Applying for Canadian visa, should I mention UK visa I had previously?
I went to the UK to study after 12th? But I left College and I came back to India before my visa expired. I continued my study in India and started working. I want to apply for Canada now but I don't want to mention about the UK Visit as it will affect my application. What can happen? My passport is clean as I lost the last one which had my UK visa in.
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You must answer all questions truthfully. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK and USA share immigration data https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes; while the extent to which they do this is unknown, you should assume that Canada will know, or can easily find out, about your previous UK visa. Having a ‘clean’ passport makes no difference - your visa history can be traced via biometrics, for example.
You don’t say why you don’t want to disclose your UK visa, from which it seems reasonable to assume you have something to hide. If you tell the truth, there’s a chance it may not affect your application. If you lie, there’s a good chance it’ll be discovered, and your application will be refused. You’ll then have a black mark on your immigration history that will be difficult to overcome, plus a possible ban for deception. If you think whatever it is you’re trying to hide is sufficiently serious to warrant lying in a visa application - don’t apply.
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Does UK visa refusal affect Canada visa?
No , It will not effect other countries visa. The UK embassy doesn't put any stamp on passport for refusal. They just provide a letter with rejection reason.Does UK share immigration information with Canada?
' The member countries, namely: the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, agreed to share biometric data from applications for visa and other immigration benefits of potential immigrants to jointly combat illegal immigration under the High Value Protocol Data Sharing (HVDS) initiative.Do Canada embassies know about visa refusal in other countries?
The answer is yes, but depends if there is a treaty between each other. The signing of the Immigration Information Sharing Treaty allows nations to communicate information about applicants seeking visas or permit to travel to another country in a systematic manner.Does travel history matter for Canada visa?
A good travel history helps a lot to get visa approvals for developed countries like as USA, Canada and, United Kingdom. Travel history is not an essential or required document/condition for obtaining a visa, but if you made a good travel history, then it can increase your chance of visa approval.Canadian Visa Application and Previous Visa Refusals: What To Do
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I want to apply for Canada now but I don't want to mention about the UK Visit as it will affect my application.
Does the visa application give you a "tell the truth" option and a "tell a lie" option?
If there is no such option given, the immigration officers expect that you are telling the truth. If they catch you lying you will likely never be able to travel to that country in your entire life.
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