I think we've got the application all put together, final draft - I'd really appreciate it if you seasoned pros could give any final thoughts before we submit it... we're hoping to have it in within the next 2 weeks. Here we go....
(all items marked with an asterisk have been notarized)
We will include:
All necessary IMM forms for both of us (hers of course aren't filled out yet).
About 75 photos, half of which are taken with family from both sides (each photo is dated and has a brief explanation of what's going on in the photo)
30 pages of emails from our few brief separations
30 pages of chat logs from same
5 pages of Skype call logs from same (time/date stamps only)
A printout of the Powerpoint presentation I made for her last valentine's day (29 slides w/photos)
About 20 receipts from various gifts and trips
*6 letters from family and friends attesting to the genuineness of our relationship
Photocopies of my passport stamps from making repeat entries/exits to Panama to maintain my legal status
Original "Option C" from the last year I was in Canada (2006)
*Letter of employment from my new job in Canada stating my salary and terms of employment
Photocopies of our passports showing ID pages and most recent entry into Canada
*Original joint residential lease dated June 2008-July 2009
Copies of both her university degrees (not going on welfare, that's for sure!)
An essay about me, in her words (not done yet)
*original Criminal background letter for her (clean)
*original Medical check for her (not completed yet)
A written timeline of our relationship, broken down by month and cross-referenced with the evidence I've gathered
A letter from both of us stating our future intent - buy a house (bad economy), flip it(good economy), start a business with friends
*Birth certificates for both of us (original for her, copy for me)
8 immigration photos of her
complete sets of forms for:
-Sponsorship
-Permanent Residency
-Extension of TRV (with Open work Permit checked)
-receipts for payment of related processing fees
-request to submit these documents to the appropriate office at the appropriate times
Table of contents
Is there anything else we should think about including? Anything we should maybe leave out? That's about 85% of the evidence we have... I'm not sure about submitting everything; what if they request more documents?
Again... thank you all VERY VERY much for your advice, opinions, and help - I don't think we could do it without you!
(all items marked with an asterisk have been notarized)
We will include:
All necessary IMM forms for both of us (hers of course aren't filled out yet).
About 75 photos, half of which are taken with family from both sides (each photo is dated and has a brief explanation of what's going on in the photo)
30 pages of emails from our few brief separations
30 pages of chat logs from same
5 pages of Skype call logs from same (time/date stamps only)
A printout of the Powerpoint presentation I made for her last valentine's day (29 slides w/photos)
About 20 receipts from various gifts and trips
*6 letters from family and friends attesting to the genuineness of our relationship
Photocopies of my passport stamps from making repeat entries/exits to Panama to maintain my legal status
Original "Option C" from the last year I was in Canada (2006)
*Letter of employment from my new job in Canada stating my salary and terms of employment
Photocopies of our passports showing ID pages and most recent entry into Canada
*Original joint residential lease dated June 2008-July 2009
Copies of both her university degrees (not going on welfare, that's for sure!)
An essay about me, in her words (not done yet)
*original Criminal background letter for her (clean)
*original Medical check for her (not completed yet)
A written timeline of our relationship, broken down by month and cross-referenced with the evidence I've gathered
A letter from both of us stating our future intent - buy a house (bad economy), flip it(good economy), start a business with friends
*Birth certificates for both of us (original for her, copy for me)
8 immigration photos of her
complete sets of forms for:
-Sponsorship
-Permanent Residency
-Extension of TRV (with Open work Permit checked)
-receipts for payment of related processing fees
-request to submit these documents to the appropriate office at the appropriate times
Table of contents
Is there anything else we should think about including? Anything we should maybe leave out? That's about 85% of the evidence we have... I'm not sure about submitting everything; what if they request more documents?
Again... thank you all VERY VERY much for your advice, opinions, and help - I don't think we could do it without you!
I wish we did have some greeting cards - trouble is, the mail in Panama is sooooo bad, that I've gotten cards and letters over a year late here! My family just doesn't bother sending them anymore. 