Dear Experts,
I hope everyone is doing great. I am a Permanent Resident and about to get married in Pakistan. I have the following queries:
1) Apart from getting my Spouse's Police Clearance Certificate from Pakistan, getting the MRC , and 20 photos taken at different places at different times , rukhsati , valeema, nikah pictures. What else should I note down in the list while being in Pakistan , so that I should be able to apply for the spousal immigration, right after coming back to Canada ?
2) Do I need to attest the MRC from anywhere ? Also, do I need to get the English translation of the Urdu Nikah Naama ?
3) Do I need to open a joint bank account for myself and my spouse ?
4) At this point of time, I am not working. So would it be a problem in sponsoring my spouse ? Someone told me if I have some funds in my Canadian bank account , then it should be fine. If so, then what balance should I maintain ?
5) Under the documents checklist, I have to provide Both of the below following documents out of four:
(a) Important documents for you and your spouse showing that you are recognized as each other’s spouse (such as employment or insurance benefits).
(b) Documentary evidence of financial support between you and your sponsor, and/or shared expenses.
I am confused , like what documents shall I provide to satisfy the above 2 points ?
6) Do I need to apply for my spouse's Smart NICOP ( showing mine and my spouse's temporary address same )
7) Also, I would be renewing my NICOP ; since I am a permanent resident of Canada as well, I would be changing the country of Stay as Canada, but do I need to add my Canadian address under the temporary/permanent address in NICOP ?
Also, please do provide your valuable suggestions/advices , that I should follow in order to get my spousal's case successful.
Thanks a lot for sparing you time..