spouse status changed

[dujw]

Dear all,

My husband graduated and change his study permit to work permit, do I need to inform the CIC? I am the major applicant.

Thanks guys!

 

[Gurindar]

Not necessary , Its them who have granted status change of your Husband so anyhow the update will be in their system , avoid any unnecessary communication with CIC.

 

[jenny.warrillow]

I have a question sort of similar to this - I am in the final stages of getting PR, they sent me a letter today saying it has been found eligible and that I can pay the RPRF fee (YAY), it also says in the letter that if my address changed or if I got married since our last correspondence, then I should let them know at this email address.

I did change my address and get married, but, I told them about my address change in my previous correspondence and they have chosen to ignore it. It says that any new spouse will have to be added to the application and found admissable, but my husband is Canadian so I don't think that matters, because my application was found eligible based on work experience and has nothing to do with being married to him.

The other complicating factor is that if I tell them I have got married they will want proof, it says in this letter they will need a marriage certificate. We only got married in November and you have to wait 90 days for a marriage certificate so I won't have that for probably another month or so and don't want to delay my PR any further waiting for it.

I am going to pay the fee tonight, but don't know whether to just not say anything about the address or marriage situation?? On the other hand I don't know whether to email and tell them in case they find out some other way and think I'm lying or something...

 

[Gurindar]

I have a question sort of similar to this - I am in the final stages of getting PR, they sent me a letter today saying it has been found eligible and that I can pay the RPRF fee (YAY), it also says in the letter that if my address changed or if I got married since our last correspondence, then I should let them know at this email address.

I did change my address and get married, but, I told them about my address change in my previous correspondence and they have chosen to ignore it. It says that any new spouse will have to be added to the application and found admissable, but my husband is Canadian so I don't think that matters, because my application was found eligible based on work experience and has nothing to do with being married to him.

The other complicating factor is that if I tell them I have got married they will want proof, it says in this letter they will need a marriage certificate. We only got married in November and you have to wait 90 days for a marriage certificate so I won't have that for probably another month or so and don't want to delay my PR any further waiting for it.

I am going to pay the fee tonight, but don't know whether to just not say anything about the address or marriage situation?? On the other hand I don't know whether to email and tell them in case they find out some other way and think I'm lying or something...

You have to declare even if you are married to Canadian , This can be treated as misinterpretation if known by CIC . Please don't take this quite casually , As far i know you should inform CIC if you are married irrespective of your spouse is canadian or not. Take advice from other seniors in this forum by creating a new thread.

 

[jenny.warrillow]

Thank you, I did create another thread and you are quite right, several people replied saying the same thing as you. I replied to them:

You guys are 100% right of course!

I went home, thought about it and decided that I had to tell them regardless of the potential delay to my PR date. Even if they do make me fill out a bunch more forms or wait for 2 months til I can show them a marriage certificate, that is better than me not saying anything and potentially getting into trouble further down the line.

I emailed the address they gave me, with a scan of the marriage licence / record of solemnization, and a copy of my husband's passport so they can see he is Canadian. I explained I can not apply for the proper marriage certificate until 90 days is up. And I informed them again that my address had changed and I had told them that in the last correspondence.

Thanks for the replies, that's why this forum is so good because none of my friends or people here know a lot about CIC or how it works, so I needed people to tell me the obvious answer LOL.

Good luck to those of you still waiting!

 

[dujw]

Not necessary , Its them who have granted status change of your Husband so anyhow the update will be in their system , avoid any unnecessary communication with CIC.

thanks dear