filing taxes as married

[2015daisy]

my parents want to claim me as a dependent because they want to claim my tuition money that they payed for in their taxes. is this a problem ? i am sponsoring my spouse in an inland application .. please reply thanks

 

[SassyCanadian]

How old are you?

 

[2015daisy]

How old are you?

Im 20

Im wondering will this mean i am not qualifyed to be a sponser ?

 

[2015daisy]

??? ???
anyone can help me please

 

[sashali78]

??? ???
anyone can help me please

I am not 100% sure what your question is, but, if you are worried that parents claiming you as a dependent in their tax filings going to affect your sponsorship, than you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Ponga]

You can sponsor a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner (partner), or dependent children if you are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada. To be a sponsor, you must be 18 or older.

 

[2015daisy]

hi
yes i am worried that if they say i am a "dependent" of theirs on their taxes so that they can claim my tuition money that they payed for will it make me not able to sponsor my spouse ? i have an inland application i gave on dec 2014 ....
do i have to worry that because of this i wont be accepted as a sponser ?

 

[2015daisy]

and also will the CIC people who access our application of my spouse also be notified of this ? or will they ask who pays my tuition ?

 

[2015daisy]

please give me information .. i am really really worried about this.

my main question is that if my parents claim my tuition payment in their taxes and say i am a dependent of theirs will it make me not able to sponsor my spouse?

 

[Decoy24601]

As sashali78 said, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

[Turbo2000]

@ sashali78

Does it mean a dependent can be a sponsor ?

I am not 100% sure what your question is, but, if you are worried that parents claiming you as a dependent in their tax filings going to affect your sponsorship, than you have nothing to worry about.

 

[sashali78]

@ sashali78

Does it mean a dependent can be a sponsor ?

CIC is pretty clear on who MAY NOT be qualified as a sponsor. In all other cases there should be no issue being a sponsor, including the OP case. Being declared as a dependent in CRA filing is not a problem.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-apply-who.asp

You may not be eligible to be a sponsor if you:

- did not meet the terms of a sponsorship agreement in the past,
- did not pay alimony or child support even though a court ordered it,
- get government financial help for reasons other than being disabled,
- were convicted of an offence of a sexual nature, a violent crime, an offence against a relative that resulted in bodily harm or an attempt or threat to commit any such offences, depending on the details of the case, such as the type of offence, how long ago it occurred and whether a record suspension was issued (see Sponsorship bar for violent crime below),
- were sponsored as a spouse, common-law or conjugal partner in the past and became a permanent resident of Canada less than five years ago (see Five-year sponsorship bar below)
- did not pay back an immigration loan, made late payments or missed payments,
- are in prison or
- have declared bankruptcy and have not been released from it yet.

 

[Rob_TO]

please give me information .. i am really really worried about this.

my main question is that if my parents claim my tuition payment in their taxes and say i am a dependent of theirs will it make me not able to sponsor my spouse?

It's completely irrelevant to the PR application. CRA and CIC are 2 separate things and have completely different definitions of some terms.

 

[2015daisy]

Are you able to take care of your spouse financially?

I have 0 income and i am a fulltime student... My husband (who i am sponsering) has a good income of +$5000 per month

I read there is no minimun income required when sponsering, but would it be an issue that mine is 0?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I have 0 income and i am a fulltime student... My husband (who i am sponsering) has a good income of +$5000 per month

I read there is no minimun income required when sponsering, but would it be an issue that mine is 0?

That's fine. CIC will look at your family income as a whole.

From CIC

When you sponsor one of these relatives to become permanent residents of Canada, you must support them financially. This means you have to meet certain income guidelines.

Incorrect. Many unemployed people successfully sponsor their spouses all the time. CIC will look at a variety of financial sources, including spouse's income, sponsor's potential income, family assistance etc.

You really need to learn more about this entire process before you give advice.