Credit Check for me and my husband (/sponsor) ?!

[iarblue]

I would do what Heather says first make sure its leggit from London,and if it is then you need to send the info.like the letter likely states if you dont comply by the date they gave you they will assume you do not want to go through with the app.It should state this on the letter.It should have a name of the person who is making this request.Contact London do an inquirey.

 

[nncs]

CIC London does all their communication via e-mail. So it's not surprising you didn't get a letter in the mail.

However, if I were you, I would get all the documents they need together asap, attach it with a hard copy of the email they sent you requesting that information and ensure to send it to the approperiate address of the visa office in London . Use registered mail and make sure you track it for a delivery confirmation. CIC London does not send any confirmation e-mails/letters of additional documents they request.

Good luck

 

[gmob]

Any chance, since the request came by email, that it is a spoof email? Do they want the documents emailed back to them or sent to an official address? Is there any possibility that someone has managed to obtain your email address - maybe from an immigration forum, and are now phishing for information from you? It really does seem odd. Is London one of those Visa offices you can contact? Does the request show up on ecas?

The wording about leaving employment and selling property seems odd.

They ask for a copy of our credit check, and contacting London is impossible, there is no phone number, you can only write them emails, asking them to call you and only IF its URGENT. Never mind...It DID NOT appear on the ECAS. there are a lot off questions about this letter, as I said we are confused. But still they know my email address, and I am not surprised that they are using it. also my husband was only once in London for a few days last year. We really do not know what they want to check, to find out by reading our credit reports. So anything can happen during immigration, i think they can ask anything they want, and our case is an exception that proves an axiom.

 

[whoopi83]

You should be aware that the issuance of an immigration visa does not ensure your eventual acceptance into the practice of your profession or occupation in Canada. It is your responsibility to determine whether any licensing/registration requirements apply to your occupation or profession in the province where you wish to settle. If so, you should ensure that you aware of the procedures needed to comply with the requirements.

I may be wrong here but this looks like information requested if you apply FSW route. I know immigrants who entered Canada as workers were indeed asked for this information.

 

[kaylie]

Hello,
I actually did a google search for this same situation and i found this thread, I had to create a user name to respond to this.
My husband who is currently residing in the UK, London to be precise received the exact same email last week. They asked for credit checks for both himself from Experian and Myself from Equifax. I found this really strange and odd because i have never heard of this before and I have no clue why they would need that.
We included all the proof they required and lots of extras so this credit check made no sense to me. Maybe its a new london thing that they just started who knows.
I am actually going to speak to a lawyer to see if this is even something thats right by law. Will keep you posted

 

[kaylie]

Just to add also we submitted our applications around the same time. I submitted in April, Got a letter saying ive been approved to sponsor my husband in May and this silly credit check email last week whick was june.

 

[whoopi83]

I really do think someone at London may have made an error here. Credit checks are required on worker applications but nowhere does it state that you must submit such for spousal/common-law etc. I of course may be completely wrong here but I would contact London (case specific enquiry) and clarify that they do need it. It may be that because of the economic situation of late that London are requesting this but then again I can't see that they would be able to refuse a spousal/common-law application based on the credit information even if one had a poor credit score.

 

[gmob]

Just to add also we submitted our applications around the same time. I submitted in April, Got a letter saying ive been approved to sponsor my husband in May and this silly credit check email last week whick was june.

KAYLIE, thank you for you post. could you please tell me if you had a chance to speak with a lawyer about this odd issue?