Possible Misrepresentation During Work Permit Process
Hi everyone,
I just want to ask for honest advice regarding my current situation because I’ve been extremely stressed and anxious lately.
My Canada work permit application process actually started last year. I already completed my pre-med interview, final interview, and final medical before everything reached the current stage. Since the beginning of the process, I had consistently declared myself as single in the forms and communications related to my application.
This started when they first emailed me regarding the EOI. In the following weeks and months, the process continued with emails about the ITA, LAA, MPNP nomination, and other related documents.
The problem is that even though I was already in a relationship since October 2022, I answered “single” and “not in a relationship” during the earlier stages/questions from the employer, because we were not living together at that time, and honestly takot ako baka ma-complicate or ma-delay ang aking application if i-declare ko ang aking relationship.
Later on, nabuntis yong girlfriend ko and our child was born this April 2026. It was only this week, when they sent the work permit application review documents (IMM1295, IMM5645, IMM5476, and addendum), that I finally admitted everything to the employer/immigration officer about my relationship and our baby.
Based on what I heard from my batchmates who already completed this stage, after nila ma-submit and sign ang work permit documents, ang next email usually is biometric instruction and appointment date na.
Nag-apologize nako, i-explain my situation, and nag-submit ako sa live birth certificate sa aking anak. I also clarified that:
- We were not living together during the early stages of my application.
- We only started staying together around late November 2025/pregnancy.
- We are not married.
- Child will remain in the Philippines with the mother for now.
The last email reply from the employer-immigration employee handling my case was already a FINAL warning regarding honesty and disclosure. They also asked me to provide the live birth certificate of my child, and because the birth certificate shows that my girlfriend and I have the same address, they are now asking me to clarify exactly when we started living together.
Right now they are still communicating with me and asking questions, pero honestly grabe yong kaba ko baka i-withdraw nila ang support sa application ko because of the inaccurate information I gave earlier.
Has anyone experienced something similar where they corrected relationship/family information during an ongoing work permit or immigration process? Did your application still continue after admitting the mistake?
Please no harsh judgments. I already know I made a bad decision and I truly regret it. I’m just hoping to hear realistic experiences or advice from people familiar with Canadian immigration situations like this.
