Unfortunately, IRCC confirmed in an Access to Information request that they interpret “all immigration statuses ever held” to include all trips to another country since birth - even if just for a few hours.
What has been your experience with this?
Did you apply and tell them you only have records until a certain date?
Did you put your visitor statuses in a separate letter instead of the online application?
I cannot upload the ATIP file, but below is the context and text. For context, IRCC has an email address that provides official policy guidance to authorized representatives.
Representative Question
1) Please clarify if the applicant is required to disclose his status in other counties/territories since the age of 18 or since birth?
IRCC answer
Please note that the information is required since birth.
Representative Question
2) A person's status in a foreign country as a visitor is considered an immigration status. As such, if the applicant
visited other countries/territories as a visitor/tourist, even for a few days or hours, do these countries/territories need to be disclosed under this question, or does the question call for disclosure of only countries/territories in which the applicant held or currently holds immigration status as a student,
employment/worker, refugee/protected person, permanent resident or citizen (as noted in the Guide)?
IRCC answer
Please note that the person's status in a foreign country as a visitor/tourist should also be disclosed even when it occurs for a few days or hours. To note that you have all the options of status in the scroll down menu under the Status column of question 13 and the visitor status is one of them.
What has been your experience with this?
Did you apply and tell them you only have records until a certain date?
Did you put your visitor statuses in a separate letter instead of the online application?
I cannot upload the ATIP file, but below is the context and text. For context, IRCC has an email address that provides official policy guidance to authorized representatives.
Representative Question
1) Please clarify if the applicant is required to disclose his status in other counties/territories since the age of 18 or since birth?
IRCC answer
Please note that the information is required since birth.
Representative Question
2) A person's status in a foreign country as a visitor is considered an immigration status. As such, if the applicant
visited other countries/territories as a visitor/tourist, even for a few days or hours, do these countries/territories need to be disclosed under this question, or does the question call for disclosure of only countries/territories in which the applicant held or currently holds immigration status as a student,
employment/worker, refugee/protected person, permanent resident or citizen (as noted in the Guide)?
IRCC answer
Please note that the person's status in a foreign country as a visitor/tourist should also be disclosed even when it occurs for a few days or hours. To note that you have all the options of status in the scroll down menu under the Status column of question 13 and the visitor status is one of them.
