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Hello everyone,
my brother is going to canada in a visitor visa for an internship of 4 months, about 1400 CAD/month is given as stipend to him. is this enough or does he need to show his financial documents as well. we discussed this with visa counselors here locally through consultancies and they said that we need to show 25 lakh INR as annual income and have at least 15 lakh INR in bank account. but since both our parents dont have that sort of money in the bank account, they suggested to show a one day balance statement while proving all the income sources. what are his chances of getting the visa accepted like this. the internship is paid but the airfares and other extra are not included.
 
What are "extras" - food, living, insurance, sight seeing, transportation? $1400 stipend is low. Usually if coming on a visitor visa you want to show at least $10k cash in personal accounts for a 2-3 week visit.

He needs to show personal bank statements. If under 22, he can include parents statements and payslips to prove income.

When does internship start? Where applying from?
 
this is a program at university of regina, with quite less living expenses. so 1400 cad/month would be more than enough for rent, food, etc. as claimed by his seniors studying masters there on the same amount of stipend. He is 23 yo now. I live in Australia on TRV working as a construction engineer. so is it possible that i transfer around 10 12k CAD into his account and sign it as a gift deed.
the internship starts from nov to february, only a 4 month internship.
 
this is a program at university of regina, with quite less living expenses. so 1400 cad/month would be more than enough for rent, food, etc. as claimed by his seniors studying masters there on the same amount of stipend. He is 23 yo now. I live in Australia on TRV working as a construction engineer. so is it possible that i transfer around 10 12k CAD into his account and sign it as a gift deed.
the internship starts from nov to february, only a 4 month internship.
Ok so not a minor. So he has a place to stay and has proof that $1400 will cover rent, food, utilities, phone etc. He is in a furnished place so no need for furniture/cooking utensils/towels/sheets. Coming in the middle of winter so assume he has winter clothes. Transportation, health insurance are included.

You can do a notarized gift deed but transfer the funds now. He still may not have enough money for IRCC.

Where is he applying from? He is coming to Regina at the absolute worst time of the year.
 
Ok so not a minor. So he has a place to stay and has proof that $1400 will cover rent, food, utilities, phone etc. He is in a furnished place so no need for furniture/cooking utensils/towels/sheets. Coming in the middle of winter so assume he has winter clothes. Transportation, health insurance are included.

You can do a notarized gift deed but transfer the funds now. He still may not have enough money for IRCC.

Where is he applying from? He is coming to Regina at the absolute worst time of the year.
what is the requirement for living expenses as per ircc?
he's applying from india.
whats the total amount that would require to convice ircc?
how many months of bank statement is required? for both of our bank statements.
also, do you know if ircc accepts just a simple notarised gift deed, and not require a DFAT stamp? also, after a gift deed, is a separate affidavit also required?
 
Ok so not a minor. So he has a place to stay and has proof that $1400 will cover rent, food, utilities, phone etc. He is in a furnished place so no need for furniture/cooking utensils/towels/sheets. Coming in the middle of winter so assume he has winter clothes. Transportation, health insurance are included.

You can do a notarized gift deed but transfer the funds now. He still may not have enough money for IRCC.

Where is he applying from? He is coming to Regina at the absolute worst time of the year.

I had another query as well, since i will be providing the deficit money, does my brother need to show the role of our parents?
our dad owns a business and mom is a job holder. so does he need to show the busines documents like registration, tax returns, etc? is it also necessary to show audit report of the business? we're thinking of providing with employment letter and payslips in case of our mother. also, adding a property valuation document to show intent to return
 
what is the requirement for living expenses as per ircc?
he's applying from india.
whats the total amount that would require to convice ircc?
how many months of bank statement is required? for both of our bank statements.
also, do you know if ircc accepts just a simple notarised gift deed, and not require a DFAT stamp? also, after a gift deed, is a separate affidavit also required?
He is applying for a visitor visa so he cannot work. He has to show a minimum of 4 month bank statements for TRV. He can include you and your parents but IRCC doesn't need to consider them because he is over 22. Only personal bank accounts are considered, not business accounts or income. As for gift deed that is not common for TRVs but best to have it notarized and then give him the money.

Usually it is $10k cash min for a 2-3 week visit. So he needs to prove that the stipend and his personal bank statements will cover his 4 month visit as a student. He needs to cost out all of his expenses - rent, food, utilities/internet/phone, health insurance, transportation, transportation, clothing etc. The stipend is probably not enough.

If he has a rental agreement show that with what is included. Show stipend as well as tuition being covered by university.