How to answer "have you ever been refused a visa, denied entry or ordered to leave Canada or any other country?"

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The safest is to take these questions absolutely literally. Did you ever ask Canada, The Philippines, Italy, Germany or any other country for a visa and it was refused, then you should answer “yes” with an explanation obviously why this shouldn’t count against you.

Have you ever been denied entry? Have you ever arrived at an airport and been told to fly back? That’s “entry denied”. Did you call an embassy and enquired whether you can get a visa, or travel to a country without visa? If they say “no, we would most likely not give you a visa if you applied”, that’s not “denied a visa”, and being told “you’d be returned home if you tried entering” is not being denied entry.

So answer the questions absolutely literally, and truthfully.

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First, the caveat. I am not a lawyer. Your personal history is complicated enough that using one would definitely be recommended.

However, as you say you cannot really afford one, then you must go by risk. I will give you what I think I would do in your case. Whether or not you choose to view the facts the same as me, is up to you. Remember, I am some unknown and anonymous Internet person that you don't really know.

First, re-read the question as asked, but broken out into one part at a time.

  • Have you ever been refused a visa by any country?
  • Have you ever been denied entry into a country?
  • Have you ever been ordered to leave a country (officially)?

If your answer to each of those parts is no, then that is your answer to the whole.

The next important thing you state is that "A motion for reconsideration was filed and the bureau of immigration looked into my file again, and after about a year, they issued another order stating that I was qualified under the native-born category and reinstated my status as a permanent resident." So, the Philippine government has stated that you are qualified under the native-born category and has granted permanent resident status.

That means you are a resident of the Philippines. All that went on before is moot. They've now granted you permanent-residency as of the day you were born. Seems to me, legally (again, IANAL) from then to now, you were and are a permanent resident and can disregard all of the stuff that happened in the middle.

Were you me, and were I attempting to travel, I believe I would have no problems answering NO to the question asked. Now you have to view this using your own "risk meter", so to speak.

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