Wife not accompanying in canada PR application

[Malipelacanadavisa]

Hi guys,

Any help in my situation is much appreciated.

I want to create profile in EE saying my wife will NOT accompanying me, so that my CRS points will be more. And later will apply for my wife under family sponsorship.

But the thing is we both are already in canada and holding a valid work permit till March 2018.

So is it fine to apply for PR saying my wife will not accompanying me, even though she is already in canada? Is this fine to go with this approach.

Eagerly waiting for a response.

 

[scylla]

Yes - it's fine.

 

[Malipelacanadavisa]

When my wife gets PR does she hold all the benefits same as a regular PR candidate?

 

[anarsoul]

Technically, it's misrepresentation. Because you lie in your application about your wife not accompanying you.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/document.asp

So you have to prepare very good explanation *why* she won't be accompanying you at the time of application of PR, and then another explanation why she's able to accompany you now.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Technically, it's misrepresentation. Because you lie in your application about your wife not accompanying you.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/document.asp

So you have to prepare very good explanation *why* she won't be accompanying you at the time of application of PR, and then another explanation why she's able to accompany you now.

It isn't misrepresentation at all. OP is allowed to include his spouse as a non-accompanying dependent if he wants to; he is not required to explain to CIC his reasons for doing this.

 

[arcticbeans]

It sounds like it would be misrepresentation in the OPs case, he says he doesn't want to include his wife so that he can get more points, but then presumably wants to add her after ITA as he then asks about her rights as a PR holder.

Of course you can choose not to include your spouse - but CIC will almost always ask why, they have with everyone I know who has not included a spouse. If you then turnaround later and try to add the spouse you said you were not going to include, then as a previous poster said, you had better have a very convincing reason why you changed your mind.

OP, if you choose not to include your wife she will not have PR status even when you do, unless you contact CIC and ask for her to be added to your PR application, you would have to contact them before they request your passport, but again, be ready with a convincing reason.

Better to add her from the start if you want her to have PR too, and then go down the PNP route if you are short on points. The cutoff for ITAs is around 480 points these days, so PNP is often the best route to go anyway.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

It sounds like it would be misrepresentation in the OPs case, he says he doesn't want to include his wife so that he can get more points, but then presumably wants to add her after ITA as he then asks about her rights as a PR holder.

Of course you can choose not to include your spouse - but CIC will almost always ask why, they have with everyone I know who has not included a spouse. If you then turnaround later and try to add the spouse you said you were not going to include, then as a previous poster said, you had better have a very convincing reason why you changed your mind.

OP, if you choose not to include your wife she will not have PR status even when you do, unless you contact CIC and ask for her to be added to your PR application, you would have to contact them before they request your passport, but again, be ready with a convincing reason.

OP didn't say he doesn't want to include his wife; he said he wants to list her as non-accompanying, which is a very different thing. And he didn't say he wanted to add her after getting an ITA; he stated he wanted to sponsor her under the Family Class after becoming a PR, which again, is an entirely different thing.

There is no misrepresentation in doing that.

 

[scylla]

Technically, it's misrepresentation. Because you lie in your application about your wife not accompanying you.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/protection/fraud/document.asp

So you have to prepare very good explanation *why* she won't be accompanying you at the time of application of PR, and then another explanation why she's able to accompany you now.

It's not misrepresentation at all. Applicants are free to chose if dependents are accompanying or non-accompanying. This is perfectly normal and allowed - there's absolutely no misrepresentation.

 

[Malipelacanadavisa]

Yeah that is true. I will not include my wife details after I get my ITA. I will sponsor my wife to get PR after I get mine.

And I hope it is fine to say she is not accompanying me,Even she is already in canada with valid work permit

 

[Malipelacanadavisa]

Thank you for the response. Can you also tell if mentioning that wife is not accompanying in the EE is correct or not, eventhough she is already in canada with valid open work permit

 

[anarsoul]

Thank you for the response. Can you also tell if mentioning that wife is not accompanying in the EE is correct or not, eventhough she is already in canada with valid open work permit

It might be considered as misrepresentation unless you have a good explanation why your wife is not accompanying you to Canada. Your intention is to live in Canada with your wife, right? So saying "no" for this question is a lie and as result it's misrepresentation.

Note that applying as a single to get higher score is not an explanation for CIC.

 

[Malipelacanadavisa]

It might be considered as misrepresentation unless you have a good explanation why your wife is not accompanying you to Canada. Your intention is to live in Canada with your wife, right? So saying "no" for this question is a lie and as result it's misrepresentation.

Note that applying as a single to get higher score is not an explanation for CIC.

I will not say that I am single. I will mention as married, but wife will not accompanying me. And after I get my PR I will sponsor her. Is that misrepresentation?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I will not say that I am single. I will mention as married, but wife will not accompanying me. And after I get my PR I will sponsor her. Is that misrepresentation?

As scylla and I have said several times, it is not misrepresentation.

 

[scylla]

It might be considered as misrepresentation unless you have a good explanation why your wife is not accompanying you to Canada. Your intention is to live in Canada with your wife, right? So saying "no" for this question is a lie and as result it's misrepresentation.

Note that applying as a single to get higher score is not an explanation for CIC.

Your information is incorrect. One last time - there is nothing about this that is misrepresentation. Plenty of people flag dependents as non-accompanying. And you don't have to provide an explanation why to CIC regarding why a dependent is non-accompanying. This is a personal choice.

The only way it would be misrepresentation is if he didn't mention his wife at all and completed the application as if he was single. This isn't want he's doing. Everything is fine - please stop posting wrong and confusing information.

 

[dell2]

Your information is incorrect. One last time - there is nothing about this that is misrepresentation. Plenty of people flag dependents as non-accompanying. And you don't have to provide an explanation why to CIC regarding why a dependent is non-accompanying. This is a personal choice.

The only way it would be misrepresentation is if he didn't mention his wife at all and completed the application as if he was single. This isn't want he's doing. Everything is fine - please stop posting wrong and confusing information.

As scylla and I have said several times, it is not misrepresentation.

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