Do they check age differences?

[Siouxie]

If you are marrying in BC then a letter of consent from both parents is required.

http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_96282_01

Consent required to marriage of person under 19 years of age

28 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) to (4), a marriage of a person, not being a widower or widow, who is a minor must not be solemnized, and a licence must not be issued, unless consent in writing to the marriage is first given

(a) by both parents of that person if both are living and are joint guardians, or by the parent having sole guardianship if they are not joint guardians or by the surviving parent if one of them is dead,

(b) if both parents are dead, or if neither parent is a guardian, by a lawfully appointed guardian of that person, or

(c) if both parents are dead, and there is no lawfully appointed guardian, by the Public Guardian and Trustee or the Supreme Court.

(2) If a person whose consent under this section is required to a marriage is outside British Columbia, or unreasonably or from undue motives refuses or withholds consent to the marriage, or if his or her location is unknown and the court is satisfied that the location has not been found after a diligent search, the person in respect of whose marriage consent is required may apply by petition to the Supreme Court for a declaration under this section.

http://www.safekidsbc.ca/definitions.htm#child states that, according to BC laws,

A child is any one who is under the age of 19.

The Child, Family and Community Service Act also has special provisions that focus on the needs of youth between the ages of 16 and 19 and young adults between the ages of 19 and 24.

The act that has been referred to is the Child, Family and Community Service Act, BC. can be found at:
http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/00_96046_01

As your partner is under 19 (and was 17 when you lived together) and you are an adult, theoretically you could have problems.

CIC will look very closely at your partners age when making a decision about permanant residency.

Sorry

 

[Rocky636]

Hi Friends, don't mind but i think this is a very crappy topic.
coz many time i have read this topics here about age gap and it's always make so confused.
as my study here said that we don't have any particular answer for this coz few ppls said they have 17 18 year age gap and there is not any issue in that case, some ppls said they got issue coz they found age gap.

and as i think there is no any low in Canada and many country's that said if age different or religion is not proper u cant be marry or Ur marriage is fraud.
so i think its all depend how you keep Ur relation ship front of the IO and some depend on Ur luck that what kind of IO u got it.

 

[Siouxie]

Hi Friends, don't mind but i think this is a very crappy topic.
coz many time i have read this topics here about age gap and it's always make so confused.
as my study here said that we don't have any particular answer for this coz few ppls said they have 17 18 year age gap and there is not any issue in that case, some ppls said they got issue coz they found age gap.

and as i think there is no any low in Canada and many country's that said if age different or religion is not proper u cant be marry or Ur marriage is fraud.
so i think its all depend how you keep Ur relation ship front of the IO and some depend on Ur luck that what kind of IO u got it.

Applications from people who have age gaps are quite often looked at more closely, a lot of times it really depends on the ages of the people involved. If you have a 52 year old and a 37 year old it isn't likely to be a concern. If you have a 23 year old with a 38 year old it is, even though the "age gap" is the same.

Not saying it's right (I was 11 years older than my former partner), but unfortunately that is just the way it is.

The point here is not the age gap (age difference) but the age of one of the partners - being so young (18) it is likely that the application will be looked at very closely.

 

[boyee6576]

After my husband was interviewed and the visa officer I found very offensive and racist. I complained to the Commissioner of the embassy in Delhi. I got a response from him and he told me that those comments are considered offensive and in appropriate if said. THey did an internal review and checked her notes over but there is no way she is going to write what she said to my husband. It would have gotten her fired. The Commissioner wrote me back and said that although the cant prove she said those things they neither can disprove it. They talked to her and told her that she can not be having this kind of complaint again and a note was placed on her work file. So I guess he was written up. I truely believe some IO have a god complex and I think there needs to be two people in the room or an video taping along with audio for both sides. I think if that were done and the interview reviewed by someone else, then this nonsense would be over. I am sure that there are those that complain about the officer just for the fact they got rejected, but there are those of us that were treated unfairly. This would protect both sides.

Canadianwoman, what that IO was out of line to toss your docs on the floor. How can that be justified to determine whether your relationship is real or not? As I said some feel they can do as they like since no one monitors them. that has to change.

 

[boyee6576]

That is my point too Siouxie. They will look it it much more closely because of his age and the length of the relationship and the age it started. Be prepared.

 

[toby]

Regarding rude Interview officers, what would happen if the applicant left the interview room to ask for a supervisor to attend the interview?

If this is permissible, better to set it up before the interview starts -- to make sure that a supervisor will be available to enter the interview room.

If this is not permissible, what about requesting beforehand a translator (even if one is not really necessary) who could testify later about the interviewer's behaviour?

We need ideas to control somewhat the (thankfully) few control freaks who work in disguise as visa officers.

Some posters in this forum applaud visa officers as being unfailingly professional ; for example, in the forum for Temporary visas, one member says that if a TRV is denied, it MUST be for good reasons, because the visa officers are all professionals. . But these posts here show that not all visa officers are professional. I know that an interview and an analysis of a TR applications are different processes, but the latitude of some visa officers to be unprofessional is a common thread in this forum, and we need to be tougher about demanding our right -- and the right of out loved ones -- to be treated with respect.

 

[Rocky636]

Boyeee i think some other country's embassy like British high commission they do tape recording during interview.
but Canadian embassy don't do this kind of recording and i think behind this they have trick? be rude and candidate can't blame you coz there is no proof? and i think this is why most ppls suffer with Canadian visa.

 

[boyee6576]

I realized that the IO has to decide whos relationship is real and whos is not. But some tatics are just nasty. Yes I believe they should be strict BUT you can get the information you want without being racist or rude. You can figure out if someone is lying without tossing their documents on the floor. What kind of tatic does it prove other then they want to demonstrate that they have power? If a couple has been in a relationship for several years. In our case 7 years. 5 years before marriage and will be married for 2 years with proof from the beginning, with no break ups and several trips to your spouses country, how does can that be suspicious? I see so many people getting their interview waived and I am amazed. I have heard of arranged marriages that didnt have the history of a relationship like others here do and they dont have to attend an interview. I am glad for them dont get me wrong. We were put through the mill. I am divorced what that matters I dont know, but the IO was not satisfied with my divorce certificate nor my letter from the embassy saying I was free to marry. She had to have not my divorce certificate she had to have my divorce judgement AND my divorce petition. I believe that she wanted to prove that my husband only wanted me for money, thinking since I am divorced I must own property or have money. I dont have property settlements or money settlement. Before she interviewed my husband she had her mind made up that we were not going to get the visa. As soon as she started the interview she told my husband she didnt believe our relationship was real based on my looks. I knew I was no mondel but didnt think I was the hunchback of notre dame either. mannn I sound bitter lol

 

[can_usa_97]

To the OP - I hope that your process goes smoothly. While my & my husbands gap is not that much (3 1/2 years)... we were married very young, 16 & days away from 20. And here we are 13 years later -so I'd just focus on supporting documents that show approval from family, and you together and in love.

 

[joecreosta]

age is very important. they will say its not normal 18 and 31. that means u were dating him when he was 17 ?