10/14/2026
“Your husband has entered into relationships with other people.”
Imagine IRCC telling you that about your own marriage. 😳
That’s what happened to a Nigerian wife waiting to join her husband in Canada.
He came to Canada in 2016 and got PR in 2020. She was included in his application, but IRCC wasn’t convinced the marriage was genuine. The officer said:
👉 The couple had “grown apart” since 2016
👉 Her husband had “entered into relationships with other people”
She was given a chance to respond. She sent more documents, including affidavits from herself, her husband, her father-in-law and her stepsister. None of them addressed the officer’s main concern.
Her PR was refused. She challenged the refusal at the Federal Court, and the refusal stood. The judge said her silence on the issue was enough on its own to refuse the application.
The lesson: when IRCC raises a specific concern, answer that concern directly. More documents won’t fix an issue you haven’t addressed, and silence can look like confirmation.
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Case: Adeniji v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 799.
