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My wife's application is about to be rejected within 60 days (proxy)

essamseddik

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Oct 11, 2017
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I am a PR and have submitted an application since March 2018 to sponsor my wife who is outside Canada.
Our application was just sent a week ago to Canada visa office in Cairo (Egypt) to complete the assessment.
We received yesterday an email from Cairo office that we do not meet the requirements because of our proxy marriage and we only have 60 days to provide additional information

Question:
I know that the only solution may be to re-conduct the marriage with both of us physically present, but:
1. what if we do that within 60 days, would they accept the new marriage certificate with the new dates?
2. If not, what would be an effective/sufficient document/information to get our application approved without being rejected first?

P.S. We have replied twice to their email asking those questions but they haven't gotten back to us yet. They also will not answer our questions over the phone, only emails are allowed.
 
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Jemnay

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Feb 19, 2018
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Kidapawan
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
07-12-2017
Doc's Request.
01-02-2018
AOR Received.
31-01-2018
File Transfer...
01-03-2018
Med's Request
17-02-2018
Med's Done....
15-03-2018
Passport Req..
04-09-2018
LANDED..........
02-10-2018
I am a PR and have submitted an application since March 2018 to sponsor my wife who is outside Canada.
Our application was just sent a week ago to Canada visa office in Cairo (Egypt) to complete the assessment.
We received yesterday an email from Cairo office that we do not meet the requirements because of our proxy marriage and we only have 60 days to provide additional information

Question:
I know that the only solution may be to re-conduct the marriage with both of us physically present, but:
1. what if we do that within 60 days, would they accept the new marriage certificate with the new dates?
2. If not, what would be an effective/sufficient document/information to get our application approved without being rejected first?

P.S. We have replied twice to their email asking those questions but they haven't gotten back to us yet. They also will not answer our questions over the phone, only emails are allowed.
I advice you two should get married in person within 60 days. And take pictures!!! And send those documents before the 60 days.
 

screech339

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Apr 2, 2013
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Vegreville
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14-08-2012
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20-11-2012
Med's Done....
18-07-2012
Interview........
17-06-2013
LANDED..........
17-06-2013
I am a PR and have submitted an application since March 2018 to sponsor my wife who is outside Canada.
Our application was just sent a week ago to Canada visa office in Cairo (Egypt) to complete the assessment.
We received yesterday an email from Cairo office that we do not meet the requirements because of our proxy marriage and we only have 60 days to provide additional information

Question:
I know that the only solution may be to re-conduct the marriage with both of us physically present, but:
1. what if we do that within 60 days, would they accept the new marriage certificate with the new dates?
2. If not, what would be an effective/sufficient document/information to get our application approved without being rejected first?

P.S. We have replied twice to their email asking those questions but they haven't gotten back to us yet. They also will not answer our questions over the phone, only emails are allowed.
I am surprised that you didn't see this proxy rule. Proxy marriages are not accepted form of marriage proof for IRCC anymore. This rule has been in placed for a while now.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-5289-sponsor-your-spouse-common-law-partner-conjugal-partner-dependent-child-complete-guide.html

Sponsoring your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner
If you’re married
You can sponsor the person as your spouse if your marriage is a legally valid civil marriage.

Opposite and same-sex marriages:

  • will be recognized for immigration purposes, where the marriage:
    1. was legally performed in Canada, or
    2. if performed outside of Canada, the marriage must be legally recognized in the country where it took place and in Canada.
Note: IRCC no longer recognizes marriages performed outside of Canada by proxy, telephone, fax, Internet and other forms of marriage where one or both persons were not physically present at the ceremony. For more information, see Operational Bulletin 613.
 

zardoz

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Feb 2, 2013
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Canada
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FAM
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London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
I am a PR and have submitted an application since March 2018 to sponsor my wife who is outside Canada.
Our application was just sent a week ago to Canada visa office in Cairo (Egypt) to complete the assessment.
We received yesterday an email from Cairo office that we do not meet the requirements because of our proxy marriage and we only have 60 days to provide additional information

Question:
I know that the only solution may be to re-conduct the marriage with both of us physically present, but:
1. what if we do that within 60 days, would they accept the new marriage certificate with the new dates?
2. If not, what would be an effective/sufficient document/information to get our application approved without being rejected first?

P.S. We have replied twice to their email asking those questions but they haven't gotten back to us yet. They also will not answer our questions over the phone, only emails are allowed.
They will probably refuse the application, even if you get remarried, as you did not qualify on the date that your application was submitted. The 60 days is allowed for you to demonstrate that they made an assessment error, which they obviously didn't. It's not so that you can "fix" the flawed application. However, good luck.
 
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essamseddik

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Oct 11, 2017
20
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I advice you two should get married in person within 60 days. And take pictures!!! And send those documents before the 60 days.
We are working on that now. However, the Egyptian law enforces us to get divorced first in order to re-issue a new marriage certificate.
Do you know of any workaround to make a new marriage? like can we do a civil marriage at Canada Embassy in Egypt?
 
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Manny1975

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Jul 23, 2018
66
3
49
North bay
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Egypt
App. Filed.......
06-07-2018
Doc's Request.
05-10-2018
AOR Received.
07-20-2018
File Transfer...
07-31-2018
Med's Request
07-26-2018
Med's Done....
07-31-2018
I am a PR and have submitted an application since March 2018 to sponsor my wife who is outside Canada.
Our application was just sent a week ago to Canada visa office in Cairo (Egypt) to complete the assessment.
We received yesterday an email from Cairo office that we do not meet the requirements because of our proxy marriage and we only have 60 days to provide additional information

Question:
I know that the only solution may be to re-conduct the marriage with both of us physically present, but:
1. what if we do that within 60 days, would they accept the new marriage certificate with the new dates?
2. If not, what would be an effective/sufficient document/information to get our application approved without being rejected first?

P.S. We have replied twice to their email asking those questions but they haven't gotten back to us yet. They also will not answer our questions over the phone, only emails are allowed


Hi Essam, I hold you’re will, look I have very jI wasn’t at my ketb ketab, I used my brother proxy from our embattled in Ottawa,
 

Manny1975

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Jul 23, 2018
66
3
49
North bay
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Egypt
App. Filed.......
06-07-2018
Doc's Request.
05-10-2018
AOR Received.
07-20-2018
File Transfer...
07-31-2018
Med's Request
07-26-2018
Med's Done....
07-31-2018
Sorry Essam , I hope you’re will, I have the same case, my application was sent to Egypt Cairo 5 days ago, can you tell me what happened with as I am expecting the same. Thanks
 

essamseddik

Full Member
Oct 11, 2017
20
3
Sorry Essam , I hope you’re will, I have the same case, my application was sent to Egypt Cairo 5 days ago, can you tell me what happened with as I am expecting the same. Thanks
Hi Manny, we had to re-conduct a new marriage certificate in Egypt. That was the only solution we could find based on the Egyptian civil laws.
If you need more details, send me an email on essamseddik@gmail.com.
Good luck.
 
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Manny1975

Star Member
Jul 23, 2018
66
3
49
North bay
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Egypt
App. Filed.......
06-07-2018
Doc's Request.
05-10-2018
AOR Received.
07-20-2018
File Transfer...
07-31-2018
Med's Request
07-26-2018
Med's Done....
07-31-2018
Hi Manny, we had to re-conduct a new marriage certificate in Egypt. That was the only solution we could find based on the Egyptian civil laws.
If you need more details, send me an email on essamseddik@gmail.com.
Good luck.
Thanks for the reply.
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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Toronto
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Buffalo
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
We are working on that now. However, the Egyptian law enforces us to get divorced first in order to re-issue a new marriage certificate.
Do you know of any workaround to make a new marriage? like can we do a civil marriage at Canada Embassy in Egypt?
The Canadian Embassy does not conduct marriages.