A foreign national is inadmissible for financial reasons if they are or will be unable or unwilling to support themselves or any other person who is dependent on them, and have not satisfied an officer that adequate arrangements for care and support, other than those that involve social assistance, have been made
Obtaining evidence for A39
The officer may obtain evidence for A39 by collecting:
• statutory declaration supported by evidence of statements made to an officer including evidence of the person’s current financial situation; the likelihood that they will have access to funds; and what arrangements, if any, have been made for their care and support. This evidence may consist of bank statements, bank books, letters from employers, pay cheque stubs and testimony from friends or relatives;
• documentary evidence of an individual’s dependence on social assistance or failure to provide for him/herself and/or any dependants. This evidence may consist of letters from the social services authorities (indicating that the individual is in receipt of social assistance), benefit payment cheque stubs, cancelled receipts, etc.;
• where relevant, the hearings officer must be prepared to establish that the person concerned is not a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident. To establish that the person concerned is not a Canadian citizen, an admission by the person directly or documented through a statutory declaration is considered sufficient evidence. A letter from CPC Sydney stating that there is no record that the person concerned is a citizen of Canada is also sufficient. To establish that the person concerned is not a permanent resident of Canada, an admission by the person directly or documented through a statutory declaration is considered sufficient
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evidence. A Query Response Centre (QRC), CIC, document indicating no confirmation of permanent residence is also sufficient.
