Fund requirements to sponsor children into Canada

[neilg_cebu]

I and my wife landed here in BC, Canada on August 2012 as skilled worker. We are now Permanent Resident. We are still upgrading our skills inorder for us to integrate better into the labour market. so basically we do not have a regular job right now.

The question is, can we sponsor our children at this stage?
Do we get a good chance of being approved?
Do we need to show proof of funds?

btw, we have 4 kids left there in the Philippines. The eldest is 15 years old, the youngest is 6.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 

[tuyen]

I and my wife landed here in BC, Canada on August 2012 as skilled worker. We are now Permanent Resident. We are still upgrading our skills inorder for us to integrate better into the labour market. so basically we do not have a regular job right now.

The question is, can we sponsor our children at this stage?
Do we get a good chance of being approved?
Do we need to show proof of funds?

btw, we have 4 kids left there in the Philippines. The eldest is 15 years old, the youngest is 6.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

There appears to be mixed information about this. Common sense would state that the Canadian government would not allow you to sponsor people if you are not able to take care of them financially.

However, according to this link, it claims that you do not need to have a certain income if you're sponsoring dependent children (under the age of 22).
canadavisa.com/immigration-financial-ability.html

But if you look at the sponsorship forms on the CIC web site (Immigration Canada), it clearly asks for your income for the past 12 months, and in some cases, for the past 5 years.

One thing that's certain is that you cannot sponsor anybody if you're receiving social assistance from the government or if you're currently in an undischarged bankruptcy.

 

[neilg_cebu]

There appears to be mixed information about this. Common sense would state that the Canadian government would not allow you to sponsor people if you are not able to take care of them financially.

However, according to this link, it claims that you do not need to have a certain income if you're sponsoring dependent children (under the age of 22).
canadavisa.com/immigration-financial-ability.html

But if you look at the sponsorship forms on the CIC web site (Immigration Canada), it clearly asks for your income for the past 12 months, and in some cases, for the past 5 years.

One thing that's certain is that you cannot sponsor anybody if you're receiving social assistance from the government or if you're currently in an undischarged bankruptcy.

Yeah I agree with that, I have seen that website also. But, what might be the document to show as proof of income for past 12 months? my income has been from the philippines so far. Is payslip from philippines acceptable to them?

If submitting the sponsorship without proof of funds or not much fund shown, could that be a factor for the decision?

 

[tuyen]

Yeah I agree with that, I have seen that website also. But, what might be the document to show as proof of income for past 12 months? my income has been from the philippines so far. Is payslip from philippines acceptable to them?

I don't think you have to show proof unless the form you're filling out specifically requests proof (for example, if it asks for a copy of your income tax return, or copies of paychecks, or a letter from an employer, etc).
Most of the forms I've seen just ask you to put some dates and numbers in some boxes, but it doesn't ask you to show actual proof. So if it clearly asks to show proof, then you have to provide anything that you have. But if it just asks you to fill in dates and numbers without proof, then don't worry about proof right now. It's possible that after you submit the application, maybe somebody will call you and ask for proof, but it's also possible that they will just process your application without proof.

If submitting the sponsorship without proof of funds or not much fund shown, could that be a factor for the decision?

If a form is specifically asking for proof, then you should definitely provide that proof, otherwise the application can be delayed by several months.
But if it's not asking for proof, then don't worry about it.
The only thing that will affect the decision is if you lie about something. But if you don't provide something that they ask for, your application will be definitely delayed, but not denied.