Sponsor second wife-in this situation.

[sidi]

I read all commits about my situation tried to get help regarding my situation but felt I presented myself in the court of justice, further more presented myself at my apposite lawyer.
My dear friend everybody is not immigration consultant or lawyer who apply for Canadian immigration or live in Canada .Many people make mistakes and doing very wrong things because of their poor knowledge and some of them as a scam, depends.
I applied for immigration as a professional at Islamabad and landed within seven months to Canada with the family of six, due to some problem with my wife i came back home in 2005 and divorced her in Pakistan and remarry after six months of my divorce in Pakistan ,came back to Canada in Nov 2005,with my children because my ex wife refused to share responsibilities .in mean time I visited Pakistan because of my second wife and other family members than after some period my ex wife came to Canada and start to live with our children and I shifted myself to another place in Markham.
I did not change my marital status and was very much confused because of my status which is divorced in Canada and married in Pakistan.
Now I want to rectify my tax returns and make smooth way to sponsor my new family.
Need kind help and advice to help me out.

 

[amikety]

With how many are wrong and the age, I'd really recommend a tax lawyer.

I'm not trying to be harsh, just strict to the law. When you applied for FSW, did you take a language test? If so, Revenue Canada will say you understand the language and differences. Maybe they will allow you to fix the mistake or maybe they will punish you. It is their choice.

One other thing that hasn't been mentioned yet, I do think CIC will question this marriage because you re-marry on 6 months after the divorce. You will need lots of proof you were legally separated from your ex-wife for the years and to show good relationship with your new wife. Children are good proof, but not absolute proof. Pregnant women have been turned down before.

 

[computergeek]

I'm not trying to be harsh, just strict to the law. When you applied for FSW, did you take a language test? If so, Revenue Canada will say you understand the language and differences. Maybe they will allow you to fix the mistake or maybe they will punish you. It is their choice.

The tax situation would depend entirely upon whether or not his status mattered to his tax liability. Given that Canada does not allow income sharing on tax returns, being married turns into a penalty in most cases, not a benefit. It did to us - my spouse lost several tax benefits after we were married because of loss of eligibility for various credits and rebates and refunds. CRA doesn't care one whit if you pay too much - they only care if you don't pay enough.

 

[tuyen]

I read all commits about my situation tried to get help regarding my situation but felt I presented myself in the court of justice, further more presented myself at my apposite lawyer.
My dear friend everybody is not immigration consultant or lawyer who apply for Canadian immigration or live in Canada .Many people make mistakes and doing very wrong things because of their poor knowledge and some of them as a scam, depends.
I applied for immigration as a professional at Islamabad and landed within seven months to Canada with the family of six, due to some problem with my wife i came back home in 2005 and divorced her in Pakistan and remarry after six months of my divorce in Pakistan ,came back to Canada in Nov 2005,with my children because my ex wife refused to share responsibilities .in mean time I visited Pakistan because of my second wife and other family members than after some period my ex wife came to Canada and start to live with our children and I shifted myself to another place in Markham.
I did not change my marital status and was very much confused because of my status which is divorced in Canada and married in Pakistan.
Now I want to rectify my tax returns and make smooth way to sponsor my new family.
Need kind help and advice to help me out.

If the ONLY problem with your tax returns was that your marital status was not correct, then I imagine it would be a very simple thing to fix. Your wife (or ex-wife) was living in Pakistan at the time, right? So whatever income she earned over there would not have affected your tax obligations in Canada anyway, because (I assume) you were not making any claims or deductions off of her. But if there was anything there that WOULD have affected your tax obligations, then you would be required to pay the difference to Revenue Canada (plus any penalties that they may issue).

Getting help for tax returns on an immigration forum is definitely not a good idea. You should talk to an accountant, or at least to somebody with lots of experience in preparing tax returns in Canada IF you claimed any sort of deductions on your taxes by means of your wife. However, if there was absolutely nothing in your tax returns which would've been affected by your marital status, then you have nothing to worry about.

On a different note, I would imagine that CIC will expect a lot of proof from you that your new relationship is real, and that your intention is to live in Canada with your new wife. Whenever there's a situation of a divorce and a quick re-marriage, it always raises suspicions.

 

[frege]

I read all commits about my situation tried to get help regarding my situation but felt I presented myself in the court of justice, further more presented myself at my apposite lawyer.
My dear friend everybody is not immigration consultant or lawyer who apply for Canadian immigration or live in Canada .Many people make mistakes and doing very wrong things because of their poor knowledge and some of them as a scam, depends.
I applied for immigration as a professional at Islamabad and landed within seven months to Canada with the family of six, due to some problem with my wife i came back home in 2005 and divorced her in Pakistan and remarry after six months of my divorce in Pakistan ,came back to Canada in Nov 2005,with my children because my ex wife refused to share responsibilities .in mean time I visited Pakistan because of my second wife and other family members than after some period my ex wife came to Canada and start to live with our children and I shifted myself to another place in Markham.
I did not change my marital status and was very much confused because of my status which is divorced in Canada and married in Pakistan.
Now I want to rectify my tax returns and make smooth way to sponsor my new family.
Need kind help and advice to help me out.

Hi Sidi,

For the sponsorship, I think there won't be a problem. If you have two children with your wife there probably won't be any doubt about the marriage being genuine.

Somebody said the contrary. Occasionally there are cases where the authorities say that a child isn't proof, but almost always this is when there have already been previous rejected applications and appeals and they don't want to admit that they were wrong before. (They claim to be applying a doctrine called "res judicata.") Having children at the time of a first application is absolutely solid evidence. Also be careful not to lie to CIC about anything, because if that happens your wife may become inadmissible.

On the tax issue, the only problem would be if somehow the Canada Revenue Agency found out from CIC that you were divorced. I would recommend that you talk to a tax lawyer or at least a QUALIFIED accountant about this. The CRA has something called the "Voluntary Disclosure Program." The idea is that you notify the CRA anonymously that you need to correct information in past tax returns. If they approve your application, then you make the corrections and pay any taxes that you owe, with interest. However, you won't face any prosecution or penalties.

Your VDP application won't be approved if they're already investigating you, for example if they've been tipped off by CIC after CIC notices a discrepancy. So if it can be done quickly, for peace of mind you might want to do this before submitting your application to CIC. (Unfortunately, I don't know how realistic it is that CIC would find out what you said in your tax returns from years ago. If you're outside Quebec, you usually need to submit only your last tax return. In Quebec, none at all.)

Before applying for the Voluntary Disclosure Program, it's important that you get professional advice. It's very easy to make a mistake with this, and a lawyer or accountant will be able to tell you how long it will take. In any case, they'll tell you what the best way to set things right with the CRA is. The CRA often isn't too hard on people who choose to come forward themselves.