what if married in the middle of PR process!!
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No, as per my knowledge if you add your spouse in middle of your process then your CRS will come down as there is difference between married and unmarried applicants in crs points
Your knowledge is incorrect:
However, it is important to note that if OP met the definition of common-law partners at the time they applied, even if they were not yet legally married, there are potential issues.
If you are getting married after AOR date then CRS points are not recalculated. On the other hand if you were married before AOR and adding spouse after AOR then it's misrepresentation and they can reject the application.
Adding your spouse will impact the processing of your application as your spouse needs to complete medical and security even if he/she is not accompanying. You can inform IRCC about the marital status and they will share the application forms and the required document list. But for faster processing you can get all the docs ready in advance and once you have the marriage certificate in hand submit everything right away.
These are the docs requested from me, make sure that you fill in the latest version of the form.
- A new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008) with supporting documents,
- (If applicable) A Schedule A - Background/Declaration (IMM 5669) form,
- (If applicable) An Additional Dependants/Declaration (IMM 0008DEP) form,
- (If applicable) A signed Additional Family Information (IMM 5406) form,
- A copy of the birth certificate, marriage certificate or proof of common-law relationship,
- A copy of the family member's valid passport,
- Police certificates for all countries where the family member over the age of 18 has lived for more than 6 months since turning 18,
- A letter of explanation, and
- If applicable, the proof of payment.
Expect delays anywhere from 2 months to 1 year on the application.
There is no if, you should, you must inform IRCC about this. They will ask you this before you complete you landing and if you delay this, you will just earn yourself further delays.
Submit a webform and inform IRCC about the details of your change in marital status. Also do let them know if you are planning on adding your spouse to your application.
The will get back to you shortly and provide details and what documentation you need to submit.
A quick heads-up, your spouse will have to complete a medical and security clearance regardless of whether he\she is accompanying you.
And just as a general response since there seems to be some confusion.
When you get married after submitting a full EE application and you chose to add your spouse to your application, your CRS (pre-marriage) will not be recalculated. This could be advantageous because your spouse doesn't need to submit any english/french test results nor any educational qualifications (because these are required to calculate the CRS).
Your spouse. when married after AOR, will have to submit (you do this using a webform) medical and any applicable police certificates. (security, criminality and medicals all need to be passed)
When you get married after submitting a full EE application and you chose to add your spouse to your application, your CRS (pre-marriage) will not be recalculated. This could be advantageous because your spouse doesn't need to submit any english/french test results nor any educational qualifications (because these are required to calculate the CRS).
Your spouse. when married after AOR, will have to submit (you do this using a webform) medical and any applicable police certificates. (security, criminality and medicals all need to be passed)
The important thing to note as well is that even if you delay getting married until after you have submitted your e-APR, if you met the definition of common-law partners at the time of the application (one year of continuous cohabitation), you are technically supposed to apply as if you are married. This can be grounds for refusal due to misrepresentation.
Yes, of course if you list the same address before being married this will raise suspicions and they might want to inquire about this further for sure.
A friend of mine had a situation like this. She had to inform IRCC. Catch is- she got married 5 months into the PR processing times. They updated everything and started processing times from scratch once again.
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Hi thanks for the info. I want my spouse to accompany me. In this case, will they recalculate my CRS score or I will just have to add my spouse documents ( medical, Security and marriage certificate) without having to recalculate CRS but, just adding those docs. Thanks
