PR approved by status changed to Married now

[Canewbie]

Hi,

I just received the news that the PR has been approved, but my common-law partner and I got married, who by the way is already on the PR application as a co-applicant.

My question is does this change or extend the process of the immigration issuing a visa for landing? Please let me know, any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

[Leon]

You should let them know but as far as I know, it will not change anything.

[NIaPat]

Hi All,

I was banned to enter Canada for 2 yrs coz of misrepresentation. I declared my biological son as my brother on my application and failed to produce adoption document during my interview. I was single and got pregnant, my parents and I decided to put my son under their name, not going thru the whole process of proper legal adoption procedure. It was a hard time for the whole family.

I am working now here in Singapore, married and we already acquire the court decision that my son will be legally under my parents name. Not that I don't want to acknowledge my son, I want to fix everything and my husband is fully aware of his existing but my brother and sister in (PR) Canada also declared him as brother on their application.

My 2 yrs ban is over and I am planning to apply again...do I still have a good chance or should I forget it?

All your advice is important to me...thank you!

[Canewbie]

Thanks for your response Leon. I've already sent them a copy of the marriage certificate and let them know that during the process  of the application I got married. Just curious to know if this would change anything. I guess I will wait and see.

Niapat - Sorry to hear about the whole ordeal. I understand why you did whatever you did. I would take the papers they gave you when they made that decision and re-visit that document and read what it clearly states in there. Maybe your answer is in that paper they sent.

There is a reason why they have a duration limit on the ban. I am sure you can re-apply once the ban is over, that is the whole point of it all right? and if you submit everything with supported documents it should work. However, there is a column for child information in the application. Since you do have a child, although your parents are legal parents now, I would recommend that you either check with the right authorities to be sure if you need to put his name in there (even though not accompanying with you). They just want your entire history for their records. So give it to them upfront as is and if you have a question, just fill out the form, type out a letter explaining your special situation and send it to them. That way they have all the information they need. Hope it all works out.

[Leon]

If the ban is lifted, you can apply again.  You can include a cover letter explaining that you did not commit misrepresentation on purpose.  As you were young when you had this child and your parents took it from you to raise, you considered him to be their child even though a legal adoption had not taken place.  Now that it has taken place, you will be able to provide the adoption papers.

[NIaPat]

To Leon & Canewbie ... thanks for your advice!