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Differences between IEC and Express Entry details

Elterago

Newbie
Sep 18, 2020
5
1
Hi there,

Myself and my partner came to Canada on an IEC visa and are now applying for PR as a common-law couple under CEC.

When we were filling out our separate IEC applications 2 years ago, we both put our marital status as "Single" as we didn't really understand common-law as per the IRCC definition, we're not married and where we're from you're either Single or Married.

Now that we're filling out the EE application, we've realized that we're Common-law and have been a common-law couple as far back as when we were applying for IEC. Will this cause us issues, that there's a discrepancy between our IEC and EE profiles around marital status?
 

primaprime

VIP Member
Apr 6, 2019
3,386
883
There is no real way for them to know you were common-law back then, and you can always sincerely apologize and say that didn't know.