Reason 5 of 50 · Purpose, itinerary and trip credibility
Classified asCredibility / internal-consistency issue
Different dates appear in the application form, cover letter, leave letter, invitation, flight reservation or hotel bookings.
Officers assess the application as a whole. Contradictory dates can make the purpose, duration and truthfulness of the plan less reliable even if each document is individually genuine.
Start/end dates, length of stay, leave period, event dates, accommodation dates and sponsor commitments.
The same situation, presented two ways. The right-hand column is what a reapplication needs to look like.
Create a pre-submission chronology and reconcile every date. If a booking changed after a letter was issued, explain the update rather than leaving conflicting versions unexplained.
Editing only the cover letter after travel dates change; using old hotel confirmations; mismatching the employer leave period.
Form says 1-15 October, employer approves 1-10 October, and hotel runs 5-22 October. The officer cannot tell which plan is real.
You cannot fix a reason you have not read. Your GCMS notes contain the officer's own words about your file, and requesting them is free — we publish every step.
[S4], [S10]. This page is general information, not legal advice.Different dates appear in the application form, cover letter, leave letter, invitation, flight reservation or hotel bookings.
Officers assess the application as a whole. Contradictory dates can make the purpose, duration and truthfulness of the plan less reliable even if each document is individually genuine.
Start/end dates, length of stay, leave period, event dates, accommodation dates and sponsor commitments.
Create a pre-submission chronology and reconcile every date. If a booking changed after a letter was issued, explain the update rather than leaving conflicting versions unexplained.
Editing only the cover letter after travel dates change; using old hotel confirmations; mismatching the employer leave period.
No. IRCC states that refiling the same information will likely not change the decision. A reapplication has to answer the specific concern the officer recorded — which is why you should read your GCMS notes first and find out exactly what that concern was.
Most refusals cite more than one concern, and only one of them is usually decisive. Your GCMS notes say which. Get them free, or send them to us and we will tell you exactly what to fix.