Hi, I am Olga Rudzianska, Ukrainian national.
I applied for temporary residence in Canada following special measure for Ukrainians during the war The Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) with my husband , who is a Pakistani national.
I am writing to you to let you know about our situation and ask you to let me know if husband completely qualifies for this CUAET program.
We got married on the 17th of August 2022, but we have been in a long-distant relationship for 4 and a half years. We met on Facebook on 3 July 2018. As our relationship grew, we decided to form a family 3 years ago, and my spouse applied for tourist Ukrainian visa in January 2019 so that we can get married in Ukraine.
Unfortunately, due to insufficient funds his visa was rejected on 11 January 2019. That rejection was devastating for us, because we made a serious decision to be together no matter what. Therefore, we continued to struggle to get together.
COVID pandemic and other inconveniences such as international travel restrictions, losing our jobs and attempts to get on our feet again were the obstacles that didn’t allow us to be together as soon as we wanted.
My spouse has been working on two jobs as a senior software developer for mobile company and as a phone operator for medical USA company for few years and even though Pakistani rupees currency is very low and salaries in Pakistan are extremely insufficient, he saved enough money for bank statement and for our marriage in Pakistan. I have been working in Ukraine as an English and Spanish tutor trying to do my best to help my future spouse in our aim to be a family.
When we managed to get financially stable and travel restrictions were canceled, we planned immediately to officially form our family. As Pakistan was only one possible option for us to get married, my spouse organized everything for my arrival, and we got married on the day of my arrival to Pakistan. We had a lovely honeymoon, my spouse paid for hotels, entertainment and other expenses we had, gave me lots of gifts. We were so happy that we finally, after so much of a struggle, got together as we dreamed for more than 4 years, that we didn’t want to separate even for a minute.
But my spouse quickly noticed that climate in Pakistan is too challenging for me, it was that scorching hot and smog on the streets made me cough, that observing my suffering and seeing some betterment in situation with Ukrainian war (as it seemed for us at that moment; also my family stayed in my native city Cherkassy and there was quite calm at that time) we decided to apply for spousal visa to Ukraine in the end of August 2022 and try to live in Ukraine together as spouses.
Though, despite that all our documents were complete and sufficient (marriage certificate, attested in the ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan and attested in Ukrainian Embassy in Pakistan; notarized letter from my mom that she is inviting us to live with her in her house in Cherkassy, Ukraine; letter from me as wife, witnessing that we have clear intention to come to Ukraine and live as a family; proofs of our relationship during 4 and a half years, that included screenshots of chats in messenger, whats app, photos, screenshots of our video calls, photos of gifts, transfers of money to each other, tickets we bought for each other etc.; Police Clearance ; Bank statement of my husband with sufficient amount of money on it; letters from his jobs, witnessing that he is professional and can easily find job, having skills in programming and speaking English fluently; his educational certificates; his valid passport, valid travel insurance etc. ; even successful interview) his visa was rejected on 26 September 2022 with the reason, mentioned in his rejection letter as : Failed to prove the reason, why he wants to go to Ukraine.
We couldn’t believe this rejection, it seemed unfair and hopeless for us. Therefore, we called Consular and asked about the real reason that lies under their rejection. After hearing me crying and being genuinely frustrated, Consular told me that even before this war Pakistan was on the list of potential danger for Ukraine and that after war Pakistanis are even at bigger risk of rejection from Ukrainian side. Which sounds unfair that our happiness as a couple depends on political relationship both countries. As we consulted with visa consular, demonstrating our documents and explaining our case, we would receive advice to appeal from them, because they couldn’t understand why our visa was rejected. So, we appealed and received one more refusal on 03 Nov 2022.
We applied for temporary residence in Canada, because we believe, that human rights are respected here, regardless nationality and that the right for a family is one of the most important chains in Canadian society.
My husband has necessary skills to get a job in Canada and both of us acquired English language as we use it on a daily basis as our common language. Thus, I believe we can immerse into Canadian society without a hitch.
Best Regards,
Olga Rudzianska
I applied for temporary residence in Canada following special measure for Ukrainians during the war The Canada-Ukraine authorization for emergency travel (CUAET) with my husband , who is a Pakistani national.
I am writing to you to let you know about our situation and ask you to let me know if husband completely qualifies for this CUAET program.
We got married on the 17th of August 2022, but we have been in a long-distant relationship for 4 and a half years. We met on Facebook on 3 July 2018. As our relationship grew, we decided to form a family 3 years ago, and my spouse applied for tourist Ukrainian visa in January 2019 so that we can get married in Ukraine.
Unfortunately, due to insufficient funds his visa was rejected on 11 January 2019. That rejection was devastating for us, because we made a serious decision to be together no matter what. Therefore, we continued to struggle to get together.
COVID pandemic and other inconveniences such as international travel restrictions, losing our jobs and attempts to get on our feet again were the obstacles that didn’t allow us to be together as soon as we wanted.
My spouse has been working on two jobs as a senior software developer for mobile company and as a phone operator for medical USA company for few years and even though Pakistani rupees currency is very low and salaries in Pakistan are extremely insufficient, he saved enough money for bank statement and for our marriage in Pakistan. I have been working in Ukraine as an English and Spanish tutor trying to do my best to help my future spouse in our aim to be a family.
When we managed to get financially stable and travel restrictions were canceled, we planned immediately to officially form our family. As Pakistan was only one possible option for us to get married, my spouse organized everything for my arrival, and we got married on the day of my arrival to Pakistan. We had a lovely honeymoon, my spouse paid for hotels, entertainment and other expenses we had, gave me lots of gifts. We were so happy that we finally, after so much of a struggle, got together as we dreamed for more than 4 years, that we didn’t want to separate even for a minute.
But my spouse quickly noticed that climate in Pakistan is too challenging for me, it was that scorching hot and smog on the streets made me cough, that observing my suffering and seeing some betterment in situation with Ukrainian war (as it seemed for us at that moment; also my family stayed in my native city Cherkassy and there was quite calm at that time) we decided to apply for spousal visa to Ukraine in the end of August 2022 and try to live in Ukraine together as spouses.
Though, despite that all our documents were complete and sufficient (marriage certificate, attested in the ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan and attested in Ukrainian Embassy in Pakistan; notarized letter from my mom that she is inviting us to live with her in her house in Cherkassy, Ukraine; letter from me as wife, witnessing that we have clear intention to come to Ukraine and live as a family; proofs of our relationship during 4 and a half years, that included screenshots of chats in messenger, whats app, photos, screenshots of our video calls, photos of gifts, transfers of money to each other, tickets we bought for each other etc.; Police Clearance ; Bank statement of my husband with sufficient amount of money on it; letters from his jobs, witnessing that he is professional and can easily find job, having skills in programming and speaking English fluently; his educational certificates; his valid passport, valid travel insurance etc. ; even successful interview) his visa was rejected on 26 September 2022 with the reason, mentioned in his rejection letter as : Failed to prove the reason, why he wants to go to Ukraine.
We couldn’t believe this rejection, it seemed unfair and hopeless for us. Therefore, we called Consular and asked about the real reason that lies under their rejection. After hearing me crying and being genuinely frustrated, Consular told me that even before this war Pakistan was on the list of potential danger for Ukraine and that after war Pakistanis are even at bigger risk of rejection from Ukrainian side. Which sounds unfair that our happiness as a couple depends on political relationship both countries. As we consulted with visa consular, demonstrating our documents and explaining our case, we would receive advice to appeal from them, because they couldn’t understand why our visa was rejected. So, we appealed and received one more refusal on 03 Nov 2022.
We applied for temporary residence in Canada, because we believe, that human rights are respected here, regardless nationality and that the right for a family is one of the most important chains in Canadian society.
My husband has necessary skills to get a job in Canada and both of us acquired English language as we use it on a daily basis as our common language. Thus, I believe we can immerse into Canadian society without a hitch.
Best Regards,
Olga Rudzianska