Removing Accompanying Children from File

[wonderingimm]

My husband has two kids from his previous marriage. They are 11 and 9. We have a court order that gives custody to my husband but visiting rights to his ex. The officer currently insists that we need to provide a letter of consent from the children's mom to take the kids to Canada. The ex refuses to give us this consent. The officer has given us a few more days to provide the letter. She has also mentioned "Failure to provide the requested documents could result in the refusal of your application."

What do you suggest? How risky is it to ask the officer take the kids out from the application?

 

[scylla]

You can't remove the children from the application. However you can request that they be changed from "accompanying" to "non-accompanying". If you do this, understand that they won't be issued a PR visa along with your husband and won't be able to accompany him to Canada.

 

[wonderingimm]

You can't remove the children from the application. However you can request that they be changed from "accompanying" to "non-accompanying". If you do this, understand that they won't be issued a PR visa along with your husband and won't be able to accompany him to Canada.

Thanks for the answer. Is there a chance they refuse the case because we have decided to change the status of the children from accompanying to non-accompanying?

 

[Alurra71]

No, they won't deny his application based on that but you need to really be sure that your husband is willing to leave his children behind because that is what you are asking him to do.

 

[wonderingimm]

No, they won't deny his application based on that but you need to really be sure that your husband is willing to leave his children behind because that is what you are asking him to do.

Thanks. I will