5. Get legal help if you gave incorrect or incomplete information to IRCC

When you make an application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), you must:

  • give information that's true and correct, and
  • give all of the information you're required to give.

If you don't do this, it's called misrepresentation and has serious consequences. These include being from Canada and being charged with a crime.

When you apply to sponsor someone, IRCC checks the information in your application against any other information they have about you and your or . For example, they'll look at any other applications you've made. If there are differences in the information, they may decide to investigate.

There's a risk that you could:

  • lose your status in Canada, and
  • be forced to leave.

If there's any risk that this could happen to you, get legal help.

If you didn’t tell IRCC about a family member

You don't have the right to sponsor someone who was your family member when you applied for or became a , if you didn't tell IRCC about them before becoming a permanent resident.

You may need to get legal advice about:

  • the risk that you could lose your own status in Canada
  • options for your family member to come to Canada

In some cases, IRCC can decide not to apply this rule.

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