u/kareet1704

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for some advice about a Super Visa application for my mom.
My brother is sponsoring her. He is a Canadian permanent resident, single, and is sponsoring only our mother.
Here’s our situation:
His most recent NOA shows about $41,000 income from his previous full-time job.
He has since left that job and is now self-employed, working through Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.
He has been doing this for about one month and is currently earning around $1,200 per week.
We have included:

NOA
T4
Previous employment pay stubs
Recent bank statements showing deposits from Uber/DoorDash/Instacart
Earnings statements from all three platforms
Invitation letter
$100,000 Super Visa insurance (Empire Life)
His PR card
Birth certificate and passport showing our mother’s name as proof of relationship
My concern is that his current self-employment income is not reflected on his latest NOA because he only recently switched from employment.
We’re planning to include a letter explaining the job change and providing proof of his current income.
Has anyone had a Super Visa approved in a similar situation where the sponsor recently became self-employed? Do you think the current income evidence plus the NOA and previous employment history will be sufficient?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences or any suggestions for strengthening the application.
Thank you!

My husband worked for the same company in Canada for around 4 years and received an LMIA-based closed work permit in December 2024, valid until December 2026. His approved position was as a hard candy maker/cook in a candy factory.
A couple of months after the work permit was approved, the employer started assigning him different duties such as packing work that did not match the occupation and duties listed on his LMIA/work permit. He continued working because he was on a closed work permit and genuinely believed he had no other option.
After some time, he was moved back to his original position. Later, the employer temporarily laid him off due to an alleged shortage of work/orders. After returning, he was again assigned duties outside his approved occupation, including lower-paid work that did not match his regular position or LMIA conditions.
After the holiday season, he returned to his original cook position again. A few weeks later, the employer attempted another layoff due to “seasonal slowdown.” My husband raised concerns with management that repeated layoffs and assigning duties outside his authorized occupation could negatively affect his immigration status because he was on a closed work permit.
After that conversation, management’s attitude toward him noticeably changed. Over the following weeks, they began accusing him of “intimidating coworkers” and discouraging overtime work. He denies these allegations.
Yesterday, he was terminated for cause without any verbal warning, written warning, suspension, investigation meeting, or opportunity to respond. The termination letter claims he caused production disruption and losses, which was shocking considering he had worked there for years without serious disciplinary issues.
He does have some supporting evidence, including:
pay stubs showing periods of lower wages/different duties
ROEs from temporary layoffs
work schedules/photos showing reduced shifts and different assignments
coworkers who witnessed parts of the situation and may be willing to provide statements or affidavits
We believe the termination may have happened after he raised concerns about LMIA/work permit compliance and repeated layoffs.
Would this type of situation potentially qualify for a Vulnerable Open Work Permit or an employer compliance complaint? Has anyone experienced something similar while on a closed work permit?

My baby girl was born at 28+4 and today she is 36+4. She’s doing really well with bottles now and usually takes 7 out of 8 feeds, sometimes even all 8. Sometimes she leaves a little milk in one or two bottles, but overall she’s been improving so much. She weighs 2410 grams today.

What’s making me anxious is that whenever the nurses feed her, she usually does fine, but when I feed her (usually twice a day), she often has a dip during feeding. By dip I mean it looks like she forgets to breathe for a second, her heart rate drops into the 70s or 80s on the monitor, and then it comes back up after I stop, pat her, or stimulate her a little.

The NICU team is planning for discharge in the next 4–5 days and they don’t want to use the NG tube anymore. We’re trying every feed by bottle now, which is exciting but also honestly really scary for me.

I keep wondering if I’m doing something wrong while feeding her or if this is something common for preemies learning to coordinate sucking, swallowing, and breathing. Did anyone else go through this near discharge? Any tips for feeding safely at home or handling the anxiety around it?

Hello Everyone,

My baby was born at 28w4d and is now 36w2d, weighing 2340g today. She’s been doing really well recently and honestly felt very close to discharge, so now I’m overthinking everything.

She started oral feeds about 11 days ago. At first she could only do 1–2 bottles a day, but now she’s usually taking 5 out of 8 feeds orally, sometimes even 6. During feeds she has had a few dips here and there (maybe 2–3 times total since starting bottles), mostly heart rate drops, and the team didn’t seem too concerned because they were related to feeding coordination.

But yesterday something happened that scared me. She had an eye exam (she’s had 3 before this with no issues), and afterward she had a bigger episode where her heart rate dropped to the 50s and oxygen dropped into the 70s. It wasn’t during a feed.

What’s making me anxious is that she hadn’t had a real “spill” in almost 2 weeks before this. Before, if she had events, they were usually just brief heart rate drops while feeding and only happened 3 times max.

Now I’m worried this means she’s not actually close to coming home anymore. Has anyone else had their preemie suddenly have a bigger desat/brady after doing really well, especially around eye exams or around this gestational age? Did it delay discharge by a lot?

I know preemies can be unpredictable, but I’m feeling really discouraged today.

My baby girl was born at 28+4 and is now 35+2 corrected. She currently weighs 2170 grams (4 lbs 12 oz). Everything else is looking really good now — oxygen levels, heart rate, breathing, temperature, etc. She’s off respiratory support and overall doing amazing.

The only thing we are waiting on is feeds. She is taking bottles, but not consistently every feed yet. Sometimes she takes every other feed fully by bottle, and sometimes she surprises us and takes two full bottle feeds in a row. Other times she gets sleepy and needs the rest through the tube.

For parents of preemies born around this gestation, when did your baby finally “click” with feeds and come home? Did feeding suddenly improve around 36–37 weeks?

NICU life feels so close to the finish line now, but the feeding part still feels unpredictable.

Hi everyone,

My baby was born at 28+4 weeks and is now 34+2 weeks corrected, weighing 1,992g. She’s been doing really well overall—off CPAP/high flow by 33 weeks and now on room air. She still has an NG tube.

We tried breastfeeding for the first time yesterday and again today. She latches really well (she’s been on a pacifier since around 30 weeks), but she gets tired very fast—within about a minute—and then stops. I don’t think she is really transferring milk yet.

I could see she was getting exhausted and it honestly made me emotional.

Is this normal at this stage for preemies starting breastfeeding? How long did it take your baby to build stamina?

Thanks 💛

Hi Everyone My baby is in the NICU and the doctors heard a heart murmur during examination. They did an echocardiogram, and after that they said her condition looks stable and her vitals are normal.

I’m just trying to understand: how common are murmurs in premature babies, and if the echo looks okay, does it usually resolve on its own or need follow-up?

Baby was born 28w4d now she is 34w today weighing 1902g

Any similar experiences would really help.