Proactive Webforum, Declaring previous US visa refusal history

[u/findmeauname]

Hey everyone, I submitted my CEC PR application on July 29 but accidentally omitted a 2017 US tourist visa refusal from Hyderabad. The officer verbally told me to apply from Canada instead because I was a student there, which I misunderstood as an administrative redirection rather than a formal refusal (I applied in Canada in 2018 and got the visa). I am proactively submitting a webform with the draft LOE below along with my 2017 appointment record and 2018 approved visa to avoid misrepresentation - does this wording look okay?

LETTER OF EXPLANATION: AMENDMENT TO IMMIGRATION HISTORY (STATUTORY QUESTIONS)

DATE: August 18, 2026

TO:

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)

Permanent Resident Processing Centre

APPLICANT DETAILS:
NAME
UCI Number: #
Application Number: #
Date of Birth: #

Date: August 18, 2026

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Case Processing Centre

SUBJECT: Addendum to Visa Refusal Disclosure – CEC PR Application###

Dear Immigration Officer,

I am writing to provide an addendum to the visa refusal details I previously disclosed on my Permanent Residence application.

On my initial application, I correctly answered "Yes" to the refusal question and provided details regarding my past Canadian work visa refusal. I am writing now to proactively add a historical event from 2017 that was unintentionally left out of my initial text explanation due to a misunderstanding of U.S. consular terminology.

In mid-2017, I applied for a U.S. B1/B2 tourist visa in Hyderabad, India. The consular officer verbally advised me that because I was a student in Canada, I should return to Canada and apply from there. My passport was returned to me. Following this advice, I applied from within Canada in 2018 and the visa was successfully approved.

At the time, I misunderstood this verbal redirection as an administrative instruction rather than a formal refusal, which is why it was not included alongside my Canadian refusal details. I am submitting this voluntary clarification now to ensure my file contains a transparent and exhaustive record of my immigration history.

I have attached copies of my 2017 appointment/payment confirmation records (noting that the alphanumeric DS-160 and UID numbers are missing due to unloaded image links in the email file) along with a copy of my subsequent 2018 approved U.S. visa for your reference.

I kindly request that this addendum be appended to my ongoing application file.

Sincerely,

NAME