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Spousal Sponsorship

Trudie

Newbie
Dec 28, 2016
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Guys so I did my interview today. Can i say how nerve wrecking it was for me, however once I get into the room I realize that once your marriage is genuine answers come naturally. i got my visa within an hour, nowi can finally make plans to be with my husband in Canada.
Visa Center was in Kingston Jamaica
 

dimples7881

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
73
3
My husband is from Jamaica . his interview is for the 23 of may, 2018
, they wanted me to be by my phone for the interview, but I'm also in Jamaica so they told me I may attend and to bring anything else I wish as evidence to the interview my husband's daughter doesn't need to come, but they said to bring her passport day of interview, we've been together since 2015 first met talked a few months in 2014 got married in 2016, any suggestions cause we have a genuine love and marriage as well, so would ours take long to get their visas?
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
Just figure out what your red flags are and address them
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
Assuming you are applying outland, this interview is happening because they have doubts about your relationship and will interview your husband to see if he's marrying you for PR or for love.

Everyone you've known who had interviews likely also had red flags and had to address them as well.

This interview is something you need to take seriously as theyre not asking simple questions, but rather, they're likely going to question your husband hard and it may be unpleasant as they're assuming your marriage is not genuine and its his job to show proof and explain why it is genuine
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
You must have some red flags, otherwise no interview is needed. My wife and I for example, shes from vietnam (a high risk marriage fraud country just like Jamaica, Ghana, St Lucia), but we had no interview because we have no red flags.

If you have any of the following, these are considered red flags:

-short courtship before marriage
-large age, educational, cultural difference
-court marriage performed rather than traditional ceremony wedding
-parents/family not attending wedding
-applicant has relatives living in Canada
-one partner has children or divorced, while other never married
-applicant has attempted to immigrate or enter Canada in the past
-sponsor does not visit spouse enough after marriage
-no honeymoon (depending on culture)
 
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mikeymyke

Guest
Already there's at least one red flag you have, you married your husband just two months after you met in person
 

dimples7881

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
73
3
Already there's at least one red flag you have, you married your husband just two months after you met in person
Yes I did, but that's because we spoke for almost 8 months prior then I came for 3 weeks and the feelings never ever changed we truly loved one another since talking and then being able to be with one another, I'm not a child I know life, I'm almost 40 next month, he's not young either , so I Dont know which law states we have to follow certain time frames to meet, marry , have children and so on, I understand there's fraud but they have to understand not everyone is dishonest..
 

ashpash22

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2018
280
78
Australia
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
02-09-2018
AOR Received.
23-03-2018
Med's Request
28-03-2018
Med's Done....
10-04-2018
Passport Req..
22-06-2018
VISA ISSUED...
02-08-2018
Yes I did, but that's because we spoke for almost 8 months prior then I came for 3 weeks and the feelings never ever changed we truly loved one another since talking and then being able to be with one another, I'm not a child I know life, I'm almost 40 next month, he's not young either , so I Dont know which law states we have to follow certain time frames to meet, marry , have children and so on, I understand there's fraud but they have to understand not everyone is dishonest..
Which is absolutely fine and you're correct there is no laws saying how long you need to be in a relationship before marriage but I think what mikeymyke is trying to say is that you just need to be ready for them to question it and getting defensive will not help you. Just be calm and honest and sincere about your relationship, that's all you can do. Is he younger than you? They typically question women who are older than men a fair bit about that as well. Again, there's no rules about these things but they base their questions around what is considered "normal" in Canadian society. You've said in previous posts that you've had a previous marriage which you sponsored someone on so be prepared for questions about that too. And your husband has children as well which they might ask about, as well as your relationship to them.
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,553
7,205
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
Not sure if your talking to me?, we Dont have any red flags, what do you mean by that? Everyone I have known over the years that married a Jamaican or stlucian or Ghana man as I live in Toronto have had interviews,
Yes I did, but that's because we spoke for almost 8 months prior then I came for 3 weeks and the feelings never ever changed we truly loved one another since talking and then being able to be with one another, I'm not a child I know life, I'm almost 40 next month, he's not young either , so I Dont know which law states we have to follow certain time frames to meet, marry , have children and so on, I understand there's fraud but they have to understand not everyone is dishonest..
You have quite a few red flags. A mostly online relationship and marrying soon after meeting in person is a huge red flag. There is also his excluded child, the fact that you previously sponsored a spouse, that you are a low-income person on disability, that your spouse is from a country with a higher rate of marriage fraud. Individually, each of those is not such a big deal; however, add it all together, it becomes consequential.

What are your ages? What is the relationship timeline? When did you start chatting, visits, marriage etc.?

There is no law about time frames but fraud marriages tend to follow the same general pattern and unfortunately for you, your situation fits somewhat into that pattern. I am not judging your relationship in any way, simply trying to show you how it can be viewed from the outside.

The more you are aware of this, the more prepared you and your husband can be to address every red flag at the interview. Also, your husband should be prepared to openly and candidly discuss your disability in the interview.
 

dimples7881

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
73
3
Already there's at least one red flag you have, you married your husband just two months after you met in person
And it was 4 months after we got married, I left Jamaica to go home and we planned the wedding, from over there , I came, my children came, I married my love of my life. We've been by one anothers side since then. I spent 3 months of this year alone here, 6-8 months in 2017, lived the whole of 2016 with him and my Canadian children. So how the hell can someone say we Dont love one another, I lost a child for him, his daughter got shot, they killed her mother ( she was at her mothers place) , my mother in- law mother has stage 4 cancer I've BEEN THROUGH THIS ALL WITY HIM, my dad is very I'll with prostate cancer, my father and my mother talk to my husband and my step daughter EVERY day, they are all waiting for us finally to be back in Canada where our children can reunite, and we can move on with our marriage in peace after everything we've been through together.. What could they possibly not understand? I'm so lost..
 

dimples7881

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
73
3
You have quite a few red flags. A mostly online relationship and marrying soon after meeting in person is a huge red flag. There is also his excluded child, the fact that you previously sponsored a spouse, that you are a low-income person on disability, that your spouse is from a country with a higher rate of marriage fraud. Individually, each of those is not such a big deal; however, add it all together, it becomes consequential.

What are your ages? What is the relationship timeline? When did you start chatting, visits, marriage etc.?

There is no law about time frames but fraud marriages tend to follow the same general pattern and unfortunately for you, your situation fits somewhat into that pattern. I am not judging your relationship in any way, simply trying to show you how it can be viewed from the outside.

The more you are aware of this, the more prepared you and your husband can be to address every red flag at the interview. Also, your husband should be prepared to openly and candidly discuss your disability in the interview.
That's fine, he knew when we first started talking, I didn't hide or lie about anything to him , like he didn't to me, I'm going to be 40, my husband will be 37.. Talked for 8 months from march 2014- online then I came in 2015 . married in 2016 .. Been together since we've been talking, the only thing is this, the Facebook account I was on I couldn't log in and they wanted me to send ID in to reset the link as I was having trouble logging in, I said omg forget so I made a new one, so my husband picked right up from the day of me making a new account from 2015 and I've used it ever since until today..
 

dimples7881

Star Member
Jan 22, 2018
73
3
That's fine, he knew when we first started talking, I didn't hide or lie about anything to him , like he didn't to me, I'm going to be 40, my husband will be 37.. Talked for 8 months from march 2014- online then I came in 2015 . married in 2016 .. Been together since we've been talking, the only thing is this, the Facebook account I was on I couldn't log in and they wanted me to send ID in to reset the link as I was having trouble logging in, I said omg forget so I made a new one, so my husband picked right up from the day of me making a new account from 2015 and I've used it ever since until today..
I have pictures and we have chats and pictures, am I allowed to use my phone to show evidence??
 

eAmrj

Newbie
Apr 23, 2018
4
0
You must have some red flags, otherwise no interview is needed. My wife and I for example, shes from vietnam (a high risk marriage fraud country just like Jamaica, Ghana, St Lucia), but we had no interview because we have no red flags.

If you have any of the following, these are considered red flags:

-short courtship before marriage
-large age, educational, cultural difference
-court marriage performed rather than traditional ceremony wedding
-parents/family not attending wedding
-applicant has relatives living in Canada
-one partner has children or divorced, while other never married
-applicant has attempted to immigrate or enter Canada in the past
-sponsor does not visit spouse enough after marriage
-no honeymoon (depending on culture)

Before me and my wife got married, we're already in a relationship(not living together) for 6 year before she migrate. Then after four years, she flew back and we got married. Shes not able to make a visit during those four years. Is it a red flag?