Is Secondary Applicant’s Education Details required, if points are not being claimed.

[kaushal.pages]

I’m in Pre-ITA phase. While filling the Express Entry forms I ran into below question.

My wife is primary applicant and we have done ECA for her degree. I’m secondary applicant. While filling the forms related to study for secondary applicant, I saw below question in screenshot.

On selecting “Yes”, it opens up all the questions related to education and degree that I hold along with ECA information.

On selecting “No”, it does not ask any question on education.

I don’t have ECA done for my degree and I am not claiming point for this. I’m confused weather I should enter my details or not, since I read somewhere that we should not enter the information if we are not claiming the points, since later we will be asked to show the proof.

So I have two below options:

1. Select “No”, not entering my education details. I’m afraid if I am misrepresenting the facts since I have bachelors’ degree.

2. Select “Yes”, add my education detail. While selecting weather I have done ECA for my degree or not, I select “No”. I’m not sure if I’ve been asked to show any proof in this case.

Please note, I’m not claiming points for my degree here.

Please advise.

 

[DelPiero07]

1 - Not misrepresentation. When you receive your ITA you can include those details in the personal history section, no proof of your educational credentials will be required.
2 - You can also do this but some applicants have claimed that a placeholder to upload their degree is created when doing this approach.

 

[kaushal.pages]

1 - Not misrepresentation. When you receive your ITA you can include those details in the personal history section, no proof of your educational credentials will be required.
2 - You can also do this but some applicants have claimed that a placeholder to upload their degree is created when doing this approach.

@DelPiero07 Thanks for quick reply, really appreciate it.

I didn't quite understand your below comment, can you please elaborate it. If I go with second option, is it a problem? Still confused.

2 - You can also do this but some applicants have claimed that a placeholder to upload their degree is created when doing this approach.

 

[DelPiero07]

If you go with the first approach then there won't be a placeholder for you to upload your educational credentials during the document checklist phase.

If you go with the second approach there may be a placeholder. Not an issue per se but uploading a degree that hasn't been assessed is a waste of time.

 

[kaushal.pages]

If you go with the first approach then there won't be a placeholder for you to upload your educational credentials during the document checklist phase.

If you go with the second approach there may be a placeholder. Not an issue per se but uploading a degree that hasn't been assessed is a waste of time.

Thanks @DelPiero07.