I am also sponser and representative of applicant. I was told to wait until i get AOR
DECEMBER 2020 *OUTLAND* SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP
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It looks like that person perhaps made an error, because they removed their AOR from the spreadsheet.
Can anybody help? I just handed my application to courier today.. I just forgot a very minor thing.. I did not write "Not Applicable" infront of the Financial Evaluation section on the document checklist. (It was written there that if you are not filling this form write NA). Will this be an issue? The document checklist is the topmost form that they will be considering first?
Erm. I would not worry about it too much. Worst-case if they figure out that you actually didn’t need it and you did not include it you should be good it’s not like you actually included it and had wrong information. If you read up in the December thread you’re going to see a lot of us had minor small mistakes like that
I just got too much stressed about it, coz when i searched it on google, some links say you should do it, it might be a reason for application return. In each of the application forms, i have written NA infront of the questions that dont apply. Just missed it here. Hopefully this is not a concern. Thanks for your response.
I am not 100% sure but I don’t think that something that they’re going to return your application just because you forgot to write in N/A. A common mistake that I think people in December did is they wrote ON instead of Ontario for example. Because it said you’re not supposed to use abbreviations
I find this a bit ridiculous honestly. For a country that prides itself on equality and human rights, returning family reunification over minor clerical errors - that too depending on how a particular visa officer is feeling that day - is not right. We mock US all the time for breaking families at the southern border when it usually takes a year for a married couple with kids to legally reunite in Canada, it's even more difficult if they're from a country that requires a visit visa. There should be a policy that if it's not crucial information that is missing or left out, IRCC should simply request confirmation or re-submission of that particular information without going back to square one for the entire application.
A year for family reunification is way too long - there really should be some sort of a fast-tracked special visa for spouses (like the Super Visa) whose sponsor has been approved so they can stay in Canada without worrying about their visitor status running out while their application is in process.
Now this is making me worried. Is this going to be a concern. Like i really can’t figure out. I just forgot writing NA in the document checklist, but in the further application forms there were a couple of questions related to children and additional dependant accompanying in the application where we have hit a no and mentioned we do not have children. I don’t know. I just feel i should stop the courier, correct that info then pack it again and then send. The worst thing is spousal sponsorship is a paper application not online.
I think you analogy of comparing illegal immigrants in the USA being reunited with their illegal immigrant children who were separated when they crossed into the USA is not really a good comparison to reuniting a legal immigrant in Canada to a foreign immigrant who has applied to immigrate here. In Canada refugee children are not separated from their refugee parents when they cross the border coming here if that is the point you are trying to make.
There is a method to register your complaints about the Canadian Immigration system to the appropriate people, feel free to do that, I am sure they will give your recommendations the consideration it deserves.
To provide a more detailed answer:
Can an application be returned because you missed writing N/A on the checklist? Short answer is yes. It can and has happened before. Long answer. Will that happen to you? Not necessarily. The officer who picks up your file may just let it slide. There is no guarantee either way. At this point now that it’s been sent, I would suggest doing your best not to stress about it. Hopefully it won’t be an issue.
Now onto the reason why they would return an application for that. As I said in a previous post on another thread. The reason you are asked to write N/A rather than leaving it blank is because by writing N/A you are confirming that you have seen, understood, and acknowledged the instructions and what is being asked of you, and you are confirming that those sections of the application do not apply to you. That way they know you have not missed or purposely left something out of the application.
It is the same reason why throughout your application if at any point you cannot provide what they are asking for or don’t know the answer to something you are asked, you have to add a separate sheet of paper with an explanation. That way you are confirming that you have read, understood, and acknowledged what was asked of you and you have answered by providing an explanation of why you cannot provide what is being asked of you. Again, that way they know you are not missing anything accidentally or purposely withholding information.
Doesn’t matter if it’s because you don’t know a family member’s address, father’s name is missing on a birth certificate, can’t provide documents or whatever. An explanation needs to be given for any missing information you are unable to provide for one reason or another.