Good Reasons to fill in gaps
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The only good reason is the honest, truthful one.21685 said:
There are no bad reasons other than obviously bad reasons (such as to pursue a life of crime, aid or encourage or in any way work for or with a terrorist organization, among other obvious examples).
The fact that the only good reason is the honest, truthful one, is that is what works best; it is the most practical, pragmatic approach . . . which is not to disregard or dismiss ethical considerations, but apart from the ethics one of the primary and most important tools used in screening applicants is to compare and cross-check all the details known about the applicant, including especially all the details in the application itself, carefully looking not just for overt discrepancies or inconsistencies, but for anomalies or incongruities, for any indication the applicant is not being entirely truthful.
If an official or officer discerns a hint the applicant has been in any way evasive or less-than-truthful, the process tends to go off the routine-processing track in a hurry. Which is not good, and it can go rather badly even for a totally qualified applicant. Not the way to go.
Thus, the reason why the truth works best is more about information which is consistent with and corroborates other information, including the dates and destination in the presence calculation, but also information like work and address history, as well as any and every other aspect of the applicant's circumstances, from family to immigration history. If anything in the complete picture, or in comparing any parts of the picture, looks off, that is what will invite elevated scrutiny that could lead to non-routine processing.
The reality is that the truth, even if that includes some aspects which might invite questions, will usually if not nearly always make a better impression than a story with those parts whitewashed or fudged or whatever not-so-honest good answer will. Sure, many probably still get away with fudging this or that, even overtly misrepresenting some things, but overall what works best most of the time is simply being truthful . . . even if there is something in the truthful response which might look a little bad.
(Unfortunately, there is a reason why those who are overtly engaged in basically a more or less total fraud appear to get away with it more often, while those who fudge a rather small thing seem more likely to get caught: a little fudging tends to be a lot more noticeable than most realize. It is not about just the whole picture, or about just the details, it is about both.)
So, for example, if the reason for being abroad was a personal choice to work in that other country, that's the reason: for employment. If it was simply to be closer to family or friends, no particular reason beyond that is required: to be near family. Whatever the reason is. No in-depth explanation necessary. Just a brief, simple, honest statement about why.
I don't think you understand clearly. Why are you asking other people? Everyones situation is unique. You need to be very careful about how you want to proceed with your application. If you are dishonest and CIC find out, that will get you in a lot of trouble.21685 said: