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AP29

Newbie
Jul 28, 2017
5
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India
Hi, I have been a student in Canada and have an existing UCI. I had made an express entry profile which I withdrew 2 months before it could expire. I received a file number and UCI for it however, I did not receive an ITA before withdrawing the profile. Then I created a new express entry profile and received an ITA in a month. Initially while creating the 2nd profile, I answered yes to the question "have you applied for express entry before?" and provided the file number EXXXXXXXXX. After receiving the ITA, there is a question "have you applied for Permanent Residence before?" This has been pre-filled with the answer as 'yes' along with the file number. Should I change the answer to 'no' as I had not received an ITA previously and could not apply for permanent residence or should I leave it to yes as I had made an express entry profile before the current one?

Any assistance/clarification would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
 
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Umuwildan

Newbie
Aug 23, 2019
5
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Mayukh Athmaram said:
Any update on the Question??
My situation:
  • My First EE application:
    Applied for Express Entry >>
    Got a Profile number: E000XXXXXX >>
    My profile was marked as Ineligible >>
    Also, received a letter from CIC stating that "...at this time you are ineligible for EE."
  • My Second EE application:
    Applied for Express Entry >>
    Got a NEW Profile number: E000YYYYYY >>
    My profile was marked as Eligible >>
    Got ITA and Accepted ITA >>
    Currently, I am about to complete my submission of documents and pay. So, this is my last doubt!
Questions for New application:
What should my answers be for below two questions under section 'Personal details' >> 'Immigration history and citizenships':
  1. Question 1: Has Mayukh Athmaram applied to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada before?
    ANSWER I gave: No....... Is this correct???
  2. Question 2: Has Mayukh Athmaram applied for Permanent Residence (PR) before?
    ANSWER I gave: No....... Is this correct???
Please advice!!
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Am in similar situation. What did you eventually did
 
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Sabik

Full Member
Aug 25, 2019
23
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Autumn29 said:
Hi everyone,

I created a 2nd Express Entry profile as my 1st was ineligible, and in the new profile, when they asked "Have you applied for Express Entry before", I answered yes and entered the EE profile number of my previous ineligible profile.

Now, I have received an ITA, and the PR online form asks if I have applied for PR before. I have never gotten any other ITA before this, nor have I applied for PR under any other program, so I would presume I should answer "No". However, this field was pre-filled with "Yes" and my previous EE profile number. I'm not sure now if I should change it to "No", or keep the pre-filled information to stay consistent with my valid profile. Can somebody please advise?

Thanks in advance!
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Hi, Did you say yes or no? your situation is same as mine. They are asking me if I have applied before. Should I say no?
Thank you in advance.
 
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Sabik

Full Member
Aug 25, 2019
23
2
Mayukh Athmaram said:
Any update on the Question??
My situation:
  • My First EE application:
    Applied for Express Entry >>
    Got a Profile number: E000XXXXXX >>
    My profile was marked as Ineligible >>
    Also, received a letter from CIC stating that "...at this time you are ineligible for EE."
  • My Second EE application:
    Applied for Express Entry >>
    Got a NEW Profile number: E000YYYYYY >>
    My profile was marked as Eligible >>
    Got ITA and Accepted ITA >>
    Currently, I am about to complete my submission of documents and pay. So, this is my last doubt!
Questions for New application:
What should my answers be for below two questions under section 'Personal details' >> 'Immigration history and citizenships':
  1. Question 1: Has Mayukh Athmaram applied to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada before?
    ANSWER I gave: No....... Is this correct???
  2. Question 2: Has Mayukh Athmaram applied for Permanent Residence (PR) before?
    ANSWER I gave: No....... Is this correct???
Please advice!!
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Hi did you get any confirmation on this one?
Thank you
 
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Rajit

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Sep 23, 2018
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AP29 said:
Hi, I have been a student in Canada and have an existing UCI. I had made an express entry profile which I withdrew 2 months before it could expire. I received a file number and UCI for it however, I did not receive an ITA before withdrawing the profile. Then I created a new express entry profile and received an ITA in a month. Initially while creating the 2nd profile, I answered yes to the question "have you applied for express entry before?" and provided the file number EXXXXXXXXX. After receiving the ITA, there is a question "have you applied for Permanent Residence before?" This has been pre-filled with the answer as 'yes' along with the file number. Should I change the answer to 'no' as I had not received an ITA previously and could not apply for permanent residence or should I leave it to yes as I had made an express entry profile before the current one?

Any assistance/clarification would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
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Hi, I am in the same boat. How you proceeded with that ?
 
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nll

Star Member
Dec 12, 2019
163
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I'll share my personal experience.

I created a first EE profile and submitted it but got rejected right away as I incorrectly entered a lower amount for the proof of fund than the minimum required.

I then created and submitted a second application and I answered YES to this question and I provided the EE number of my rejected application.

I got PPR a few weeks ago.

I don't think it mattered but in the end they could see my rejected application on my profile and I wanted to be transparent. For me applying was creating an application and submitting it so I answered yes.
 
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KishanPatelkc

Newbie
Nov 28, 2021
1
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Hi Guys, I have done research as I am in the same situation.

Just due to curiosity, I have created an EE profile although my work experience was less than 1 year. I got status under the IRCC account that "You are not eligible".

But now I have completed 1 year of experience so I am creating a new profile and during the process, they are asking one question "Have you applied for Express Entry before ?" if I say yes then they will ask "Express Entry file number". Obviously, I do not have an EE File number as I never got ITA although I have an EE Profile number but EE profile number and EE File number are two different things.

SO I came to the conclusion that I should answer "NO" for the question "Have you applied for Express Entry before ?".

Supported link:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1304408540061278208

My feelings: I am confident to answer "No". If it is wrong then I should not worry as IRCC is not my enemy. They will definitely give me a chance to clarify the matter.
 
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Praytent

Member
Dec 16, 2021
19
0
Hello All,

I answered yes for having a certificate of qualification in my profile because I have been licensed to practice with the College of Early Childhood education. Is this a wrong move? I see that the Certificate of qualification applies to skilled trades but not sure if this applies to me. (I did not get points for it anyway).
Do not treat as a silly question please and thank you!
 
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