Criminal record question - please help, need an advice

[diana90]

My daughter had a criminal record for a shoplifting when she was 15 (it was in Scandinavia). She received a fine by mail and paid it (approx. 60 CAD), and the record was on her police certificate till she turned 17. When I applied for my PR, I honestly answered the question "have you ever been..." on her application and ticked the box "YES" with further explanation. However, I received my PR and now I'm going to sponsor her. She's now 19 and her police certificate is clear now (nothing since then). It was just a stupid teenager accident. My question is how to answer the question "have you ever been convicted of..." - the same as I did for my application, i.e. to say "YES" and write an explanation, or just "NO," since there's nothing on her police certificate.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[PMM]

Hi

My daughter had a criminal record for a shoplifting when she was 15 (it was in Scandinavia). She received a fine by mail and paid it (approx. 60 CAD), and the record was on her police certificate till she turned 17. When I applied for my PR, I honestly answered the question "have you ever been..." on her application and ticked the box "YES" with further explanation. However, I received my PR and now I'm going to sponsor her. She's now 19 and her police certificate is clear now (nothing since then). It was just a stupid teenager accident. My question is how to answer the question "have you ever been convicted of..." - the same as I did for my application, i.e. to say "YES" and write an explanation, or just "NO," since there's nothing on her police certificate.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Answer yes, she lies, gets caught 2 year ban for misrepresentation. She was a juvenile at the time, summary offence in Canada, so it doesn't make her inadmissible, unless the item was worth more that $5000

PMM

 

[diana90]

Thanks, PMM!