I just talked to a friend who is trying for permanent residency this year. I will be applying next year, and asked him a few questions. One thing he mentioned was that his lawyer said he needed proof of three years of steady pension (and maybe health insurance?) payments, which I already knew. HOWEVER, he also said that his lawyer told him that doing the yearly lump sum payment at the beginning of the payment term wouldn’t work, and that he would likely not receive PR unless he opted to pay in MONTHLY installments (without a late payment) for three years.
This seems insane (and incorrect) to me- as long as you’ve not paid late, I can’t imagine that a lump sum (paid in a timely manner) would be a problem. But he seemed convinced that the immigration wants to see that you can pay your bills monthly at a steady rate for three years rather than just throwing money at it once a year.
I can’t seem to find info on this online, so I suspect he either misunderstood or his lawyer is crazy. Can anybody confirm or deny this? This seems wild.
by kailenedanae