Deceased mother of my step sister/ step sibling points.

[alora2807]

Hello all,



I have a very specific situation but I’m hoping someone can provide some guidance.

I applied for EE under CEC a few months ago with a score of 503 on a draw with the cut off at 475. When I submitted my documents I stated that I have a step-sibling who is a Canadian citizen which gave me the extra 15 points.

Now, this sibling is related to me because my father has a common law relationship with a Canadian citizen, but they were never officially married nor did he ever formally adopt this child of hers because she was already an adult. I know there’s some confusion on whether this situation is even allowed for me to consider this person a “step-sibling” but as per the IRCC website a step-sibling does not have to be related by neither blood, marriage nor adoption, just a common law relationship was enough so I went for it.

Here’s the problem. My dad’s girlfriend suddenly passed away recently thus making my relation with her daughter non-existent.

Should I update my application via web form with this new information? Should I leave it as is? But what if they ask later on for more proof of relationship and then I have nothing to give them?

I’m not much concerned about the points because even without those 15 points I’m still above the cut-off score for my draw but I’m wondering if I should inform them of this event so there is no “suspicious” misunderstanding in the future.

Sorry for the long read and thanks in advance.

 

[canuck78]

Hello all,



I have a very specific situation but I’m hoping someone can provide some guidance.

I applied for EE under CEC a few months ago with a score of 503 on a draw with the cut off at 475. When I submitted my documents I stated that I have a step-sibling who is a Canadian citizen which gave me the extra 15 points.

Now, this sibling is related to me because my father has a common law relationship with a Canadian citizen, but they were never officially married nor did he ever formally adopt this child of hers because she was already an adult. I know there’s some confusion on whether this situation is even allowed for me to consider this person a “step-sibling” but as per the IRCC website a step-sibling does not have to be related by neither blood, marriage nor adoption, just a common law relationship was enough so I went for it.

Here’s the problem. My dad’s girlfriend recently and suddenly passed away thus making my relation with her daughter non-existent.

Should I update my application via web form with this new information? Should I leave it as is? But what if they ask later on for more proof of relationship and then I have nothing to give them?

I’m not much concerned about the points because even without those 15 points I’m still above the cut-off score for my draw but I’m wondering if I should inform them of this event so there is no “suspicious” misunderstanding in the future.

Sorry for the long read and thanks in advance.

Don’t believe you can actually count step-siblings only half siblings.

 

[alora2807]

Don’t believe you can actually count step-siblings only half siblings.

For Express Entry, a sibling means your brother or sister related to you by:

• blood (biological):
  • brother or sister
  • half-brother or sister
• adoption:
  • adopted brother or sister
• marriage:
  • includes a step-brother or step-sister who is not related to you by blood or adoption and your parents are married or in a common law relationship
  • this is true on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence

 

[canuck78]

For Express Entry, a sibling means your brother or sister related to you by:

• blood (biological):
  • brother or sister
  • half-brother or sister
• adoption:
  • adopted brother or sister
• marriage:
  • includes a step-brother or step-sister who is not related to you by blood or adoption and your parents are married or in a common law relationship
  • this is true on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence

If your father’s partner was still alive when you applied it should be ok. Given they were common law you may be asked for additional proof. I would advise IRCC of the death just to be upfront & honest with IRCC versus them potentially finding out if they ask for more proof of family proof.