Married after I got visa

[ricky719play]

I got married after I received my visa and I was not aware that I have to inform visa office regarding my recent marriage and I landed in canada and informed immigration officer that I’m married now so will I able to sponsor my wife or will I have to reapply for my visa?

 

[ilirjan]

I got married after I received my visa and I was not aware that I have to inform visa office regarding my recent marriage and I landed in canada and informed immigration officer that I’m married now so will I able to sponsor my wife or will I have to reapply for my visa?

It is misrepresentation,you should inform CIC before landing.

 

[ricky719play]

It is misrepresentation,you should inform CIC before landing.

What should I do now? I’m in canada and I want to sponsor my wife.

 

[Will_PA]

I landed in canada and informed immigration officer that I’m married now

So during your landing interview you told them? By visa do you mean PR?

 

[ricky719play]

So during your landing interview you told them? By visa do you mean PR?

Yes i have PR. I told immigration officer that I’m married and he asked have you informed visa office then i informed him that I got married after i received visa so i have not informed. I checked my confirmation of PR.. it states single as marital status. I’m confused what should I do now.

 

[Masonb6888]

Yes i have PR. I told immigration officer that I’m married and he asked have you informed visa office then i informed him that I got married after i received visa so i have not informed. I checked my confirmation of PR.. it states single as marital status. I’m confused what should I do now.

You should seek professional legal advice.
from what I've read on here, if you haven't claimed your spouse on your sponsorship application, then you can't sponsor them to come to Canada later on. They will have to find their own way to immigrate.
but I'm sure that all depends on how you immigrated (not 100% sure.)
Cause if you didn't get married until after your CoPR was issued, then why would you claim her?
How did you claim PR? family class?

 

[evdm]

You should have informed CIC before you landed. You have a very big chance now that you may never be able to sponsor your wife to come to Canada.

 

[DollyM]

Yes i have PR. I told immigration officer that I’m married and he asked have you informed visa office then i informed him that I got married after i received visa so i have not informed. I checked my confirmation of PR.. it states single as marital status. I’m confused what should I do now.

You must inform CIC before you land that your marital status has changed. If you wish your wife to be sponsored you would have had to add her to your application and she would have had to have a medical and police clearance. Unfortunately, now you have landed and did not inform CIC prior to your landing that you had a material change in circumstances, you can never sponsor your wife. If you want her to move to Canada she will have to qualify for a visa in her own right.

 

[Lia77]

If he got married after becoming PR then after his visa is issued then how come its misrepresentation? It's not something that happened before getting his visa or during his application processing. How come someone predicts the future and include it in the application?
You can try calling Immigration and ask them that how will you change your marital status as you got married after becoming PR, They should give you proper direction.

 

[evdm]

If he got married after becoming PR then after his visa is issued then how come its misrepresentation? It's not something that happened before getting his visa or during his application processing. How come someone predicts the future and include it in the application?

The OP mentioned that they informed the immigration officer of the marriage. They said:

I landed in canada and informed immigration officer that I’m married now

That implies to me that the OP was approved for PR and got their CoPR with visa counterfoil, got married, and then landed in Canada without informing CIC/IRCC of the marriage prior to the landing interview.

Any documents I've seen issued to applicants after decisions are made explicitly state that any change in personal circumstance must be reported to IRCC, so yes... if the situation is as I assume, the OP should have known to report their marriage prior to travelling to Canada. They did not, therefore the consequence would be that they cannot ever sponsor their spouse as a member of the family class.

One is not a PR upon issuance of the visa/CoPR, rather one is only a PR after they have 'landed' in Canada.

Now... as you suggest, If the OP had landed in Canada (and we don't have this information) and become a PR prior to getting married then there should be no problem. But, the way I (and others) have read this would indicate that the OP got married before they were a PR by landing and failed to inform CIC/IRCC.

 

[Bs65]

If he got married after becoming PR then after his visa is issued then how come its misrepresentation? It's not something that happened before getting his visa or during his application processing. How come someone predicts the future and include it in the application?
You can try calling Immigration and ask them that how will you change your marital status as you got married after becoming PR, They should give you proper direction.

The OP got his COPR as single, then the OP got married, then OP landed as a PR with a COPR with status as single that is the problem. The OP should have contacted IRCC as soon as married to change status before landing as a PR given until landing the COPR is just a piece of paper and someone is not a PR.

This will now become obvious in any future dealings with IRCC that the OPs landing date with single status COPR was later than the marriage date, hence misrepresentation.

Seems the OP may need professional advice as it may be very difficult to now sponsor anyone.

 

[Lia77]

There could be another solution is to remarry his wife and let them know before and after the marriage.

But what I will suggest him to do is contact Immigration explain the situation and then take a step rather than worrying.

 

[ricky719play]

The OP mentioned that they informed the immigration officer of the marriage. They said:


That implies to me that the OP was approved for PR and got their CoPR with visa counterfoil, got married, and then landed in Canada without informing CIC/IRCC of the marriage prior to the landing interview.

Any documents I've seen issued to applicants after decisions are made explicitly state that any change in personal circumstance must be reported to IRCC, so yes... if the situation is as I assume, the OP should have known to report their marriage prior to travelling to Canada. They did not, therefore the consequence would be that they cannot ever sponsor their spouse as a member of the family class.

One is not a PR upon issuance of the visa/CoPR, rather one is only a PR after they have 'landed' in Canada.

Now... as you suggest, If the OP had landed in Canada (and we don't have this information) and become a PR prior to getting married then there should be no problem. But, the way I (and others) have read this would indicate that the OP got married before they were a PR by landing and failed to inform CIC/IRCC.

If OP misrepresented then immigration officer must not have landed him in canada.

 

[evdm]

If OP misrepresented then immigration officer must not have landed him in canada.

I don't think this is a case of misrepresentation.

When did you get married? Before or after you landed in Canada?

If the situation is as I assume, from what you've described:
The immigration officer doing your landing, when they found out, should have notified the you (OP=Original Poster) of the consequence of impossibility of sponsoring your undeclared spouse and subsequently could have landed you or given the option to withdraw application pending further review.

There are so many documents that you will have received from the Visa Office and IRCC that clearly say to declare ANY change in personal circumstance, specifically listing marriage. There should have been no way for you to have been unaware of the requirement had you read the documents. That an immigration officer subsequently landed you is, to me, of little relevance to your obligation to be informed.

Unfortunately, and as I understand it, you will not be able to sponsor your wife under the Family Class but she will have to become a PR on her own merit.

However...

It all depends on when you got married. Did you get married before, or after you became a PR? Keep in mind that you only became a PR on the day that you entered Canada with a CoPR and spoke to an immigration officer. You will have signed the CoPR and given an address at which to send the PR Card.

If your marriage was before this, then the above applies. However, if you got married after this then you should be fine to sponsor your wife, as long as the two of you hadn't been living together for over a year prior to you landing.

 

[ricky719play]

I don't think this is a case of misrepresentation.

When did you get married? Before or after you landed in Canada?

If the situation is as I assume, from what you've described:
The immigration officer doing your landing, when they found out, should have notified the you (OP=Original Poster) of the consequence of impossibility of sponsoring your undeclared spouse and subsequently could have landed you or given the option to withdraw application pending further review.

There are so many documents that you will have received from the Visa Office and IRCC that clearly say to declare ANY change in personal circumstance, specifically listing marriage. There should have been no way for you to have been unaware of the requirement had you read the documents. That an immigration officer subsequently landed you is, to me, of little relevance to your obligation to be informed.

Unfortunately, and as I understand it, you will not be able to sponsor your wife under the Family Class but she will have to become a PR on her own merit.

However...

It all depends on when you got married. Did you get married before, or after you became a PR? Keep in mind that you only became a PR on the day that you entered Canada with a CoPR and spoke to an immigration officer. You will have signed the CoPR and given an address at which to send the PR Card.

If your marriage was before this, then the above applies. However, if you got married after this then you should be fine to sponsor your wife, as long as the two of you hadn't been living together for over a year prior to you landing.

I got married before I landed in canada and immigration office did not inform me about informing cic about marriage. I assumed I got visa stamped before marriage therefore there is no need to inform anyone. Getting help from immigration lawyer hope is there anyway to get things right.