Self-Employed? + Form Question

[Prelude]

Hi!

We're right at the end of the application-creating process, but I just thought of something I should clear up before I send it in. For the outland app, it asks about me, the sponsor, and my job situation. There are the boxes for Unemployed, Employed, and Self-Employed.

I have a full-time job at a local company, so I chose Employed. So far so good.

However, they also ask how much money you made in the twelve months preceding the application. Between August and now, I've made about $1200 doing some art for some friends who are working on a project. I signed a contract with them outlining that I'd be paid x per piece, the date by which everything needed to be done (which therefore indicates this isn't going to be an ongoing thing), etc. and I've got proper invoices for everything, since I'll be including it in my taxes.

Naturally, though, this amount is going to end up in my 12-month total. I was going to include copies of this stuff with the sponsorship form in question.

Do I need to check "self-employed" in addition to "employed"? I'm not really a freelancer or anything. I draw as a hobby and my friends needed additional art for their project, so they paid me to do some as sort of a one-off thing. This is absolutely not how I usually make money and I won't be continuing to do so after this project is finished.

I'm not really sure what to do.

Could I include the invoices and write an explanation without checking "Self-Employed", or..?

EDIT: I've added another question in one of my replies.

 

[Aquakitty]

Re: Self-Employed?

Your main job is "employed" so that is enough, a one-off project for a friend is not quite the same as self-employment. No need to put "self-employed".

 

[Prelude]

Re: Self-Employed?

Okay, perfect! I'll probably write an explanation at the bottom of the invoice regardless, so they know it was a one-time thing.

 

[Prelude]

Okay, rather than gum up the forum with more posts, I'm going to just tack another question onto this one.

For her, on IMM5490: "Are you living with someone other than your sponsor?"

She currently lives in Canada with me as a visitor, which other forum-goers have told me counts, since she's been here six months on VRs. We live with my parents at the moment, though. Would they be listed for this question, or does it mean "other than" as in "instead of"?

"Do you receive financial support from your sponsor?"

I don't give her money, but I do pay for most of the costs associated with her being in Canada. She's not paying to be here or anything, and I cover all her necessities. Would this be a "yes" or "no" for the purposes of the form?