Evidence of genuine relationship

[shandymoo]

I just finished writing the 6 year timeline of my relationship ??? i have written 7 pages and will have to write more once we have had the wedding and reception and possible honeymoon etc!

How many pages did everyone write?

 

[BostonGirl]

I have about that many so far for about a two year relationship.

I think that is prolly a good amount if it contains all the points.

 

[denoose]

My wife wrote seven pages and i wrote four pages , i guess i condensed mine a little . Hehehe

 

[matthewc]

Your account of the relationship is only one part. It's important, but also read over OP2 5.25 5.26 and where applicable 5.35 for what else you should be submitting to show your relationship is genuine:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf

 

[AllisonVSC]

Ours was 2 pages with 7-8 pictures and a description under each one. That was it.

 

[HoneyBird]

Mines was about 1 and half pages i think...double spaced, no pictures. :-[

 

[boasorte]

I would say that this letter is 5%(out of 100%) of the things you should provide as Proof of your relationship.. Written words aren't too powerful. I would advise you to focus on gathering pictures, support letters from family and friends, stuff you guys gave to one another, letters you wrote to each other.... and the letter your are writing too good luck!

 

[Kess]

I didn't provide any letter at all. Just all the plane tickets, chat inbox screenshots (32 pages), phone records, scans of birthday/christmas and wedding cards, and photos on top of answering the questions in the form.

Sometimes I wonder if we should've but so far my husband got his AOR saying he just needs to send in some documents (state police certificate and court document) from a dui over 10 years ago that we chose to be truthful about. Interview was waived and no other relationship proof has been asked for.

 

[shandymoo]

Well I wrote a timeline of our relationship with all the dates and a brief summary of things we did on each of our 18 visits that equal 570 days! Some how it ended up being 9 pages long! I have the ticket stubs, the travel itineries, photocopied passport pages and narrowed down 1000s of pictures of us down to 130. I will be getting signed statements from my parents, his parents, 3 of my friends, 2 of his friends and his sister. I also wrote a statement about our relationship that was a page long that just summerised everything and he will do one too. Both of our forms are filled in we basically just need to write about our wedding and have pictures from it and then get a copy of our marriage certificate once we have got married in december. I'm sending off for my police clearance next month and going for my medical in december. Hopefully should have my PRV by march!

 

[CanadianDude]

I didn't provide any letter at all. Just all the plane tickets, chat inbox screenshots (32 pages), phone records, scans of birthday/christmas and wedding cards, and photos on top of answering the questions in the form.

Sometimes I wonder if we should've but so far my husband got his AOR saying he just needs to send in some documents (state police certificate and court document) from a dui over 10 years ago that we chose to be truthful about. Interview was waived and no other relationship proof has been asked for.

According to agents I spoke to, you did the right thing, and they adviced me the only written document they care about is a sheet describing your pictures and a marriage certificate. The agents told me those written documents are usually shredded because many are in poor english, and others are just too lengthy to read for valuable info. If they want further info, they ask your spouse during an interview to clarify or extend on something.

 

[dudebr]

i wrote half of a page explaining briefly how I met my partner and how our relationship got to the point we got married.. and I focused more on the photos and other more relevant documents.

 

[shandymoo]

I assumed they would just skim through it but I don't know how to answer question 9 with a short simple answer?

 

[dudebr]

According to agents I spoke to, you did the right thing, and they adviced me the only written document they care about is a sheet describing your pictures and a marriage certificate. The agents told me those written documents are usually shredded because many are in poor english, and others are just too lengthy to read for valuable info. If they want further info, they ask your spouse during an interview to clarify or extend on something.

Glad to hear that! Thanks for sharing...

 

[Love_Young]

According to agents I spoke to, you did the right thing, and they adviced me the only written document they care about is a sheet describing your pictures and a marriage certificate. The agents told me those written documents are usually shredded because many are in poor english, and others are just too lengthy to read for valuable info. If they want further info, they ask your spouse during an interview to clarify or extend on something.

No offense but I would take what agents say with a grain of salt. Most don't even know what goes on just on the website let alone what an IO thinks or does. I experienced it first hand myself where an agent gave me bad advice when I was a first timer to applying for an extension, if it wasn't for coming on here in time, I would not have been approved. So please don't take to seriously to what they say. I know there have been times I have called 3 times in a row with the same question and got 3 different answers. No very reliable wouldn't you say?
I wasn't trying to be rude and say isn't true just don't want you getting screwed over like I almost did.

 

[CanadianDude]

No offense but I would take what agents say with a grain of salt. Most don't even know what goes on just on the website let alone what an IO thinks or does. I experienced it first hand myself where an agent gave me bad advice when I was a first timer to applying for an extension, if it wasn't for coming on here in time, I would not have been approved. So please don't take to seriously to what they say. I know there have been times I have called 3 times in a row with the same question and got 3 different answers. No very reliable wouldn't you say?
I wasn't trying to be rude and say isn't true just don't want you getting screwed over like I almost did.

Hence why I was adviced to always take a name, number and call session ID...because it's always kept on record. I have a log off all my calls and what was said, and so do they I experienced a screw job too...2 agents, 2 different responses, and 1 actually hung up on me!