I applied for a study permit about 5 and a half weeks ago, which is beyond the processing time of my area. My colleagues going to Canada have received their study permits but I have not. After thinking through my application, I could not find any reason why there should be a delay.
Now, about my Marital status. You see, after gaining the scholarship to study, I decided to marry my childhood sweetheart whom I've been dating for about 9 years. We chose a date in late July. In order to make the marriage official, we had to submit an application at the municipal assembly a month before the date. We did this submission far earlier though, somewhere in May.
Now, in my application for a study permit, which I did on 12th June, I obviously ticked "single" for marital status since I was not married at the time. But of course I was gonna get married in late July but there isn't an option in the form that would allow me to convey that info to the visa office.
As it stands now, I am very worried. Is it possible that the cause of my delay was because when they conducted a background check they found out that even though I was not married, I am planning on doing so soon?
Does their background check go that deep?
Or do they just check my name against the list of married people in my country?
What can I do to fix this?
I was thinking of getting married at an earlier date, get a marriage certificate and update my application in line with developments in my Marital status.
Is this a good idea?
Or am I setting myself up for an unneeded further cause of delay?
Now, about my Marital status. You see, after gaining the scholarship to study, I decided to marry my childhood sweetheart whom I've been dating for about 9 years. We chose a date in late July. In order to make the marriage official, we had to submit an application at the municipal assembly a month before the date. We did this submission far earlier though, somewhere in May.
Now, in my application for a study permit, which I did on 12th June, I obviously ticked "single" for marital status since I was not married at the time. But of course I was gonna get married in late July but there isn't an option in the form that would allow me to convey that info to the visa office.
As it stands now, I am very worried. Is it possible that the cause of my delay was because when they conducted a background check they found out that even though I was not married, I am planning on doing so soon?
Does their background check go that deep?
Or do they just check my name against the list of married people in my country?
What can I do to fix this?
I was thinking of getting married at an earlier date, get a marriage certificate and update my application in line with developments in my Marital status.
Is this a good idea?
Or am I setting myself up for an unneeded further cause of delay?
