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Spousal information when spouse is not accompanying

RitiNiharika

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Jul 25, 2019
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I am in the process of filling up my form post my ITA as the primary applicant and my daughter who is a one year old, is the dependent. My husband would not be accompanying me to Canada as he is a serving officer in the Indian army and still has more than 6 years of service left before he can voluntarily retire.
Thus, he would not be accompanying me to Canada nor be applying for PR as an independent or a dependent before his completion of 20 years of service in the Indian Army.
While filling up the form post ITA, the form asks for details of his like the places he was posted at in the past 10years and the names of the commanding officers he has served under. The nature of these information is such that cannot be divulged by him as per the army norms. However, there isn’t anything that we are hiding in the case. It is just a case of abiding by the rules of the organisation under which he is currently serving.
I have mentioned his permanent address in the form the same as the one in his passport, his passport details and contact information along with his parents and brother’s names and details as asked. It is only his posting locations and unit information that is confidential hence, I cannot write them down.
Can a consideration be made for this case? My husband can also give in writing that he would not be accompanying me and applying for PR as my dependent or as an independent till the time he is serving in the Army.
 

21Goose

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No, there is no consideration for the rules of another country's army or government. If you're applying to Canada, you have to follow the rules of this country. If they have asked specifically for the names of his commanding officers and locations posted, you have to provide them.

For army officers, Canada wants to make sure he wasn't involved in any crimes against humanity. This is non-negotiable, and if you don't provide the information they ask for, they will simply reject the application.

Your other option is to follow the rules of the Indian Army and not apply to Canada. That's entirely up to you - you aren't being forced to apply, after all.