Hello all, I finally got a full hearing date for Jan 16.. any tips to help me prepare for the day? i am gathering all evidence. I want to ask, will I put my wife as a witness? Also will they be questioning me or I just have to speak. Someone please guide me or give some advice as I am representing my self
They say the questions depend on why your were refused, so focus on answering to those questions, but here are some other questions they may ask at the hearing. (I didn't have a hearing yet, but these are some questions that were posted by someone who had a hearing earlier in this thread). The prosecutor will probably want to question both you and your wife. I assume as you are representing yourself you could ask your wife questions too. Someone on here who has already had their hearing and represented themselves could probably answer your question better. Good Luck!
1) When did you first come to Canada?
2) Under what category?
Previous Relationship
3) Have you been previously married or in a common law relationship?
4) If so, to whom and when?
5) When did you separate? Why?
6) When did you get divorced? Why?
7) Do you have children from your previous marriage? If so, what are their names and ages?
8) Do you have any contact with your ex-husband or common law partner?
Current Marriage
9) When did you meet your current spouse?
10) Describe the circumstances of your first meeting.
11) Who contacted who first? How?
12) When did you first meet in person?
13) Describe your first date?
14) Why were you attracted to your spouse?
15) What type of activities did you do together?
16) When did you meet his family and his friends?
17) When did he propose? How?
18) What did you say?
19) Was there an engagement ceremony? If so, please describe? If not, why not?
20) When did you get married?
21) Describe your wedding.
22) How many people were present?
23) Did you go on a honeymoon? When, where?
24) Did you ever live together? How long and where?
25) Describe a typical day with your husband?
Communication
26) How many times did you visit your spouse after wedding? Provide with dates.
27) When you are apart, how do you communicate with each other?
28) What do you talk about?
29) Do you send each other gifts or money? If so, what and how much?
30) What are your plans once your spouse moves to Canada?
31) Where will you live?
32) Are you planning on having children?
33) What do you like about your spouse?
34) What do you not like about your spouse?
35) When is his birthday?
36) What are his parent’s names?
Spousal Sponsorship Application and Interview
37) Why do you think your spousal sponsorship application was refused?
38) How did that make you feel?
39) What happened at the interview?
40) If this appeal was dismissed, what would you do?
41) Do you think your spouse married you in order to be able to come to Canada? If not, why?
42) Do you want to add anything else?