Hi everyone,
I'm hoping to apply for a working holiday visa in September (Irish citizen) but I'm unsure how I should answer a particular question on the inital form.
Background: I spent just over a year in Canada a number of years ago (June 2004 - August 2005) on an employer-sponsored work visa. As far as I can remember, my visa was for 1 year and I overstayed it by almost 2 months (silly, I know...I was young and reckless). I was never asked to leave the country, nor did I experience any problems when leaving Canada to return to the UK. I now want to apply for a working holiday visa in Canada but I am worried that the fact that I overstayed a previous visa means that my application will be rejected. In the application form there is a question that asks "Have you ever remained beyond the validity of your status....in Canada?" and, while I really don't want to lie on my application form, I also don't want my application to be rejected. Can anyone tell me what penalty would be applied if I said yes to this question? Would my application be rejected? Should I contact CIC?
I don't think my passport was stamped when I left Canada but I have a new passport now so I can't check.
Please help!
Thanks - Binlidz
I'm hoping to apply for a working holiday visa in September (Irish citizen) but I'm unsure how I should answer a particular question on the inital form.
Background: I spent just over a year in Canada a number of years ago (June 2004 - August 2005) on an employer-sponsored work visa. As far as I can remember, my visa was for 1 year and I overstayed it by almost 2 months (silly, I know...I was young and reckless). I was never asked to leave the country, nor did I experience any problems when leaving Canada to return to the UK. I now want to apply for a working holiday visa in Canada but I am worried that the fact that I overstayed a previous visa means that my application will be rejected. In the application form there is a question that asks "Have you ever remained beyond the validity of your status....in Canada?" and, while I really don't want to lie on my application form, I also don't want my application to be rejected. Can anyone tell me what penalty would be applied if I said yes to this question? Would my application be rejected? Should I contact CIC?
I don't think my passport was stamped when I left Canada but I have a new passport now so I can't check.
Please help!
Thanks - Binlidz