Thanks for your comprehensive response.
Yes, the spousal visa is from another country.
He applied for the spousal visa before getting ITA for EE and the visa was only approved after AOR.
He did the spousal visa so that he can continue working in his country of residence and at the same time be able to move in out of the country until he's able to transition to another type of visa.
His main concern is not be charged with misrepresentation as he is fully aware of IRCC stands in relation to marriage and change in family composition.

I really do not know what to advise him myself. His only chance is if the IRCC officer is not able to interprete the visa as a spousal visa cos the visa was granted as a visitor's visa but with conditions he must reside with the partner(her name was not used, just her Identity number) and work.

cochtrane:




is the spousal visa from another country?

This case is very tricky. It is almost likely that they will enter his details into their system prior to issuing the visa on his passport and on those of his wife and kid. He would need to be super lucky for details on the spousal visa to not turn up, because that would immediately raise a red flag. Naturally, all investigations have been completed prior to issuing the PPR. It's a little surprising the spousal visa application didn't turn up then. Was that done in the US? Maybe the EE process was far gone before starting the spousal thing? You may want to provide more details regarding the country involved.

The bigger problem here is one of misrepresentation. I'm sure it states clearly in the email received by your uncle that he should inform if there's been any change whatsoever in his family composition and that failure to do so will render his visa invalid. If he doesn't therefore inform IRCC, it only takes a few flipping-over of his passport to see a spousal visa sticking out like a sore thumb. With all the information on that visa, it only takes a small computer search on their interconnected systems to reveal the details and show that his family composition is not what he claims. Hence, a possible denial of the visa and likely follow-up ban. And don't forget they are going to flip those pages to know where to put the new visa. He can only get away with it if the employee on duty then were a little carried away. So, to answer your question, "yes, a PR can be rejected even after PPR".

My advice: he may take the risk of sending in his passport and nothing will happen. The chances here are very low. A better option is to just go with the spousal visa and go ahead with what he had in mind originally before obtaining that spousal visa. Was it to divorce the person after a few years and then bring his wife and kid over? That may just be his best option, even though it's not legal. He should think about what he would have done in the first place if he hadn't gotten that PPR and go with that. Otherwise, he could be looking at effectively ruining both opportunities.

Good day house,
I am seeking opinion of the house on behalf of my uncle. His case is kind of complicated and he needs to thread carefully.
He travelled abroad, but after some years he lost his legal status due to some issues he had with his boss at work, the boss reported him and his visa was revoked. Due to his non-legal status and frustration, he decided to start the Canada EE process. While on the EE process, he was looking for ways to have legal status in the country again. The only way at that point was to use an arranged partnership with a lady who's a citizen of the country he resides. He applied for a spousal visa and it was granted. The spousal visa was granted after he has submitted his EE application. I forgot to mention he is married, his wife and kid only visits him once in a while from Nigeria. During his EE application, of course he included his wife and kid in the application, although as unaccompanied for CRS purpose. Now he recently got PPR, but he's concerned about the spousal visa which is still valid on his passport. Will there be a problem if he send the passport with that spousal visa (which was not gotten through his wife included in the EE application)? Will that be term as misrepresentation? because I don't think its possible to be legally married and at the same time be in a common law/partnership relationship with another person. Does IRCC still investigates after PPR? Can a PR be rejected after PPR?
Gurus in the house, kindly advise my uncle before he send the passport, which might trigger something else.