Income to sponsor parents

[SergiiK]

I have a question and cannot find the answer.

I understand that on order to sponsor my parents I have to be a permanent resident or citizen. Also I have to maintain Minimum Necessary Income for the three consecutive years before submitting the application.

And my question is: Can income before PR (while on working visa) be counted as well?

Thank you.

 

[scylla]

And my question is: Can income before PR (while on working visa) be counted as well?

Yes - provided that income was from Canadian sources and was reported on your Canadian tax return.

 

[mikeymyke]

Also you have to note that, despite 3 consecutive years of income, you actually cannot start sponsoring until the 5th year. The reason is because in order to get the NOA/Option C for your 3rd year of income, you have to wait until about Feb-March of Year 4, but by that time, the 5000 application cap will have long been reached, so you will have to wait until the start of Year 5.

 

[immigiration1]

Good evening All,

I have received the invitation today and honestly i wasn't expecting it to come. I applied for it last year as my friend was applying for his parents. I know its late but i have a questions in terms of income requirement. For the year 2018 my income was $66k and i have a family of four. Since i will be applying for my parents visa do i need to consider them in my 2018 income as well which will make my family to 6 or should i only consider them for the 2020 income as i am applying for them in 2021. The only reason i am asking this question is because if i consider my parents in 2018 then i donot meet the income requirement however my income was high in 2019 and 2020 ? what are your thoughts .. do you think it is worth applying as CIC may show some flexibility ?