Kathmandu. There is bad news for those seeking permanent residency (PR) in Canada. Because the Canadian immigration agency is increasingly rejecting applications under ‘Express Entry’.
This is happening more in cases where applicants have declared their spouse as non-partners. There are many cases, in which the spouse was already living in Canada for work or study. It is worth noting that applications to become PR under express entry are open not only for people outside Canada but also for those already in Canada.
Express Entry is canada’s point based system. Which is used to manage immigration applications of skilled workers who want to become PR. Candidates are given a comprehensive ranking score (CRS) based on criteria such as age, education, French language proficiency. They are then placed on the Express Entry Bridge and graded. Draws are held from time to time. In which those who get the cut-off score get an invitation to apply for PR.
When a person applies without including his or her spouse (who is shown to be a non-living partner), it is evaluated as a single application. A single applicant can get up to 40 additional marks under the core human capital clause. If the spouse’s qualifications (education, language, etc.) are weak, the score may be low. Therefore, many times applicants do not include spouse.
Kuber Kamal, immigration adviser to Canada, told TOI, “The strategy of declaring spouses as non-partners has unfortunately become widespread. This includes more applicants already living in Canada with their spouse in temporary positions. This can be understood in such a way that one partner is on a closed work permit and the other partner is on an open work permit.
“Canadian immigration is now insisting that if the applicant’s spouse is present in Canada, it means they want to stay there permanently,” said another immigration adviser. In such a situation, declaring a spouse as a non-partner can be considered a misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. This can be seen as hiding facts. ’
According to many applicants, they have valid reasons for listing the spouse as a non-partner and have also clarified this, despite which the applications were rejected.
