1. Yes. That should be the case ideally.
2. No. If you initially show “spouse not accompanying” before ITA and then change it to “spouse accompanying” after ITA or after AOR, your points will be recalculated. If the new score is lower than the cut-off score for the draw that got you the ITA, your application is deemed inadmissible and is rejected. Also, when you put in the “spouse not accompanying” option, you have to include a legitimate reason for why you’re not taking your spouse (people usually show ongoing jobs or education in home country for this).
The only way your scores don’t get recalculated is if you get married AFTER you get your AOR. If you go down that route, ensure you save copies of chat history with your spouse from before your marriage, which is one of the documents they’ll ask for when adding your spouse to the application.
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