? I have a contract from them for this work and I have no business expenses. I do it in the basement I sleep in on a laptop I bought 2 years ago (before I became a PR). How do I report this income for income tax purposes?
