I am a Canadian citizen and my husband is Mexican. We are going to send in the PR application this week. I have a few questions.
My husband lived in the US for a year and a half and worked under the table. When he moved to Canada he attended an ESL class for 3 months. One day his ESL class took a field trip to the US. He nearly crossed the border without a US visa. A border guard double checked his passport and realized his US visa had expired. He was then interrogated by US customs for 7 hours.
When we fill out Schedule 1 (the background check) of IMM 5002 should we tick yes to the refused entry statement and also the detained or incarcerated statement? Is it better to give a detailed explanation or keep it short and sweet?
Also, my husband has been working under the table for 2+ year. In the early stages he was being paid by cheque, but when we met I encouraged him to get paid in cash. I make a decent wage so in theory I could technically be supporting both of us. Should we give any sort of indication he was working under the table on the background check?
We have a number of friends from South America who have received their PR from outside of Canada, but we don't know anyone who's applied from inside. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Andrea
My husband lived in the US for a year and a half and worked under the table. When he moved to Canada he attended an ESL class for 3 months. One day his ESL class took a field trip to the US. He nearly crossed the border without a US visa. A border guard double checked his passport and realized his US visa had expired. He was then interrogated by US customs for 7 hours.
When we fill out Schedule 1 (the background check) of IMM 5002 should we tick yes to the refused entry statement and also the detained or incarcerated statement? Is it better to give a detailed explanation or keep it short and sweet?
Also, my husband has been working under the table for 2+ year. In the early stages he was being paid by cheque, but when we met I encouraged him to get paid in cash. I make a decent wage so in theory I could technically be supporting both of us. Should we give any sort of indication he was working under the table on the background check?
We have a number of friends from South America who have received their PR from outside of Canada, but we don't know anyone who's applied from inside. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Andrea