Have you guys heard of CBSA home visits to determine if spouses/common-law are actually cohabiting?
I found this records...
On August 9, 2011 (a Tuesday) the CBSA officers drove past both houses, there were no cars in either driveway and the Applicant's car was in a one-car garage at the Markham house.
The CBSA officers visited the Markham house and the Applicant let them in. They then questioned the Applicant about her husband's clothes and personal hygiene/grooming supplies. Concluding that the answers were unsatisfactory and that she might be a flight risk, the Applicant was arrested and held in detention for 11 days.
[8] The CBSA officers noted the following salient facts in relation to the home visit:
• The Applicant provided an address in Stouffville to the Ministry of Transportation and her Sponsor provided an address in Markham;
• Neither the Applicant nor the Sponsor's cars were present at either address around 05:00 hrs on August 9, 2011;
• At 10:43 hrs no one answered the door at the Stouffville address, but a dog was present;
• At 11:10 hrs the Applicant answered the door at the Markham address, but the Sponsor was not present;
• When asked to show the CBSA some of the Sponsor's clothing, the Applicant showed a men's coat, one shirt and one pair of pants, in a closet full of women's clothing;
• The ensuite bathroom's shower was recently used and there was a wet toothbrush; the Applicant's hair was still wet and she said the toothbrush was the Sponsor's;
• When asked to show the CBSA her own toothbrush, the Applicant could not find it, then said she shared a toothbrush with the Sponsor;
• When asked to show the Officer some of the Sponsor's socks and underwear, the Applicant had difficulty finding any of his clothing but eventually found a pair of socks from a storage bin she claimed was his; and
• The Applicant had two Ontario driver's licences with two addresses and could not explain why.
[9] The Applicant was later interviewed by a different CBSA officer following her arrest, this time with the assistance of a translator. The salient features of that interview were:
• The Applicant told the CBSA that the Sponsor left at 07:00 hrs but then stated he spent the night at his daughter's home, but stated she did not know where the daughter lived or what the daughter's name or phone number was;
• When asked how long her Sponsor had been living with the daughter, the Applicant stated it may have been a few nights a month but then changed her answer and said that the Sponsor would sometimes spend a few nights a week with his daughter;
• One of the CBSA officers phoned the Sponsor who alleged he left the house at 07:00 hrs that morning and spent the whole night before at home with the Applicant;
• When asked about his toiletries, the Sponsor claimed he kept them all with him in his car;
• When asked about his clothing, the Sponsor claimed they were kept in a different room in the house; and
• When the CBSA advised the Sponsor that they could not find any of his clothing at the house, the Sponsor changed his answer and told the CBSA that most of his clothing was at his daughter's house.
