HELP! Misrepresentation of my marital status???????. pls

[snack_pepsi]

Hi guys,

My story is that I married and then officially divorced a guy in my back home 10 yrs ago. Then I moved to Canada as a student permit in 2012. The problem here is that I filled my marital status in all my application (study permit, work permit, marriage license, etc..) is SINGL E. Then now, I officially married another guy in Canada and we both have two kids and living in Canada. Now he wants to sponsor me. We are filling the application and there is a part that requires me to mention all of my marriage ( the previous one, of course). So what should I do now? Should I hide my previous marriage to be consistent with my entire document prior? How can CIC check my previous marriage back home? Or should I tell the truth and be honest? But I am afraid that CIC can refuse my application because of misrepresentation?
Thank u very much.

 

[wildemam]

You should consult a lawyer to understand your options, which will be all hard.

 

[I_Miss_Him]

Hi guys,

My story is that I married and then officially divorced a guy in my back home 10 yrs ago. Then I moved to Canada as a student permit in 2012. The problem here is that I filled my marital status in all my application (study permit, work permit, marriage license, etc..) is SINGL E. Then now, I officially married another guy in Canada and we both have two kids and living in Canada. Now he wants to sponsor me. We are filling the application and there is a part that requires me to mention all of my marriage ( the previous one, of course). So what should I do now? Should I hide my previous marriage to be consistent with my entire document prior? How can CIC check my previous marriage back home? Or should I tell the truth and be honest? But I am afraid that CIC can refuse my application because of misrepresentation?
Thank u very much.

When you filled your study permit application, you were officially divorced. This means you were single at that time and you did not lie.
On your sponsorship application, put that you are married to the Canadian guy. And under previous marriages, put that you were married and then divorced. No need to lie or hide your previous marriage. I am sure they ask on the application about the date you divorced your ex husband. It will then be clear, from the date, that at the time you submitted previous applications, you were already divorced, meaning you were single and you did not lie. Just be honest.

If you are still worried, I suggest you consult a lawyer. There are lawyers that give free advice at the immigration centre. Check at a local immigration centre (example catholic immigration centre) and ask them if they have a lawyer and about his/her schedule.

By the way, I just thought about this. When you filled your other applications, was there a "Divorced" option under marital status, but you chose "Single" instead? If that's the case, then you should consult a lawyer.

 

[Aquakitty]

When you filled your study permit application, you were officially divorced. This means you were single at that time and you did not lie.
On your sponsorship application, put that you are married to the Canadian guy. And under previous marriages, put that you were married and then divorced. No need to lie or hide your previous marriage. I am sure they ask on the application about the date you divorced your ex husband. It will then be clear, from the date, that at the time you submitted previous applications, you were already divorced, meaning you were single and you did not lie. Just be honest.

If you are still worried, I suggest you consult a lawyer. There are lawyers that give free advice at the immigration centre. Check at a local immigration centre (example catholic immigration centre) and ask them if they have a lawyer and about his/her schedule.

I think they are referring to the fact that "divorce" is an option on the drop down for marital status.

To the original poster, the reason they ask this is they require proof of divorce if you are divorced. It wouldn't have affected your study permit IF you had that proof.

So, as long as you have the divorce proof, don't lie about anything. Just fill out the forms as if the study permit issue never occurred, and put "divorced" along with the proof required.

If they call you on it at an interview, you can worry about it then. It's unlikely they will even notice or care, it's not that big of a misrepresentation since it would not have affected the original study permit outcome (assuming you had the proof of divorce).

 

[ArshaA]

Hi guys,

My story is that I married and then officially divorced a guy in my back home 10 yrs ago. Then I moved to Canada as a student permit in 2012. The problem here is that I filled my marital status in all my application (study permit, work permit, marriage license, etc..) is SINGL E. Then now, I officially married another guy in Canada and we both have two kids and living in Canada. Now he wants to sponsor me. We are filling the application and there is a part that requires me to mention all of my marriage ( the previous one, of course). So what should I do now? Should I hide my previous marriage to be consistent with my entire document prior? How can CIC check my previous marriage back home? Or should I tell the truth and be honest? But I am afraid that CIC can refuse my application because of misrepresentation?
Thank u very much.

Hi, what happened to your sponsorship application? What did you mention in the application?