Want to emigrate to Canada but have a governmental issue in my home country...

[FlowerPowerGirl]

Hello,

I am looking into emigrating to Canada but in my home country I have an accumulation of governmental surcharges I received over a period that I wasn't entitled to those surcharges and have yet to pay back. I am wondering if anyone knows whether this might pose a problem in obtaining a visa in Canada. I'm looking into working as a skilled worker in Canada and am a citizen of an EU country that has a convention with Canada. Because of privacy reasons I am very careful in publishing my exact home country's name but if you have legit advice and are willing to keep things strictly confidential, please PM me.

Thank you in advance for reading and I will be very appreciative of all advice!

 

[scylla]

The surcharges won't prevent you from immigrating to Canada provided you have (or can obtain) a valid passport and provided there have been no criminal charges brought against you.

 

[FlowerPowerGirl]

The surcharges won't prevent you from immigrating to Canada provided you have (or can obtain) a valid passport and provided there have been no criminal charges brought against you.

Thanks for your reply! No I don't have any criminal charges against me and have a valid passport but I do have to clarify that the surcharges are being handled by our tax offices and are therefore officially considered a governmental tax debt as far as I know. Does that change the situation?

 

[Alurra71]

Thanks for your reply! No I don't have any criminal charges against me and have a valid passport but I do have to clarify that the surcharges are being handled by our tax offices and are therefore officially considered a governmental tax debt as far as I know. Does that change the situation?

Debt is not a reason to deny a visa. Criminality is a valid reason. Since you haven't been criminally charged you should be fine.