How do CIC find the true marital status?

[smileliv]

I was inviting my uncle to come to visit us in Canada and he submitted his application for TRV through an agent. Later I was told his TRV was denied cos of his marital status. Apparently, he was preparing to get a divorce with his wife. But when his marital status was still married when the agent submitted his application, but they got divorced afterward. According to him, his visa application was denied of this non-truthful marital status information.

I mean, really? How can CIC even find out his true marital status? Shouldn't this information be confidential to him/his wife and the registration/admin authorities in his home country?

 

[bellaluna]

Does your uncle or his wife have social media accounts?

 

[Buletruck]

As soon as you sign the forms and submit them you are allowing IRCC to use whatever means to check the validity of your application. The police, banks, doctors, law courts....you name it, you have pretty much signed on for them to do what they feel is necessary.

 

[Bryanna]

I was inviting my uncle to come to visit us in Canada and he submitted his application for TRV through an agent. Later I was told his TRV was denied cos of his marital status. Apparently, he was preparing to get a divorce with his wife. But when his marital status was still married when the agent submitted his application, but they got divorced afterward. According to him, his visa application was denied of this non-truthful marital status information.

I mean, really? How can CIC even find out his true marital status? Shouldn't this information be confidential to him/his wife and the registration/admin authorities in his home country?

Has your uncle been given a misrepresentation ban for not being truthful?

Based on your post (and unless the processing of your uncle's application took 6 months to one year), your uncle's divorce was granted much faster than the TRV decision! He obviously knew he was getting a divorce soon, but he incorrectly stated his marital status as 'married' to wrongly show your aunt as the family tie to return to

 

[smileliv]

Does your uncle or his wife have social media accounts?

Not as I know of. They've been struggling with their marriage for years as far as I know. But my question is on the forms, it only asking you to choose a certain marital status, right? It doesn't give you the option to choose, divorce maybe, marriage counseling ongoing sort of things...

 

[smileliv]

Has your uncle been given a misrepresentation ban for not being truthful?

Based on your post (and unless the processing of your uncle's application took 6 months to one year), your uncle's divorce was granted much faster than the TRV decision! He obviously knew he was getting a divorce soon, but he incorrectly stated his marital status as 'married' to wrongly show your aunt as the family tie to return to

I understand what you are trying to say, and I would have the same question. But on the forms, it only asking you to choose a certain marital status, right? It doesn't give you the option to choose, divorce maybe, marriage counseling ongoing sort of things...
Also, how would the CIC know after all? Let's say if you are going to UK to work and need to apply for a work visa. The UK visa authorities can't email or call the Canadian gov't say: hey, I got this person applying for our work visa, what's his marital status? Even if they would do this, the Canadian gov't can't release this info without your consent, right? I know I'm being naive, but how do they even check this kind of information or do a so-called background check?

 

[smileliv]

As soon as you sign the forms and submit them you are allowing IRCC to use whatever means to check the validity of your application. The police, banks, doctors, law courts....you name it, you have pretty much signed on for them to do what they feel is necessary.

Let's say if you are going to UK to work and need to apply for a work visa. The UK visa authorities can't email or call the Canadian gov't say: hey, I got this person applying for our work visa, what's his marital status? Even if they would do this, the Canadian gov't can't release this info without your consent, right? I know I'm being naive, but how do they even check this kind of information or do a so-called background check?

 

[Bryanna]

I understand what you are trying to say, and I would have the same question. But on the forms, it only asking you to choose a certain marital status, right? It doesn't give you the option to choose, divorce maybe, marriage counseling ongoing sort of things...

There is an option on the forms: Legal separation

Also, how would the CIC know after all? Let's say if you are going to UK to work and need to apply for a work visa. The UK visa authorities can't email or call the Canadian gov't say: hey, I got this person applying for our work visa, what's his marital status? Even if they would do this, the Canadian gov't can't release this info without your consent, right? I know I'm being naive, but how do they even check this kind of information or do a so-called background check?

Yes, UKVI can call/write to IRCC and ask for any information. BTW the UK and Canada share immigration data under the FCC arrangement.

Not just the UK, Canada/IRCC can seek information from absolutely any external source in any country. When we sign the visa application forms, we give our consent to IRCC to access any information that is required to make a visa decision.

As Bellaluna suggested, maybe IRCC learned about your uncle's separation/divorce through social media or maybe through cross-verification checks