Thanks guys for responding to my post regarding the LICO assessment.
I called CIC's call centre today and they let me know it would be assessed on LICO+30% ?? BUT I was digging around the CIC website and according to Operational Bulletin 561:
All family class applications for parents and grandparents in the Department’s existing inventory, which were received before the pause on the acceptance of new applications was put in place in November 2011, will be processed against the regulatory requirements in force prior to January 1, 2014. They include applications which currently reside at the CPC-M as well as those currently held at visa offices, including the Case Processing Centre office in Ottawa (CPC-O)
So what you guys said makes sense, they should assess based on just LICO, if they use LICO 2015 we will be fine. Second issue: I think I was also thinking that since I now have a son, my family size should be calculated as 8 but I realized it should be 7 as originally stated in my original application in 2011. Does that make sense? So they should look at just LICO 2015 for a family of 7 (4 grandparents, dependent (mybrother under my parents) plus my husband and I, minus my young son).
Let me know if I am making any sense. I was thinking of attaching a cover letter quoting operational bulletin 561 when I send in the 2015 NOA and employment letter they requested. Thoughts or do you think that will anger the CIC officer abroad who seems to be questioning our income qualification?
Thanks again for your responses! Much appreciated!