noramime said:
Hello I am deeply worried. Kindly advise.
I failed to declare in my application to OINP the 'dependent child of my common law partner'. he will be turning 19 come Aug 03, but during the time I submitted my application I failed to include him. I am the principal applicant and included my commonlaw partner as dependent. He has no custody of the child and has no intention of petitioning him in the future. Will it have an adverse impact on our application? What will be the repercussions?
Problem is, if you don't declare and they find out - then it's a straight forward mis-representation. An absolutely No-No.
Rules say you have to declare all the dependents whether accompanying or not. Even if there is no custody, then also court documents have to be submitted to prove the same. The officers won't go by applicants words that they don't have custody or don't want to sponsor their dependents in future. For everything, OINP/IRCC will ask for rock solid documents with notarizations, translations, etc.
Suggest you to consult some immigration law firm.