Thank you in advance for reading!
I am from visa excempt country.
I met my husband at matrimonial site at november 2017. (We unfortunetly dont have any printscreens or proofs of it), He visited me for 4days beggining of february 2018(he have boarding pass and hotel reservation proof).
I came to Canada few weeks after. Stayed with him from day 1.
got married june 2018.
Im afraid because we don't fit ,traditional, mainstream and live simply - no social media, no eating out, no parties, celebrations. We might look suspicious no matter how genuine our marriage is.
WEDDING: we had only his parents and sibling and my canadian friend with her husband presented. Photo taken.
No celebration outside of ceremony itself.
No honeymoon, we simply enjoy time together and spend time hiking in near forests and that's sufficient for us.
My mom met my husband when he visited me firdt time and likes him a lot (again, no photo cause we simply didn't think about making one)but she didn't fly for wedding, we don't really make big deal out of wedding in my family, she had mini wedding herself.
And i dont have good relationship with dad (even though we share same official perm residental adress till now) so he was not present either.
Do i have to explain it separately on letter?
Me and my husband are both coming from mixed culture marriage.
One parent Caucasian western and other parent east asian (i read a lot about cic expecting you to have big wedding reception if you have any etnical background which worries me. As neither of us lives according any traditions ).
TRAVEL HISTORY: I visited Canada previously 2 times in 2014. Always for 5 months.
My boyfriend at that time worked in toronto so i was with him (visitor status) but we r not in touch anymore and i dont have any adresses, only know names of areas, maybe street...) - still can't believe my husband is from same city, i never knew ill be ever coming back again.
I travelled with passport i lost at fall 2017 and reported it (have no proof of that as never thought i will need it and got new passport with which i entered Canada at 2018.
So can i write about my first canadian travel just months without dates?
Second visit i have exact dates in mail.
I also visited friend in egypt for 3 months during summer 2017 which i been told might seem suspicious because stigma attached to that country, i can give adress of my friend where i stayed but she doesnt live there anymore and in egypt ,recoeds doesn't exist, no system in that country.
WORK HISTORY: , i was not employed in my whole life except (funnily enough 3months before my husband visited me) for this 3months, the day he wrote me first message i was having job interview! . Because i did quit the job very early after being employed even manager was extremely pleased with my work we did not end on good terms and i dont think i can get any proof about that employment.
Should i then write unemployed and then these 3months (i did it this way on my visitor extension application).
SHARED DOCUMENTS: we have joint credit cards, and then joint bank account.
He also pays for my phone plan which is udner his account.
I have costco card added to his membership to me as to his wife.
Utilities, bills and housing is taken care by his parents (that we have wonderful loving relationship with). No contract.
Should his dad write letter where he says that we live with them as explanation of not being able to provide lease,bills documents?
PHOTOS: we have some selfies from hikes (can be seen change of seasons) ,
photos from our little wedding with his parents, sibling and my friend and photo with his father and granmother.
Should his sibling and my mom write us ,supportive letter, about genuinity of our relationship?
MY FATHER NAME CHANGES ISSUE:
I can't get any official documents about his name changes as he doesn't wanna cooperate. He basically changed his first name n changed his surname to my mom name to fit in more in european society because it was my granparents concern... he did not do it because of crime or anything serious.
So basically example of it is:
my ORIGINAL dad name is Ahmed Sherif. In his passport and all legal documents he have legally changed it to Mark Novak.
My mom name is Alena Novak.
My name is Rebecca Sherif.
My birth certificate says:
Mom Alena Novak
Father AHMAD Novak (birthed Sherif)
(it mention his original surname then)
but nothing about first name change. My mom went to birth certificate office in my country but they said they can't change it.
Would it be problem for me?
<3 Thank you so much if anyone read it till here.
I am from visa excempt country.
I met my husband at matrimonial site at november 2017. (We unfortunetly dont have any printscreens or proofs of it), He visited me for 4days beggining of february 2018(he have boarding pass and hotel reservation proof).
I came to Canada few weeks after. Stayed with him from day 1.
got married june 2018.
Im afraid because we don't fit ,traditional, mainstream and live simply - no social media, no eating out, no parties, celebrations. We might look suspicious no matter how genuine our marriage is.
WEDDING: we had only his parents and sibling and my canadian friend with her husband presented. Photo taken.
No celebration outside of ceremony itself.
No honeymoon, we simply enjoy time together and spend time hiking in near forests and that's sufficient for us.
My mom met my husband when he visited me firdt time and likes him a lot (again, no photo cause we simply didn't think about making one)but she didn't fly for wedding, we don't really make big deal out of wedding in my family, she had mini wedding herself.
And i dont have good relationship with dad (even though we share same official perm residental adress till now) so he was not present either.
Do i have to explain it separately on letter?
Me and my husband are both coming from mixed culture marriage.
One parent Caucasian western and other parent east asian (i read a lot about cic expecting you to have big wedding reception if you have any etnical background which worries me. As neither of us lives according any traditions ).
TRAVEL HISTORY: I visited Canada previously 2 times in 2014. Always for 5 months.
My boyfriend at that time worked in toronto so i was with him (visitor status) but we r not in touch anymore and i dont have any adresses, only know names of areas, maybe street...) - still can't believe my husband is from same city, i never knew ill be ever coming back again.
I travelled with passport i lost at fall 2017 and reported it (have no proof of that as never thought i will need it and got new passport with which i entered Canada at 2018.
So can i write about my first canadian travel just months without dates?
Second visit i have exact dates in mail.
I also visited friend in egypt for 3 months during summer 2017 which i been told might seem suspicious because stigma attached to that country, i can give adress of my friend where i stayed but she doesnt live there anymore and in egypt ,recoeds doesn't exist, no system in that country.
WORK HISTORY: , i was not employed in my whole life except (funnily enough 3months before my husband visited me) for this 3months, the day he wrote me first message i was having job interview! . Because i did quit the job very early after being employed even manager was extremely pleased with my work we did not end on good terms and i dont think i can get any proof about that employment.
Should i then write unemployed and then these 3months (i did it this way on my visitor extension application).
SHARED DOCUMENTS: we have joint credit cards, and then joint bank account.
He also pays for my phone plan which is udner his account.
I have costco card added to his membership to me as to his wife.
Utilities, bills and housing is taken care by his parents (that we have wonderful loving relationship with). No contract.
Should his dad write letter where he says that we live with them as explanation of not being able to provide lease,bills documents?
PHOTOS: we have some selfies from hikes (can be seen change of seasons) ,
photos from our little wedding with his parents, sibling and my friend and photo with his father and granmother.
Should his sibling and my mom write us ,supportive letter, about genuinity of our relationship?
MY FATHER NAME CHANGES ISSUE:
I can't get any official documents about his name changes as he doesn't wanna cooperate. He basically changed his first name n changed his surname to my mom name to fit in more in european society because it was my granparents concern... he did not do it because of crime or anything serious.
So basically example of it is:
my ORIGINAL dad name is Ahmed Sherif. In his passport and all legal documents he have legally changed it to Mark Novak.
My mom name is Alena Novak.
My name is Rebecca Sherif.
My birth certificate says:
Mom Alena Novak
Father AHMAD Novak (birthed Sherif)
(it mention his original surname then)
but nothing about first name change. My mom went to birth certificate office in my country but they said they can't change it.
Would it be problem for me?
<3 Thank you so much if anyone read it till here.
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