What's the most you got back in income tax?

My father got retired and has income tax cleared.?

• Well, I am applying for a study permit from Bangladesh to study in Canada. My father is going to be my sponsor. He is a retired government employee and retired in 2007. He has his income tax cleared up to 2007-2008 session. Now the VISA office wants to see the sponsorship documents. I am planning to provide the following things- 1. His bank statement 2. His retirement documents 3. His pension documents 4. Certificate mentioning that his income tax is cleared up to 2007-2008. 5. Sponsorship declaration. Is that all? I mean, is it OK, if I show this income tax certificate? I mean, as he has no income, so he is not paying the income tax. Is this OK? Actually, I don't understand these kinds of issues. I am the youngest daughter of my family. So please help me to understand this. Thanks in advance.

• Answer:

  For the income tax documents, Immigration is going to want something a lot more recent than 2007 or 2008. They usually ask for a printout from the most recent calendar year. And if he is getting a pension, this is taxable income without a doubt. He should file returns for every year since he retired. Was your father born in Canada? If he was, you might be able to automatically claim Canadian citizenship.