Overstayed my Canadian Visa years ago - will they give me a new visa?

[binlidz]

Hi there - I spent just over a year in Canada a number of years ago (June 2004 - August 2005) on an employer-sponsored work visa. As far as I can remember, my visa was for 1 year and I overstayed it by almost 2 months (silly, I know...I was young and reckless). I was never asked to leave the country, nor did I experience any problems when leaving Canada to return to the UK. I now want to apply for a working holiday visa in Canada but I am worried that the fact that I overstayed a previous visa means that my application will be rejected. In the IEC application form there is a question that asks "Have you ever remained beyond the validity of your status....in Canada?" and, while I really don't want to lie on my application form, I also don't want my application to be rejected. Can anyone tell me what penalty would be applied if I said yes to this question? Would my application be rejected? What are my options?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Binlidz

 

[job_seeker]

Was your passport marked when you left Canada and entered another country?

Hi there - I spent just over a year in Canada a number of years ago (June 2004 - August 2005) on an employer-sponsored work visa. As far as I can remember, my visa was for 1 year and I overstayed it by almost 2 months (silly, I know...I was young and reckless). I was never asked to leave the country, nor did I experience any problems when leaving Canada to return to the UK. I now want to apply for a working holiday visa in Canada but I am worried that the fact that I overstayed a previous visa means that my application will be rejected. In the IEC application form there is a question that asks "Have you ever remained beyond the validity of your status....in Canada?" and, while I really don't want to lie on my application form, I also don't want my application to be rejected. Can anyone tell me what penalty would be applied if I said yes to this question? Would my application be rejected? What are my options?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Binlidz

 

[binlidz]

Hi Job Seeker, I don't think it was marked when I departed but unfortunately I can't check as I have a new passport. Any advice?

 

[Goldie20]

how did ur application went sir ?

 

[Leon]

In such cases, they probably don't even know that you overstayed, besides, you have a 3 month grace period after your visa expires to either apply to restore your status or go home.