The Process for Change in Circumstances Declared After the Submission of an e-Application
Processing offices have the responsibility for assessing applications on A11.2. For this, they will typically consider the:
- Information specified in an applicant’s profile at the time of the draw and,
- Information provided when the applicant submits the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR)
Typically, officers cannot refuse an application once the applicant submits the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR) because of a change in circumstance unless:
- The officer determines that the change happened prior to the submission of the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR)
- In this scenario, the officer would need to determine whether the change would have resulted in the refusal of the application on A11.2
- On finding that this is the case, the officer would need to refuse the application on A11.2
- The change in circumstance means that the applicant no longer meets the minimum requirements of the program to which the applicant is applying
- In this scenario, the application could still meet the requirements of A11.2
- However, the officers would still refuse this application for not meeting the specified program requirements
A typical example of such a scenario could be a situation where an applicant gets married before submitting the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR). However, the applicant only notifies Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) of this after submitting the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR). In this scenario, the authorities could consider the marriage as part of the A11.2 assessment.
However, situations could also arise where the applicant marries after submitting the electronic Application for Permanent Residence (e-APR). Thereafter, the applicant informs Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) of the marriage. In this scenario, the officers would not consider the marriage as being a part of the A11.2 assessment. This change in circumstances could however, affect whether the applicant continues to meet the program requirements. Further details on this follow subsequently.
Source: Citizenship and Immigration
