Can someone help clarify the following, please:
For parent/grandparent sponsorship:
some background info:
- friend is married but separated from spouse (she will select 'legally separated' for current marital status), no dependent children
- selected to sponsor her parents/grandparents
- parents are married and have no dependent children
- plans to sponsor just one parent at this time - is this possible?
Questions:
1). IMM0008 - Question 3: How many family members, including you, are in this application?
a) she wants to sponsor one parent at this time. Is the answer 1 or 2?
b) does the other parent go under the "dependent" section in this form?
The Guide says:
Who is the principal applicant?
In regard to you, the sponsor, the principal applicant is the person you are sponsoring to come to Canada and is declared as the primary applicant in the Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008).
2). IMM0008 - under "dependents" section:
If she has to put the other parent under the "dependents" section:
For Question 11a) - Will accompany to Canada? No
Question 11b) Reason why dependent is non-accompanying - the main reason is:
- one other parent had a stroke and is not completely healed yet, so they don't know they will be able to pass medicals. So they don't want this to block the other parent as well, since if one person on the application is inadmissible, the rest are affected. Is this a 'acceptable' reason?
- the other issue is, sponsor meets income requirements for 3 persons not 4.
Are parents/grandparents exempt from "excessive demand"? I don't think so, but if someone can confirm, it will be greatly appreciated.
Financial Evaluation IMM5768E
Question 2 = 1
Question 3A - number of persons included in box #3 of Generic Application, IMM0008 = 1 or 2?
Question 3B = all zero (her spouse never immigrated to Canada, so the spousal undertaking never came into effect)
Question 4 - spouse/common-law partner is not co-signing undertaking, so left blank.
Question 5 - Your spouse or common-law partner if not included in 3. above. Provide details on the back of this page if he or she is not co-signing the undertaking.
a) if she is separated, does she still enter "1" here for her spouse and explain that they are separated?
Question 6 = zero
Thanks in advance for your help.