PR Profile Personal details section - biometrics question

[PR_Profile_01]

Hi there,

1. My spouse received ITA through Express Entry - FSW category. I live outside Canada and I'm a Canadian Permanent Resident. I hold a PR card too.
2. She had completed filling all the details and was about to upload the documents.
3. But in the personal details section for her and me, we got a new question asking: "In the past 10 years, have you given your fingerprints and photo (biometrics) for an application to come to Canada?"
4. At the time of my PR profile processing, I had not given bio-metrics. What option should I select?

Thank you in advance.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

Your only option, as it appears to be the truth, is to say 'no'. My question for you is why are you entering your personal details etc., when you are already a PR of Canada and NOT part of your wife's application.

 

[PR_Profile_01]

Thanks for your response @thevisawhisperer. Will fill it as "No". Will be explaining this in LOE she is attaching.

I got my Canada PR through EE - FSW before my marriage. Now we live outside Canada. My wife was eligible for EE and got an ITA. In her PR profile, along with her personal details, they are asking my details too (I'm a non-accompanying spouse as per her PR application). And there was this question about Biometrics in both of our sections in the PR profile and hence the question.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

Just to clarify. As a PR of Canada, you are NOT a non accompanying spouse. Citizens and PRs have no place on even a spouse's immigration application as all of the references to family members, whether accompanying or not . . . etc., pertains ONLY to foreign nationals. You may need to re-examine your profile etc.

 

[PR_Profile_01]

Yes. I understand that. I had researched the same on this forum. One instance of a couple who were in same boat as mine got PR: https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/i-am-a-pr-and-my-spouse-is-applying-for-ee.655496/.

The moment my wife gave the marital status as Married (in her EE profile), it gave 2 sections (one for me and one for her) and asked my name and will I be accompanying or not and other details in the PR profile/eAPR. It's exactly as described in above the link I pasted. I'm giving my UCI number, PCC, passport information. We have thoroughly documented all the details in our LOE as we aren't hiding any info.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

I seem to recall a follow up question asking whether said spouse is a PR or citizen of Canada. That will eliminate all requirements for info from you on the application.

 

[PR_Profile_01]

Yes. They ask that question and still has the accompanying/un-accompanying question, and other details like PCC, passport. etc. And just to be on safer side, we are explaining in detail in her LOE too.