what's happening forum. I want to sponsor my wife through an outland application but I have a dilemma. My wife applied for a study permit while we were on a marriage contract. Long story short, she didn't mention in the application our marriage, based on the thought that our marriage contract would not be recognized by IRCC because it was foreign and not notarized. Obviously, she was absolutely misled; however, in no way she meant to misrepresent or conceal a key information from IRCC. My question is: How should I mention the mishap to IRCC? Should my wife write them a letter explaining the situation? Or should we wait until step 2 to mention it? Any guidance would be truly appreciated.
Wife's study permit was refused, with a twist!
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So it sounds like your wife misrepresented herself in her study permit application - but that this misrepresentation wasn't caught by CIC. Correct?
I would expect your spousal sponsorship application to be more closely scrutinized as a result of this. Maybe that will mean longer processing times - or even an interview. None of us here can predict that. When you submit the sponsorship application, I would explain that incorrect marital status information was included in the study permit. Make sure you also mention the study permit refusal in the sponsorship application.
I would expect your spousal sponsorship application to be more closely scrutinized as a result of this. Maybe that will mean longer processing times - or even an interview. None of us here can predict that. When you submit the sponsorship application, I would explain that incorrect marital status information was included in the study permit. Make sure you also mention the study permit refusal in the sponsorship application.
She didn't deliberately misrepresent herself to gain an advantage; it was a rookie error that will be highlighted in the application. I hope things aren't "black and white" with IRCC and situations are not merely assessed.
CIC doesn't really distinguish between deliberate from non-deliberate misrepresentation - and by signing the application the applicant declares all information to be accurate.
I think your spousal application will ultimately be fine. It may just undergo additional scrutiny and processing.
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