Has X applied to Citizenship and Immigration Canada before?

[deadbird]

How do I answer this ?
I applied for and was granted a visitor visa to Canada about 4 years ago, before express entry and CIC.

 

[karandeepwalia]

I am not sure but answer should be NO! You did not apply for a visitor visa UNDER EE

 

[deadbird]

I am not sure but answer should be NO! You did not apply for a visitor visa UNDER EE

So is a UCI “unique client identifier", only given if you apply for EE or CIC ?

When I applied for the visitor visa 4 years ago, it was all paper.

 

[deadbird]

Some googling around revealed this -
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/what-does-uci-number-means-is-it-for-any-class-of-visa-help-t345071.0.html
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/any-question-on-express-entryi-will-try-to-answer-t264497.1875.html

Seems like there exists a UCI, just not aware of it.

 

[Andre_Smol]

How do I answer this ?
I applied for and was granted a visitor visa to Canada about 4 years ago, before express entry and CIC.

Any TRV, study via or previous EE application counts so the fact that you had a visitor via in the past means that you applied to CIC before so the answer to that question is a definite yes.

 

[manidhatt]

Some googling around revealed this -
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/what-does-uci-number-means-is-it-for-any-class-of-visa-help-t345071.0.html
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/any-question-on-express-entryi-will-try-to-answer-t264497.1875.html

Seems like there exists a UCI, just not aware of it.

Yes, written as client ID

 

[wchaudhry]

How do I answer this ?
I applied for and was granted a visitor visa to Canada about 4 years ago, before express entry and CIC.

Hi there,
Could you pls confirm if you answered YES or NO?

 

[deadbird]

Hi there,
Could you pls confirm if you answered YES or NO?

I mentioned that I applied earlier but did not have a UCI.

My application was approved, so I think that it was fine.

 

[wchaudhry]

I mentioned that I applied earlier but did not have a UCI.

My application was approved, so I think that it was fine.

I see. So you answered YES I believe.

I have received an ITA based on NO to this question. Do you think K could change it to YES post ITA? Is it okay to do so?

 

[deadbird]

I see. So you answered YES I believe.

I have received an ITA based on NO to this question. Do you think K could change it to YES post ITA? Is it okay to do so?

I wouldn't bother about it. Before submitting my application, I actually spend a lot of time browsing https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/reasons-for-rejection.306713/ and didn't find any real references for this particular scenario.

 

[wchaudhry]

I wouldn't bother about it. Before submitting my application, I actually spend a lot of time browsing https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/reasons-for-rejection.306713/ and didn't find any real references for this particular scenario.

You mean this field is not as important as others as far as rejections are concerned?
Cz yeah iv been looking for ages but didnt find anything. Did u wrote an LOE for the same?

 

[BEA78]

I have a related question, my husband (principal applicant) has a visitor visa from January 2016, so we answered yes to that question in his EE profile. But I have no idea if he has a UCI. The visa on his passport has a couple of numbers on it:
- Document No. Begins with an E followed by 9 digits
- C. Rec. 8 digits
Could it be one of those? Back then we hired a consultant to process his visa so I don't have all the forms and documents.

 

[wchaudhry]

I have a related question, my husband (principal applicant) has a visitor visa from January 2016, so we answered yes to that question in his EE profile. But I have no idea if he has a UCI. The visa on his passport has a couple of numbers on it:
- Document No. Begins with an E followed by 9 digits
- C. Rec. 8 digits
Could it be one of those? Back then we hired a consultant to process his visa so I don't have all the forms and documents.

8 numerical digita is a UCI. You may put that.
Also google where can i find uci on a visit visa. God luck