在社交媒体或求职网站上虚报履历会影响移民吗？

May,16 2023猴君Yannick

有不少人会通过在社交媒体或求职网站上虚构履历来提升形象和竞争优势，从而吸引更高的关注并扩大机会范围。这样的行为看似仅仅是道德瑕疵，而实际上违背诚信原则。然而，却很少有人会将社交媒体或求职网站上的profile与自己的签证移民申请联系起来，因为在他们看来，移民官仅仅只是基于申请人所提供的材料和信息来审查申请资格及背景履历，甚至不认为IRCC的officer会将虚拟世界和现实生活对号入座。

那么，在社交媒体或求职网站上虚报履历会影响移民吗？

在联邦法院 Yusuf v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)一案中，法官给出了明确的答案：

[8] I disagree. The officer relied, in part, on the fact that Mr Yusuf’s own LinkedIn account cited his membership on the Board of FleetPartners. Mr Yusuf never provided an explanation for that entry. On this evidence, the officer’s conclusion that Mr Yusuf had misrepresented his employment history was not unreasonable.

[10] Again, I disagree. Mr Yusuf applied for entry to Canada as a skilled worker. Obviously, his work history was central to his application. Any errors or omissions in his description of his employment experience could have resulted in an error in the processing of his application. In the circumstances, the officer’s observation that Mr Yusuf had not adequately explained the omission in his employment history provided a sufficient explanation for rejecting his application.

在这个判例中，移民申请人在社交网站中提供了不实的个人履历信息，移民官认为这是一种虚假陈述，并以Misrepresentation为由作出了否定的决定。申请人上诉至联邦法院后，法官支持移民官的决定，驳回原告诉讼请求。

诚信在北美的价值观中极为重要，被视为一种核心原则和道德准则，也被认为是建立可靠性和信任的基础。社交媒体和求职媒体的广泛使用使得信息的真实性更加重要。移民官员可能会对申请人的履历信息进行调查和核实，包括通过互联网和社交媒体来获取相关信息。如果发现虚假陈述，申请人可能会面临拒签、移民申请的延误或甚至被追究法律责任的后果。

因此，我们强烈建议移民申请人在任何情况下都要坚持诚实守信。提供准确的个人履历信息，确保所提供的文件和证据是真实可信的。在有任何不确定的信息或信息披露的疑虑，建议咨询专业持牌移民顾问或移民律师，以确保申请过程的顺利进行。