Thank you Everyone for the comments. I agree that there is nothing much left to do at this point except seeing a good lawyer.
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Good luck. Let us know how this plays out for you.Thank you Everyone for the comments. I agree that there is nothing much left to do at this point except seeing a good lawyer.
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This June date is what interests me - there was NO, ZERO communication between you and IRCC before this was sent to you by email? This sounds wrong - I don't believe they send this by email unsolicited. (Or not usually).June 4, 2020 - Received COPR on email while I was still in india
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Do they consider that my landing date as 4th June when they issued my COPR ? There is no mention of Marital status on my COPR as opposed to what I have seen other COPR format.
Note in my post above I've noted that there are two related-but-different procedures, copr for someone abroad and inland. What you are describing / claiming is that somehow your file was handled in-between the two and missing a couple steps.Exactly my point. COPR that I received did not have my marital status on it & did not have any instructions at all about my marital status change.
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No instructions of virtual landing was sent out to me. It was my last chance to enter my details and have this all corrected.
I don't want this to be taken as advice by anyone here BUT: in the very worst case scenario, an applicant who arrives at the border and needs to declare married status (for whatever reason) should absolutely declare the spouse at landing. Signing the COPR that nothing has changed and all is true when it is not would be FAR worse.To clarify, your change in marital status would have NOT been declared at landing. You needed to declare the change in marital status before landing. Landing is too late and this is why you weren't asked about your marital status then.
Agreed. If that happens then landing should be refused.I don't want this to be taken as advice by anyone here BUT: in the very worst case scenario, an applicant who arrives at the border and needs to declare married status (for whatever reason) should absolutely declare the spouse at landing. Signing the COPR that nothing has changed and all is true when it is not would be FAR worse.
That said: I agree it should be done before travelling. I agree it is too late.
But making the correction at the border is pretty much the last chance, the absolute last chance.
Background: there have been cases of PRs - rare though- making this change at border. After much pain and some messy legal work, SOME were able to fix it.
I do not know how CBSA handles. But in terms of actionable info for anyone in this case: absolutely DO NOT sign statement on COPR that says you are single if you're married (which it does by having applicant signing statement that 'all info above is true and complete' or similar legal language).Agreed. If that happens then landing should be refused.
The few scenarios I've seen on this forum, CBSA has refused landing and told the individual their application needs to be modified to add the spouse.I do not know how CBSA handles. But in terms of actionable info for anyone in this case: absolutely DO NOT sign statement on COPR that says you are single if you're married (which it does by having applicant signing statement that 'all info above is true and complete' or similar legal language).
Even better: follow instructions and declare marriage before travelling/attempting to land.
In the name of COPR I only received one piece of communication from IRCC which exactly looks like this:I do not know how CBSA handles. But in terms of actionable info for anyone in this case: absolutely DO NOT sign statement on COPR that says you are single if you're married (which it does by having applicant signing statement that 'all info above is true and complete' or similar legal language).
Even better: follow instructions and declare marriage before travelling/attempting to land.
This is very true in my case. I had absolutely no communication from IRCC other than what I have already stated.This June date is what interests me - there was NO, ZERO communication between you and IRCC before this was sent to you by email? This sounds wrong - I don't believe they send this by email unsolicited. (Or not usually)
I don't know for certain. This first document you link to has the phrase "If you have a Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR) document in-hand, please send it along with one photo that ... etc". To me, that implies that this document is NOT a CoPR - it seems rather plainly so, and it has this sentence underlined for emphasis. (It also says if you leave Canada,' which seems to me to imply that IRCC believes that you were in Canada at the time of receiving this letter).In the name of COPR I only received one piece of communication from IRCC which exactly looks like this:
https://welcome-to-canada.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Case-5.pdf
If this letter is not considered as COPR then I have whole other thing to deal with now (please let me know in that case)
Rare for me with respect to your considered and thought-out posts: I outright disagree with you here, or at least underlining that you have missed the point.In regards to whether IRCC should somehow make it more clear to individuals engaged in the process of becoming a PR that a change in marital status requires notifying IRCC and subjecting the new family member to examination, ... it is absolutely necessary to recognize the importance of notifying IRCC of changes in information of this magnitude.
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It may not be popular to put the burden so clearly on applicants, but IRCC leniency and flexibility in regards to minor discrepancies and mistakes of fact should not be confused as limiting the extent to which applicants are expected to be truthful and complete. ...
If a spouse or dependent is not admissible, the PR applicant is not eligible for a grant of PR status. Hardly gets any more material than this.