An applicant in Pakistan was handed a 'New Brunswick ITA' by a consultancy and asked how to verify it. Members identified several red flags:
- It was an EOI acknowledgment, not an ITA. The decisive observation: the letter was the automatically generated confirmation every eligible candidate receives on submitting an Expression of Interest — sometimes triggered simply by ticking that you have a job offer. It is not an invitation to apply and confers nothing.
- Verify directly with the program. The reliable check: call or email the New Brunswick provincial nominee program (NBNP) with the letter and ask them to confirm its authenticity. Never rely on the consultant's own assurances about a document the consultant produced.
- Watch what the consultant claimed on your behalf. Members warned the application apparently declared a 'connection' to New Brunswick (job offer or family ties) that the applicant would later have to prove. A consultant fabricating eligibility claims exposes you — not them — to refusal or misrepresentation findings. Read every claim in your own application.
- Check whether the stream is even open. One member noted NB was reportedly not issuing invitations at the time (a time-bound status) — a quick check of the official program page would have exposed the inconsistency immediately.
Bottom line: any provincial letter a third party gives you should be verified with the province directly, and you must be able to personally substantiate every claim your representative filed.