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Do you feel nostalgic while living alone in Canada?

You’re a social animal. Living social life is your tendency. So, feeling homesick now and then is obvious. It’s a common problem for those who go on employment visa, study visa or business visa. Right from the day first, the Canadian government offers perks and facilities. It can be free education, free healthcare, legal protection, job opportunities and a lot more.

Don’t be a slave of loneliness! You have an option to immigrate your spouse or dependents to Canada from India. Yes! It’s possible provided that you’re ready to sponsor them. Let’s catch what eligibility criteria you need to match in the next section:

How can you sponsor a person to immigrate to Canada from India?

• You should be 18 years of age
• You should be a Canadian citizen or a Permanent citizen
• You should be financially sound enough to sponsor a family member in his initial stay period. This period of support can be 3 to 10 years long.
• You will be disqualified to sponsor the second time, if you have sponsored earlier to the one who was granted the permission of the government.

How can you determine that a spouse is eligible for immigration to Canada from India?

• Your spouse should be of 18 years or more.
• Your spouse should have a marriage certificate to prove he is legally married.
• Your spouse should have a marriage certificate from state, territory or province of Canada, if he has solemnized marriage there.
• Your spouse should have a proof that the marriage ceremony took place, if it’s solemnized outside Canada.
• Your spouse should have an apostilled police clearance certificate. It should read that your spouse has not committed any offense (if he has not been convicted ever).

How can you determine that a child is eligible for migrating to Canada from India?

Possibly, a married couple might have a child. In the immigration books, it would be considered a dependent. Otherwise, your parents and relatives would also be called dependent. You can sponsor either of them, if:

• He/she is less than 22 years and is unmarried.
• His/her study is on-going and his/her age is +22.
• He/she is financially dependent on parents although he/she is 22 or plus.
• He/she is married although he/she is less than 22 years but his/her study is ongoing.
• He/she is married although he/she is less than 22 years but he/she is dependent on parents.
• He/she is 22 years or more, but he/she is financially dependent on parents due to physical or psychological disability.

What things you should keep in your mind for applying PR of Canada?

The acronym PR stands for the Permanent Resident. If you have an idea of shifting to Canada at any corner of your mind, you should acquire its PR. For getting it, you should know which documents you should have; which examination is a must to give for and also, the migration cost.

Let’s consider these three major points briefly.

1. Documents: You need to know the Express Entry System because it mentions which documents you should enclose. The major role is of age proof and educational credentials. You should have their assessment report to validate your candidature for Canada’s PR. You can hire S2NRI to consult the list and specification of educational documents. It has been into the NRI service for more than a decade.
2. Test/Examination: You should be a certified IELTS. It will assess whether or not you’ll be able to communicate there. All in all, it’ll be an assessment of your linguistic proficiency. You can check its details on its official website. From costing to examination process, you’ll find every detail.

If you want to get into Canada via a business visa, you should have the certificate/documents pertaining to your profile.

3. Migration Cost: Like educational credentials, you should have an asset valuation assessment report. It will let them believe that you’ll be able to bear the cost of living there. And if you’re thinking of getting sponsorship, go through the details above carefully.

If you want to know more, you can give S2NRI a call. We’re always ready to provide you with absolutely free consulting about visa and immigration.

Have you filed a petition for a visa of the US?

It’s absolutely necessary to premeditate the upcoming challenges. Your visa application might be approved. But, have you looked into your financial status?  What if you won’t have enough funds? Lack of funds can throw a volley of problems upon you. So, be prepared.

There is a silver lining. You can grab a support. It’s what most of the employers/sponsors do. They lend their helping hands to let you and bear most of the expenses.

Now, consider a flip situation. What if you have funds to live in the US? Obviously, you’ll be in a win-win situation. But, having deep pocket is not enough. You have to show it up. The USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) requires you to provide an assessment report of your financial status. It’s what you can call the evaluation of your assets.

So! How can you do so?

Well, it’s way gets through the submission of Form I-864.

What is form I-864?

It’s a fund and asset assessment evaluation. It is also termed as an Affidavit of Support.  If you’re likely to go to the US as a dependent from the family, you’ve to enclose the duly filled Affidavit of Support, i. e. Form I-864.

If you’re going through an employment visa and are economically sound, it mandates you not to become a public charge there. You have adequate modes of the financial support. In case, you’ll not have that much money, the foreign employer will sponsor with the much needed financial support.  It’s a legal contract between the US government and the employer.

Who can apply for this form?

An explicitly defined immigration policy states that:

• A US citizen, US national or lawful permanent residents who are 18 or 18 plus.
• The individuals who have income 125% above the federal poverty line.
• The prospective expats should have a country of domicile.

All these individuals can apply for this affidavit form.

How can you get it?

The prospective NRI can get it once his Form DS -260 (which is an immigration visa application form) has been successfully submitted.

You can download this affidavit form through these steps:

1. Visit the official website of the USCIS (www.uscis.gov)
2. Download the affidavit form.

Things to keep in your mind:

• The browser should be updated.
• Check if your system has a recent version of Adobe Reader.
• If there is an older version, the prompt will show a ‘file corrupted’ message.

So, always keep your senses and mind awake along with all aforementioned instructions.

Which instruction would you follow?

• Duly filled all pages of the affidavit form.
• Make sure that you’ve put your signature on the form to avoid rejection.
• Fill information in the capital letter.
• Mention applicant’s name and the US security number.
• Put header ‘Form I-864’ at the top right.
• If you require additional sheet, mention the number, case number and the subject of each question.
• Put in the sign of the sponsor or joint sponsors.
• Take its two photocopies before its final submission.
• There is no need to notarize it.

Which documents should you enclose with it?

1. When a sponsor or joint sponsors fill form:

• A Barcoded cover sheet from NVC (National Visa Center)
• A cover letter stating that all requisite documents are enclosed.
• Form I-864
• Photocopies of the affidavit of support
• Federal income tax documents
• Evidence of income
• Asset assessment report or asset evaluation report.
• A joint sponsor or sponsor requires a legal status proof, like citizenship certificate.

2. When you fill it on your own by using the income of your household:

• A separate Form I-864A for each person whose income will be drawn.
• Proof of joint residency & their relationship, like a copy of rental income stating the name of and address of the applicant & household members, like utility bill’s copy, personal correspondence and copies of the school records.
• Proof of family relationship, like school records
• Federal income tax documents
• Evidence of income & the evidence of its frequent inflow in future
• Evidence of assets
• A list of all benefiting programs with receipt and date of previous 3 years.