Paying Application Fee With FIL's Credit Card

[LovingMyCanuck]

Just like my title said, my hubby who has a credit limit of $500 had to use his father's credit card to pay the application fee. He paid online and despite using my FIL's credit card, my husband technically paid the amount to his dad in cash. Does this affect the payment at all? It doesn't say whose name is on the receipt and such how would they know whose payment it's for?

 

[Sunshine87]

I was in the same boat. My mom paid for me using her credit card, since mine is maxed out and I gave her the cash. I wrote her info on the receipt form (since it said "Payee Info"), and attached a sticky note explaining the situation and also gave my information in case what I did was incorrect. It won't effect the payment, I don't think it matters who actually pays, CIC just wants the money.

I'm not sure what the proper procedure is in this situation... but hopefully what I did wasn't terribly wrong!

 

[Fencesitter]

It doesn't matter who pays or whose credit card you use to make the payment.

Once payment has gone through, enter the sponsor's information on the receipt, not the credit card holder's name.

FS

 

[LovingMyCanuck]

Once payment has gone through, enter the sponsor's information on the receipt, not the credit card holder's name.

We paid online and it doesn't say to send the other copy of the receipt to the officer (unless if we were mailing it), so still how would the know?

 

[Fencesitter]

You should send the official receipt that they e-mail to you. Fill it out with the sponsor's information and include it with your document checklist. If you don't include it, I'm not sure what will happen, especially if you didn't pay using your own credit card with your information. Like you said, how will they know? I assume they would request this later on...so to avoid any unnecessary delays, include the official receipt.

Take a look at the sponsor's document checklist, item 4. It states to include 'copy 2' if you paid online. This would be the receipt emailed to you.

When I filled out the receipt, I entered my information with my residential address and included a note stating that the address entered on the receipt is not the same as my mailing address and to please reference IMMXXXX for my mailing address.

FS