It’s a serious crime to lie, or to send false information or documents to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). This is fraud. It’s called “misrepresentation.”

Document fraud can involve either false or altered documents, such as:

passports and travel documents

visas

diplomas, degrees, and apprenticeship or trade papers

certificates of birth, marriage, final divorce, annulment, separation, or death and

police certificates

If you lie on an application or in an interview with an IRCC officer, this is also fraud. It’s a crime.

If you send false documents or information, we’ll refuse your application. We may also: