Hello!
I have extensively read these forums and based on the (very useful) information I have read, I feel strongly that my partner should fully disclose something in their personal history but my partner is less convinced. Thanks for all the posters who have helped me feel informed.
I (Canadian citizen) am sponsoring my common-law partner for common-law Canadian PR (Inland). We are building our application. My partner is self-employed, most of his work is remote, and he has travelled extensively during this time. Most of the work has been done for clients outside of the country in which the travelling when he is doing the work (ie, ‘digital nomad’, travelling in Country A while working for a client in country B, and getting paid into his account in Country C).
However, a client in one country required him to periodically be physically there in person. So, he would sometimes go to this country (on a visitor/tourist visa, not a work visa, as is the norm for all manner of expats and consultants entering this country). Although he’d be paid for this work into his bank account in his country of residence, he was for all intents and purposes on the wrong type of visa for that country for what he was doing, and so was working illegally.
He has spent a noticeable amount of time in this country, several visits that stand out compared to his other travel history. There are other details that also draw attention to his time there.
I think: fully disclose all of this! Especially given that many experienced posters on this forum say that such illegal work will be forgiven if disclosed, and that it’s not grounds for refusal of PR, whereas any misrepresentation / omission IS is possible grounds for refusal.
My partner thinks: none of this was done in Canada, there isn’t a place to explicitly disclose it, illegal work elsewhere is not grounds for PR refusal, so why make a big deal of it?
I would really appreciate if someone responded to this cheering for my side (if they indeed agree with me).
Thank you!!
I have extensively read these forums and based on the (very useful) information I have read, I feel strongly that my partner should fully disclose something in their personal history but my partner is less convinced. Thanks for all the posters who have helped me feel informed.
I (Canadian citizen) am sponsoring my common-law partner for common-law Canadian PR (Inland). We are building our application. My partner is self-employed, most of his work is remote, and he has travelled extensively during this time. Most of the work has been done for clients outside of the country in which the travelling when he is doing the work (ie, ‘digital nomad’, travelling in Country A while working for a client in country B, and getting paid into his account in Country C).
However, a client in one country required him to periodically be physically there in person. So, he would sometimes go to this country (on a visitor/tourist visa, not a work visa, as is the norm for all manner of expats and consultants entering this country). Although he’d be paid for this work into his bank account in his country of residence, he was for all intents and purposes on the wrong type of visa for that country for what he was doing, and so was working illegally.
He has spent a noticeable amount of time in this country, several visits that stand out compared to his other travel history. There are other details that also draw attention to his time there.
I think: fully disclose all of this! Especially given that many experienced posters on this forum say that such illegal work will be forgiven if disclosed, and that it’s not grounds for refusal of PR, whereas any misrepresentation / omission IS is possible grounds for refusal.
My partner thinks: none of this was done in Canada, there isn’t a place to explicitly disclose it, illegal work elsewhere is not grounds for PR refusal, so why make a big deal of it?
I would really appreciate if someone responded to this cheering for my side (if they indeed agree with me).
Thank you!!
