Hi everyone,
I'm a Canadian citizen who's working outside of Canada. My question is how do I prove that I'm going back to live in Canada when my son's immigration is approved. I may not look for a job when I go back, but I think my savings will be enough for the sponsorship.
Thanks
Anything that shows you have serious intent to return to Canada and/or have maintained strong ties there - looking for work, looking for a place to live, support letters from friends and family, quitting your current job (or making arrangements to do so), Canadian bank accounts.
If returning with son, presumably looking into arrangements for schooling and care for him.
I don't know your situation, but you say 'I may not look for a job' and your savings being enough 'for the sponsorship' - for their consideration of your sponsorship the question may not be so much whether you meet some notional monetary test, but whether it indicates seriousness of intent to return.
In other words - if your savings are sufficient to basically retire and you state that intent, that may be credible in your case. If however you're just saying "we have enough to survive for a year" and you're taking no steps to secure employment and establish a life in Canada, it may not be convincing. That's the hurdle I think you have to consider.
Also, you don't mention your family situation (i.e. other parent of child) or how old the child is, but that may be relevant to consideration of seriousness of intent. (I.e. how serious does it look if a couple has a young child, but only one will immigrate?)
Some of these specifics can be addressed in explanatory letters or documents.
