marital status

[lovely name]

hi. i am applying for student visa.i have major concern regarding my marital status. i was married in 1989 and had one daughter who is now on her legal age.my wife and i were been together for 3 yrs. and she left me and my daughter for an overseas work.she has been abandoned us for 7 yrs and never heard about her. i pressumed she was dead and until now she doesnt show up.after 7 yrs of waiting i fell in love with another woman and got another marriage and got 2 kids who are still minor. when i got my CENOMAR, both of my marriage are still declared. now i dont know if how to declare my marital status. i am using my single surname in my passport and all legal documents. would it be possible to apply as single and not to declare my married status and my children? if i apply as single, does the immigration does not checking the marital status of an applicant? is it possible to declare my married status from my second marriage so i can include my 2 kids as my minor dependents?

appreciate for all your advices.

 

[scylla]

No - it's not possible to say your single. That would be lying (misrepresentation) which if discovered, will result in your application being refused and a five year ban from Canada.

If by some reason this misrepresentation is not caught in the study permit - it will create huge problems for you later if you plan on becoming a PR.

You must say you are married. Never lie in immigration applications.

 

[lovely name]

is it ok to declare my married status for the 2nd marriage? considering i have 2 marriages?they will not check on it?

 

[msmuffet]

It is safe to declare that you are in common-law relationship with your current "wife" since your marriage to her is not valid. In the application form, they will ask you if you had been previously married so you have to indicate your first marriage there...your marital status should be declared honestly to avoid any issues in your future immigration plans..

 

[lovely name]

It is safe to declare that you are in common-law relationship with your current "wife" since your marriage to her is not valid. In the application form, they will ask you if you had been previously married so you have to indicate your first marriage there...your marital status should be declared honestly to avoid any issues in your future immigration plans..

hi msmuffet,

i forgot to indicate in my story that my first wife shown up after a long years. you mean that i need to declare my first marriage and my daughter to her as well as to declare my 2nd marriage as common law wife including my children to her?to declare them both?tnx

 

[msmuffet]

Yes sir, u have to declare them all...becoz, if I presumed ur use of CENOMAR, u r from Phil like me and the only legal marriage they accept from there is the first one..the second would be invalid thus relegating ur relationship with ur wife right now as common-law...i dont think the visa officer will based tbeir decision on ur marital status and will affect your application since their application includes past relationship making it easier for those who had failed first marriages to declare their current relationship..if u submit ur application u'll just have to submit a supporting document that ur first marriage has failed that resulted into u taking a new one..an affidavit noted by your city/municipality/court can probably take care of that..the most important thing is that in ur current relationship u had declared ur common law relationship and ur children with her so that you can include them later in ur application..