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I think it would be better if you write a sponsorship letter that defines you as the co-sponsor since your son's aunt might probably have greater financial strength. If his aunt is going to be the primary sponsor, then she should take care of the tuition, because paying part of the tuition or one year tuition fee will prove her willingness to sponsor your son.

If you choose to take care of his living expenses, you also need to prove that you're yearly income is way above the amount you're to spend on his living expenses per year, same applies if you choose to take care of his tuition. Again, I don't think it's a good idea for the primary sponsor to specify that they're taking care of only his living expenses or tuition fee. The primary sponsor should prepare a sponsorship letter that shows that they're willing to sponsor the child in all areas while the co-sponsor can be more specific. Furthermore, assuming his aunt is the co-sponsor and decides to take care of only your son's living expenses, you should also prove that you can take care of his mother's and brother's living expenses. Hence, I don't think the VO will be biased if she decides to sponsor only your son, as long as you can prove that you're capable of taking care of the others.

The relationship between his aunt and him is not too distant, so I think it wouldn't raise any red flags if she decides to be the primary sponsor. The idea of your wife and other son traveling with him is not bad, given the fact that he's still a minor and the distance between the two states is much.

Yes, I think it would improve your chances of securing a study permit if you state the temporary nature of your wife and other son's visit.

Note: it's always better for the child to apply first, if he gets the visa, then the mum can apply.

I'm not one of the gurus in the house but this is my own little contribution.

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@All Experienced Folkes, @Frankrobben1 @mcobex and @justwise: Please, more insights and advice are needed on the questions I raised in my post below. Please help a brother.

@Spotlights: Please, I need your insight based on the experience you shared below as it looks similar to my son's current situation. My son is a minor (15 years old) going for undergraduate studies (4 years program). As his father, should I position myself as the primary sponsor while his his aunt in Canada be the secondary sponsors?

One year tuition and living expenses for him, his accompanying mother and younger brother (8 yrs old) is #10.5m (tuition 5.4m + expenses 5.1m), and all my savings till date is #6m. With this savings of mine, am I in best position to be the primary sponsor or his aunt (a Canadian citizen) whose savings is probably bigger than mine should be the primary sponsor while I serve as the co-sponsor? Between the annual tuition fees of 5.4m naira and living expenses of 5.1m naira: which one should I choose and write sponsorship letter for and which one should the aunt choose and write a sponsorship letter for? What are the implications if I choose to sponsor the living expenses as against tuition fees? What would the VO suspects if the aunt says she is only sponsoring the living expenses of my student son, his mother and his younger brother?

Please note, this Canadian relative is my wife's aunt (i.e. younger sister to my wife's mother). She lives and works in Quebec with her own immediate family. But my son got admission into the University of Regina in Saskatchewan. Because of this long distance between Quebec and Saskatchewan, we fear VO may think she being in Quebec cannot play the role of a custodian to my son in far away Saskatchewan, hence my wife must apply together with him as his accompanying parent. To do this, my wife doesn't want to leave his 8 yrs old son behind when accompanying the elder son going to the university in Canada. Would it improve our chances of securing the study permit/TRV if we state that her visit would be temporary just to help the student-son settle down in the foreign land and that she would return immediately when that is done?

We don't want the struggle of another round of searching for a nearby school to his aunt in Quebec. More so, we desire an opportunity which allows her mom (my wife) entry into Canny as this our son's minor studentship situation confers. I have just two sons and I am gainfully employed with annual gross income of 3.6m naira. I am afraid this my financial status appear too small to support this venture convincingly. Is this also a red flag? How can I bridge this gap? Your response to my plenty questions will be highly appreciated. Other gurus in the house, please kindly help with candid advise from your wealth of experience.