Proof of income for self-employed sponsor

[MissRepresentation]

My husband (sponsor) is a self-employed artist who does business mostly through Etsy. What would be sufficient proof of income? So far we've only got an Option C detailing his total income for the most recent tax year. He can include screenshots from his Etsy store, would this be acceptable? I told him he should include a letter explaining that he also sells at farmers and Christmas markets, as well as details of how his online business works. Is this a good idea or will the Option C printout be enough?

 

[agarand8]

They want the Option C Print Out anyways, to prove that he isnt on welfare, so I assumme that you are asking what he should send instead of a letter of employment.

If he is reporting all of his income properly for tax purposes, then a Notice of assessment or two will show them what he makes annually. If he is incorporated there are a lot of things that he could send like financials, copies of the income statement, copies of the incorporation documents showing that he is a shareholder in the company. If he is not incorporated and only a sole proprieter then he should write a letter explaining what it is that he does, how long he's been doing it for, etc just some details of the business. Then if Etsy somehow summarizes the income for him he could print out statements from them showing his etsy income for the last couple of years. In regards to farmers markets and things like that where he earns mostly a cash income he should have records of how much he has made from those booths. He should have records of Income vs Expenses and things like that that he can send to prove that he is earning sufficient money to support the both of you. If he has his own business cards, website or anything you can include any information like that along with the letter.

 

[MissRepresentation]

Thanks for that. The thing is that he's not actually supporting me financially, as I'm a freelancer who does work online for a foreign company and make my own money (I've checked that this does not go against my status as a visitor and been told that it's fine). Do you think he should mention this too in the sponsor application or would this work against us? Does he need to include proof of my income too to show that we're both contributing to the household?

 

[rhcohen2014]

Thanks for that. The thing is that he's not actually supporting me financially, as I'm a freelancer who does work online for a foreign company and make my own money (I've checked that this does not go against my status as a visitor and been told that it's fine). Do you think he should mention this too in the sponsor application or would this work against us? Does he need to include proof of my income too to show that we're both contributing to the household?

you are married right? it doesn't matter if he's not supporting you financially and you are supporting yourself. technically, there isn't even an income requirement for sponsoring. All they will be concerned about is whether he's drawn on welfare for the past 12 mo. there's no need to mention your separate income, as i don't think cic really cares.

 

[Prash23]

My husband (sponsor) is a self-employed artist who does business mostly through Etsy. What would be sufficient proof of income? So far we've only got an Option C detailing his total income for the most recent tax year. He can include screenshots from his Etsy store, would this be acceptable? I told him he should include a letter explaining that he also sells at farmers and Christmas markets, as well as details of how his online business works. Is this a good idea or will the Option C printout be enough?

Hi. Did your application get approved? What documents did you submit as proofs of self employed income?

 

[scylla]

Hi. Did your application get approved? What documents did you submit as proofs of self employed income?

Provide your NOA / last CRA tax return. That's the easiest approach.

 

[Prash23]

Provide your NOA / last CRA tax return. That's the easiest approach.

Hey thank you so much for your response. Should I not submit client contract or invoices? Only NOA/tax return is enough?

 

[canuck78]

Hey thank you so much for your response. Should I not submit client contract or invoices? Only NOA/tax return is enough?

NOA and personal bank statements

 

[Prash23]

Thanks alot