Need help.

[dgeorge]

I have recently got my ita and now the time has come for me to submit the documents - I claimed points for sibling in canada, i have someone in canada, who is a citizen, and since we were all living in a joint family back home, I actually put yes for that question because i consider her as my older sister. Until the documents were asked, i did not actually realize our fathers names are separate. Do you guys think if i include a letter of explanation/ would it be considered on compassionate ground or candid ground? Please, could use anyones opinion. thanks

 

[thevisawhisperer]

I don't think your 'she's always been like an older sister to me' will win any sympathy from IRCC. If these points are critical to your ITA I would decline it.

 

[Wolfpmd3]

I have recently got my ita and now the time has come for me to submit the documents - I claimed points for sibling in canada, i have someone in canada, who is a citizen, and since we were all living in a joint family back home, I actually put yes for that question because i consider her as my older sister. Until the documents were asked, i did not actually realize our fathers names are separate. Do you guys think if i include a letter of explanation/ would it be considered on compassionate ground or candid ground? Please, could use anyones opinion. thanks

I have friends and cousins that I care for and think of as siblings. You cannot appeal to this kind of subjective things to try to sneak 15 points towards getting an ITA.

There is really nothing to be confused about, you are not entitled to these points.

IRCC's definition of sibling-->

Sibling (brother or sister)
For Express Entry, a sibling means your brother or sister related to you by:

• blood (biological):
  • brother or sister
  • half-brother or sister
• adoption:
  • adopted brother or sister
• marriage:
  • includes a step-brother or step-sister who is not related to you by blood or adoption and your parents are married or in a common law relationship
  • this is true on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence

To get points for having at least one sibling in Canada, they

• must be 18 years old
• must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• can be the brother or sister of your spouse or common-law partner who will come with you to Canada.

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Your situation is very simple and straight forward and there is no way you'll get those points., because you simply don't have a sibling meeting those conditions. Having someone who shares your last name or whom you love as a sibling won't make it.

You can apply sure, but your application will 100% be refused and you will have just wasted some money, time and hopes.

What you should do is just decline the ITA and wait for another ITA with your actual score. If not you can always work to improve your score or explore different alternatives.

 

[dgeorge]

I have friends and cousins that I care for and think of as siblings. You cannot appeal to this kind of subjective things to try to sneak 15 points towards getting an ITA.

There is really nothing to be confused about, you are not entitled to these points.

IRCC's definition of sibling-->

Sibling (brother or sister)
For Express Entry, a sibling means your brother or sister related to you by:

• blood (biological):
  • brother or sister
  • half-brother or sister
• adoption:
  • adopted brother or sister
• marriage:
  • includes a step-brother or step-sister who is not related to you by blood or adoption and your parents are married or in a common law relationship
  • this is true on both the date you submit your profile and when you submit your application for permanent residence

To get points for having at least one sibling in Canada, they

• must be 18 years old
• must be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada
• can be the brother or sister of your spouse or common-law partner who will come with you to Canada.

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Your situation is very simple and straight forward and there is no way you'll get those points., because you simply don't have a sibling meeting those conditions. Having someone who shares your last name or whom you love as a sibling won't make it.

You can apply sure, but your application will 100% be refused and you will have just wasted some money, time and hopes.

What you should do is just decline the ITA and wait for another ITA with your actual score. If not you can always work to improve your score or explore different alternatives.

Thanks. i will decline the ita today. i just have another question, when i came to Canada i was 18 years old. So obv i dint have a full time job back home but i did work as an intern for 1-2 months at 2-3 companies, i want to see if i can claim points for my foreign work experience but it wasnt anything serious. do you think i can still include that stuff and maybe get some points? As far as i know, it has to be a total of 1 year right?