Please HELP: spouse information in my PR application

[alina7]

Hi Everyone,

Feeling absolutely frustrated but there you go:

I got Provincial nomination and ITA, almost done with the EE submission questions and docs.

I have a few issues with my spouse's part of application, he is not currently in Canada and we have been apart for close to 4 years now.

For one thing, he has been refused 3 visas: 2 Canadian and 1 USA. While 1 Canadian and 1 US visas were refused dues to insufficient ties, 1 Canadian visa was refused because he forgot to mention the US visa refusal. How do I explain so that it is clear that it was unintentional?

In addition, and this is very frustrating, in his previous visa applications he included one work experience that is in fact not true. It is an experience provided by his relative's firm, but he never actually worked there. He did that because he hoped it will show more ties to his home country. In fact, he stayed unemployed for 3 years now, doing repair jobs but not legally employed anywhere. Now, because this is common PR application I don't want to continue including false information about that work experience. What if CIC cross-checks the previous visas, and asks why we did not include that experience in PR application?

If you have any suggestions that would be most helpful. Thank you!

 

[JoacRy]

Hi all you can do is to submit a clear 'Letter of Explanation' stating the facts and that it was an 'unintentional error' on your spouse's part. Mention all Visas refused and the dates they were refused so that the VO can tie this back to the IRCC records.

Again my suggestion is to also include the 'fake job' in the 'Letter of Explanation'. The thing you want to do is to mention everything (even the job your spouse mentioned previously which was not a real job). If you don't and IRCC cross-check the records and you are found to have been accused of 'misrepresentation', they could slap a 5 year ban from Canada on both you and your spouse.

Ensure that everything you submit is consistent with everything you and/or your spouse have told IRCC in the past. The VO may appreciate the truth and have leniency towards your cause.

 

[JoacRy]

My other advise is to get 'Rid of the Immigration Lawyer'. There are lots of cases (on this forum) where people have reported that their immigration lawyer is more of a hindrance than a help.

Unfortunately the majority of immigration lawyers these days are not interested in client welfare; instead they focus on how much money they can bill the client for telling the client something that the client could do themselves.

Stop soliciting the services of this lawyer and save the money up for you and your husband to build your life together in Canada.

Wishing you the best of luck.

 

[JoacRy]

I've written up this explanation, is it assuring enough? Any re-wording suggestions?

Dear Immigration Officer,

"explanation about visa refusals"

In addition, my spouse has been unemployed for 3 years. He has not been working at the firm "Name of the firm" from date xx.xx.xx. as it was indicated in his former TRV applications to Canada. He has been including that work experience in his former applications in hope to provide for additional ties to his home country and due to misunderstanding of consequences of providing untruthful information. There was no other benefit in including that work experience as part of his applications.

This current application provides truthful information only, and we hope for your understanding and leniency.

Hi, this is truth and the wording seems reasonable. There is no guarantee that the VO assessing it will accept it and be lenient but at least you have told the truth and given yourself a chance.

Wishing you the best with your application.