Hi everyone, I have a few questions about spousal sponsorship that I'd REALLY appreciate your thoughts on:
1. Some of the sponsorship forms mention that "all dependent children 18 years of age or older" must fill __ (ie. form IMM5406E). But in the guide document (guide 3900 on the canadian government website) "dependent children" are defined as children "under the age of 19"! Does this basically mean that only 18 year old children of the applicant+spouse need to fill in these forms??
2. If a form needs to be filled in by my step-mom's (principal applicant's) family members, does that include my dad and I, or just her family (children) from before she married my dad?
3. I know there isn't a minimum necessary income for sponsoring your spouse, but the forms do ask for your income in the last 12 months, and if I only count the 4 out of 12 months spent in Canada it won't be that much. So if the Sponsor lived in a different country for 8 out of the last 12 months before applying, should they mention the income they made in that country too? Will that be troublesome down the line in terms of tax here in Canada??
4. Lastly, where can I find my "Net personal income" for the last X number of months (I'm a Canadian citizen and have been working in Canada for the last 4 months but was self-employed in Iran for the 8 months before that)?
Thanks so much for ANY help!
Cheers
1. Some of the sponsorship forms mention that "all dependent children 18 years of age or older" must fill __ (ie. form IMM5406E). But in the guide document (guide 3900 on the canadian government website) "dependent children" are defined as children "under the age of 19"! Does this basically mean that only 18 year old children of the applicant+spouse need to fill in these forms??
2. If a form needs to be filled in by my step-mom's (principal applicant's) family members, does that include my dad and I, or just her family (children) from before she married my dad?
3. I know there isn't a minimum necessary income for sponsoring your spouse, but the forms do ask for your income in the last 12 months, and if I only count the 4 out of 12 months spent in Canada it won't be that much. So if the Sponsor lived in a different country for 8 out of the last 12 months before applying, should they mention the income they made in that country too? Will that be troublesome down the line in terms of tax here in Canada??
4. Lastly, where can I find my "Net personal income" for the last X number of months (I'm a Canadian citizen and have been working in Canada for the last 4 months but was self-employed in Iran for the 8 months before that)?
Thanks so much for ANY help!
Cheers