Possible Misrepresentation? More opinions please...

[Concerned45]

My spouse applied for a study permit for an ESL course that doesn't require any sort of previous education before our sponsorship application. On that application she was confused by the previous post secondary education question. She was registered in university for one semester in which she didn't accomplish anything. When it asked to provide details of the highest level of post secondary education she was confused because she didn't consider herself to have any level of post secondary education because she didn't complete even a year of study and so she mistakenly put that she had no post secondary education. When she filled out the generic form for Canada and saw the option for post secondary no degree she remembered what she entered on her study permit application. We decided to include the information about her semester in university in the PR application on the generic form as well as the background declaration and attached an explanation letter explaining that she misunderstood the question on her study permit as well as a print out of the form in question for her study application as well as a copy of the refusal letter and attached that to her forms and supporting documents for PR.

I am really worried about what CIC is going to say about this situation and hope that the fact that we submitted all of this straight out of the gate with our application shows it was an honest misunderstanding.

Thoughts?

 

[Ponga]

Re: Possible Misrepresentation? Senior opinion?

I suppose that if CIC really wanted to nitpick this issue, because she was simply `enrolled' for one semester, but never attended a single class (is that correct?), it might be a small issue, but...her written explanation should convince CIC that it was a simple mistake...if it was a mistake at all.

 

[Concerned45]

Re: Possible Misrepresentation? Senior opinion?

I suppose that if CIC really wanted to nitpick this issue, because she was simply `enrolled' for one semester, but never attended a single class (is that correct?), it might be a small issue, but...her written explanation should convince CIC that it was a simple mistake...if it was a mistake at all.

She did attend some classes for the semester, but she didn't do most of her exams and has no idea if she even passed any of the courses, she answered no because she thought that having studied for 4 or 5 months and dropped out as having no level of post secondary education. She didn't realize she should have answered yes. There was no option of post secondary no degree on her study permit application and so she thought the levels were Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor etc

 

[keesio]

It's likely not a big deal. CIC focuses on bigger issues like lying about martial status or deportation

 

[Concerned45]

It's likely not a big deal. CIC focuses on bigger issues like lying about martial status or deportation

I am just worried about them taking the angle of trying to say she knowingly concealed her failed semester and dropping out to enhance her chance of getting a study permit. Does it make a difference that this application is already closed and the correct information has been provided on the current open application?

 

[Aquakitty]

I am just worried about them taking the angle of trying to say she knowingly concealed her failed semester and dropping out to enhance her chance of getting a study permit. Does it make a difference that this application is already closed and the correct information has been provided on the current open application?

Well, what are the alternatives, continue to lie about it? You did the right thing and corrected the mistake and put an explanation. I don't see how you can do anything better.

Is she currently with you in Canada?

 

[Concerned45]

Well, what are the alternatives, continue to lie about it? You did the right thing and corrected the mistake and put an explanation. I don't see how you can do anything better.

Is she currently with you in Canada?

No, she's not from a visa exempt country

 

[Concerned45]

Well, what are the alternatives, continue to lie about it? You did the right thing and corrected the mistake and put an explanation. I don't see how you can do anything better.

Is she currently with you in Canada?

That's the thing, she didn't think she had any level of post secondary education. She didn't knowingly lie about it. I just hope the officer understands that and that's why we corrected it and included the letter with our application right off the bat. Chances are they wouldn't have looked into her education history for sponsorship anyways but we wanted to correct the incorrect information because we knew it was wrong.