i owe money for child tax (I am in the process of paying it off). I made a huge mistake and didn’t understand how split custody works and now I owe over $4000 to child tax. I am wondering does this affect sponsering my spouse sponsership or makes me ineligible ?
Owing money on child tax and sponsorship?
- Thread starter Mersiha
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By child tax, do you mean child support? As in money you were supposed to pay your former spouse for the care of your child?
You had been claiming children's tax credits while not being eligible? I don't believe that counts as social assistance, so it may not invalidate your application to be a sponsor.
You won't be rejected based on the following:
Who can’t become a sponsor
You can’t be a sponsor if you:
Who can’t become a sponsor
You can’t be a sponsor if you:
- have failed to pay:
- an immigration loan
- a performance bond
- family support payments
- have failed to provide for the basic needs of a previously-sponsored relative who received social assistance
- are under a removal order
- are in a penitentiary, jail, reformatory or prison
- receive social assistance for a reason other than a disability
- are still going through the process of bankruptcy (undischarged bankruptcy)
- were sponsored by a spouse or partner and you became a permanent resident less than five years ago
- sponsored a previous spouse or partner and three years have not passed since this person became a permanent resident
- have already applied to sponsor your current spouse, partner or child and a decision on your application hasn’t been made yet
- were convicted of a violent or sexual offence, or an offence that caused bodily harm to a relative—or you attempted or threatened to commit any of these offences
