A non-SDS applicant to UBC had shown about $100,000 in funds (FDs, balances, statements) — and IRCC still sent a request for financial documents. The thread's advice on handling a re-request:
- Don't panic — re-requests happen even for complete files. One member's friend was asked to prove enrolment despite having included the enrolment letter in the original application. Officers sometimes ask again for material already on file; treat it as routine.
- Send the full financial package again. The consensus response: resubmit everything — fixed deposits, bank statements, balance certificates — as one organized response to the request, rather than assuming the officer will find the originals.
- Add the parents' income tax returns. The most concrete addition suggested: ITRs of the sponsoring parents. Balances show the money exists; tax returns show where it came from — often the actual gap the officer is probing.
- Consider addressing 'how the funds will be used.' One member read the request as wanting clarity on how the $100,000 covers tuition and living costs. A short cover letter mapping funds to first-year tuition, GIC/living expenses, and contingency can pre-empt that reading, whichever interpretation is right.
Respond within the deadline stated in the request, through the account the request came from.