Yes it should be.A friend got invited to sponsor her parents and she just realized her 2016 assessment is a couple thousand below minimum amount. 2017 and 2018 is more than enough and she's wondering if her application will be denied due to this. Anyone has an insight about this?
You can still try to apply although you should get rejected.
In any case why did your friend declare he met income requirements and submit EOI when he knew he didn't?
If he was hoping for some exception then your friend should follow through and submit an application. After all they did invite him right?