Married, Wanting to Move to Canada, have some Form Qs...

[DanC856]

Hello all. :)

My names Dan, and im married to a Canadian citizen as of September of 07.

Ive been up in the Edmonton Area since Christmas, since im financially secure enough back in the US to stay for my 6 month visit.

Were applying for my immigration from Inside Canada, rather than Outside. Im returning to the Us at the beginning of next month to work and save up money for when I can return to Canada to be with her.

We have some questions on the forms were not 100% sure about, so im going to post them and hopefully you guys can help us a little. :)

First, before that. I was refused entry to Canada in September 2006, and I was given a case number. Is this supposed to go anywhere on the forms?

If I have no post secondary education (I graduated from a Technical School in 2005), should I leave this blank?

If im not 100% sure of my previous work history, will this come back to haunt me when the paperwork is processed?

There will be more questions as we continue to work on the paperwork, so ill post them as I come across them. :)

[practitioner]

hi Dan, i'm far from expert but from my research here's my best guess - hope someone more experienced answers you more thoroughly later:

-do tons of research first, especially on this forum; your plan to go to the USA to work to save up money could complicate your inland application because the basic rule is, apply from the office that represents your place of residence
-refused entry to Canada; there's a spot on 1 of the forms for that; they'll find it anyway, but if u fail to disclose it you can be refused entry for that alone so be honest, nothing to lose
-if Technical School = high school with technical focus, yes leave it blank; if TS is a college, use that box
-yes, track your work history down, call around for exact dates etc, they have ways of checking, better be safe than sorry

best of luck
practitioner

[rgvinson777]

Do your best on the work history.  The best advice i've heard on here is that if you cant remember exact dates, at least put proximities. (fall, winter etc.) But best to do the research and give accurate dates. There is a place on the forms for post-secondary education.   Be honest.  Lay it all in front of them.  As clear as a bell! 

Leaving Canada once you have begun an 'inland' application is very risky.  You will be denied entry once you try to re-enter Canada.  It could become a 2nd blotch on your record and cause immigration to refuse you Permanent Residency.