Proof of Employment ? HELP

[Robin35]

Soo .. I'm sponsoring my husband to come to Canada from the USA we have been married since 2006 and lived in the USA together before my husbands job change in 2010 when i moved back to Canada to be close to my family. My husband spends approx. 1 week per month in Canada (his breaks from work) and he supports me and the children. I have been under the impression there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse. I'm not employed. I just spoke to a call center worker who informed me that even tho there is technically no income requirement i must still send proof of income/ a letter explaining how i live and how 'we' will live once he comes to Canada. He will keep his job in the USA until he finds one in Canada. How exactly do i prove this ? I could send a letter explaining that his income supports us. I claim his income on my Canadian taxes so that will show on my Option C (I hope). I could show activity from our joint USA checking account moving money and being spent in Canada (grocery store etc) The kids and i live with my parents half the year (the other half the year they live in Arizona and we take care of their house in Canada - it's inexpensive and works in everyone's favor) We pay them a set amount each month to cover taxes and utilities and i'm sure they can provide me with a receipt and also a letter that says we can live here indefinitely.

Have any of you been in this situation ? Can they deny you based on not having an income even tho there isn't actually an income requirement for a spouse ? UGH !! Stresssss

 

[sakamath]

Your Option C would do just fine since you already claim his income on your Canadian returns. In your case, what you should show is:
1. Your intention to reside in Canada (since you as a sponsor, was away from Canada for a long time)
2. Two of you combined, have the skills and ability to support yourselves (and the kids)

It's extremely rare that a spousal sponsorship was rejected because of lack of income. You would do just fine...

All the best!

 

[Robin35]

Thank you !

 

[SadieRoo]

I have to agree on that one as my husband is Canadian and I am American and we lived here in Arizona together for 10 years and he had no proof of income in Canada when we filled out the paperwork and sent it in. We filled out the paper work that stated his intent was to find a job up there, we opened a joint checking and savings account in Canada while still in AZ and got the approval letter stating he was approved to sponsor me without proof of any income up there. Now he is in Canada as he got a job in the middle of all this and he had to start working up there while I stay here and work in the US..

 

[Sweden]

Soo .. I'm sponsoring my husband to come to Canada from the USA we have been married since 2006 and lived in the USA together before my husbands job change in 2010 when i moved back to Canada to be close to my family. My husband spends approx. 1 week per month in Canada (his breaks from work) and he supports me and the children. I have been under the impression there is no income requirement to sponsor a spouse. I'm not employed. I just spoke to a call center worker who informed me that even tho there is technically no income requirement i must still send proof of income/ a letter explaining how i live and how 'we' will live once he comes to Canada. He will keep his job in the USA until he finds one in Canada. How exactly do i prove this ? I could send a letter explaining that his income supports us. I claim his income on my Canadian taxes so that will show on my Option C (I hope). I could show activity from our joint USA checking account moving money and being spent in Canada (grocery store etc) The kids and i live with my parents half the year (the other half the year they live in Arizona and we take care of their house in Canada - it's inexpensive and works in everyone's favor) We pay them a set amount each month to cover taxes and utilities and i'm sure they can provide me with a receipt and also a letter that says we can live here indefinitely.

Have any of you been in this situation ? Can they deny you based on not having an income even tho there isn't actually an income requirement for a spouse ? UGH !! Stresssss

Just explain your situation exactly how you did it, and add the proofs - get a letter from your parents explaining that you can stay with them, get the US bank accounts proofs, your Option C, etc. and it should be fine. What CIC wants to see if that you have a plan as a family, and won't go on welfare. In your case, you have a house, the support from your parents, and your husband has a job, so there shouldn't be any issues as long as you explain the situation.
Sweden