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Interview !

Frida19

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2013
393
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2013
Doc's Request.
05-05-2013
AOR Received.
05-05-2013
File Transfer...
28-03-2013
Med's Request
ARC REQUEST 21-02-14 ARC SEND 26-02-14
Med's Done....
14-12-2012
Interview........
19-02-2014APPROVED
Passport Req..
26 -03-2014 PASSPORT SEND 26-03-14
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-14
LANDED..........
28-04-14
Rose13 said:
am glad to find this thread, am having an interview too this month (20th Feb) to assess the r/ship with my sponsor (husband) and again i feel i need to prepare myself ready to answer whatever that is asked so well. Keep me in prayer please and continue to advise/give some tips. I just hope all goes well esp. after waiting so long for re-scheduling this date.
Rose13
Good luck Rose hope everything works out for you !! :)
 

canadianwoman

VIP Member
Nov 6, 2009
6,200
284
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra, Ghana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-01-2008
Interview........
05-05-2009
Frida19 said:
Hello Canadianwoman ,

I see you had an interview too ?? did it went well ??? :)
No. Some of the visa officers in Accra have a bad reputation, and we got one of them.
 

SenoritaBella

VIP Member
Jan 2, 2012
3,673
194
Category........
Visa Office......
Dakar
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-01-2014
AOR Received.
12-02-2014
File Transfer...
25-02-2014
Med's Request
02-11-2015
Med's Done....
18-09-2013
Passport Req..
02-11-2015
VISA ISSUED...
hopefully soon
LANDED..........
hopefully soon
Just read another post where someone said the visa officers in a particular visa office were locals. Then it got me thinking - are the officers in Accra, Ghanaian or Canadian citizens?

canadianwoman said:
No. Some of the visa officers in Accra have a bad reputation, and we got one of them.
 

Frida19

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2013
393
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2013
Doc's Request.
05-05-2013
AOR Received.
05-05-2013
File Transfer...
28-03-2013
Med's Request
ARC REQUEST 21-02-14 ARC SEND 26-02-14
Med's Done....
14-12-2012
Interview........
19-02-2014APPROVED
Passport Req..
26 -03-2014 PASSPORT SEND 26-03-14
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-14
LANDED..........
28-04-14
SenoritaBella said:
Just read another post where someone said the visa officers in a particular visa office were locals. Then it got me thinking - are the officers in Accra, Ghanaian or Canadian citizens?
No idea in Mexico I belive they are Mexican not Canadian !
 

Newbride

Newbie
Feb 4, 2014
6
0
Newbride said:
Hi forum people, am very happy to write here for my first time. i have been reading both good and discouraging messages here for a whole week. But today i get strength to write also. I started in August 2013 and my husband received approved letter in September 2013. In November our file went in interview queue up to now but my husband write to Embassy in January 2014, reply was that my interview day will be communicated very soon. Now this week, i receive email that interview is March 2014 and it seems they need me to prove my marriage to my husband.
Yet our marriage is real, we love each other too much but how do i prove to interview visa officer?
Am very very worried. i read so many things here that causes to ask for interview and most of them are like in our file.
- met my husband online, we chat so so much about many things for 4 months
- after my husband comes to visit my home country for 4 days
- i go to his country with him we get married and stayed together 2weeks he goes to canada.
- he is divorced 7 years ago, but me i have never married before but have child from past friendship
- he is 18years olders me (me 32yrs and him 50years) but he looks very younger than his years.
- he has masters degree, i have 1 degree

so these are some of the things worrying me. so you think i will be approved at interview. Please forum help me on what to do on interviews. We love each other and we dont want anything to separate us becuase even waiting is so stressing. Thank you
yours'
Newbride
Thanks good people for taking time to read and advise.
Continue to help me and we also prepare all our proof for the interview.
 

Rose13

Star Member
Jun 24, 2013
122
1
Kampala - Uganda
Category........
Visa Office......
Nairobi - Kenya
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-02-2013
Doc's Request.
9-04-2013
AOR Received.
12-03-2013
Med's Done....
11-01-2013
Interview........
20-02-2014
Passport Req..
20-02-2014
VISA ISSUED...
24-04-2014
LANDED..........
10-05-2014
Frida19 said:
Good luck Rose hope everything works out for you !! :)
Hi Frida19,
THanks for the good wishes for my interview. I just noted that your interview will be just before mine.
I wish you all the best of luck too my dear. Am sure everything will go well with us so that soon we get to be with our loved one.
God bless.
 

Frida19

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2013
393
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2013
Doc's Request.
05-05-2013
AOR Received.
05-05-2013
File Transfer...
28-03-2013
Med's Request
ARC REQUEST 21-02-14 ARC SEND 26-02-14
Med's Done....
14-12-2012
Interview........
19-02-2014APPROVED
Passport Req..
26 -03-2014 PASSPORT SEND 26-03-14
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-14
LANDED..........
28-04-14
Rose13 said:
Hi Frida19,
THanks for the good wishes for my interview. I just noted that your interview will be just before mine.
I wish you all the best of luck too my dear. Am sure everything will go well with us so that soon we get to be with our loved one.
God bless.
Hey that is true yours is on feb 20th 2014 , well good luck let us know how it goes :)
 

haritsharma

Star Member
Jan 22, 2014
82
2
INDIA
Category........
Visa Office......
NEW DELHI/INDIA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4 April,2013
AOR Received.
26 APRIL 2013
Med's Done....
2 MARCH 2013
Interview........
15 MARCH 2014
Passport Req..
12 JUNE 2013
VISA ISSUED...
VISA REFUSED11/04/2014
Hello friends,i am an April 2013 applicant.now i received a e-mail from visa officer and they said mine interview is on mid march.i am very upset now.my problem is my education qualification.I am only 10+2 and my spouse qualification is MA Hindi,MA English and one year of diploma in PGDCA.but till now i am working in state govt. service from my age of 20 years.my whole family living in Canada and my spouse whole family living in Canada also.but they both are living in different states.even my brother in law was married with my sister after 2 days of my wedding.he is cousin of my spouse.but our marriages are real.we both belong to same culture,same cast and we performed weddings and receptions very well.my parents and my spouse parents come from Canada on wedding.but now i feel visa officer looks our marriages are not real.our weddings are real.how i prove/show in front of visa officer.i am very confused.please advise me?
 

Frida19

Hero Member
Apr 2, 2013
393
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-03-2013
Doc's Request.
05-05-2013
AOR Received.
05-05-2013
File Transfer...
28-03-2013
Med's Request
ARC REQUEST 21-02-14 ARC SEND 26-02-14
Med's Done....
14-12-2012
Interview........
19-02-2014APPROVED
Passport Req..
26 -03-2014 PASSPORT SEND 26-03-14
VISA ISSUED...
14-04-14
LANDED..........
28-04-14
haritsharma said:
Hello friends,i am an April 2013 applicant.now i received a e-mail from visa officer and they said mine interview is on mid march.i am very upset now.my problem is my education qualification.I am only 10+2 and my spouse qualification is MA Hindi,MA English and one year of diploma in PGDCA.but till now i am working in state govt. service from my age of 20 years.my whole family living in Canada and my spouse whole family living in Canada also.but they both are living in different states.even my brother in law was married with my sister after 2 days of my wedding.he is cousin of my spouse.but our marriages are real.we both belong to same culture,same cast and we performed weddings and receptions very well.my parents and my spouse parents come from Canada on wedding.but now i feel visa officer looks our marriages are not real.our weddings are real.how i prove/show in front of visa officer.i am very confused.please advise me?
Hey well I think what you can do is bring as much evidence as you can to the interview , keep calm .. did they told you what documents you need to bring with you to the interview ??
 

haritsharma

Star Member
Jan 22, 2014
82
2
INDIA
Category........
Visa Office......
NEW DELHI/INDIA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
4 April,2013
AOR Received.
26 APRIL 2013
Med's Done....
2 MARCH 2013
Interview........
15 MARCH 2014
Passport Req..
12 JUNE 2013
VISA ISSUED...
VISA REFUSED11/04/2014
Hello, i received a e-mail from visa officer and they said mine interview is on mid march 2014.i am very upset now.my problem is my education qualification.I am only 10+2 and my spouse qualification is MA Hindi,MA English and one year diploma.but till now i am working in state govt. service from my age of 20 years.my whole family living in Canada and my spouse whole family living in Canada also.but they both are living in different states.even my brother in law was married with my sister after 2 days of my wedding.he is cousin brother of my spouse.but our marriages are real.we both belongs to same culture,same cast,same language,same religion,first marriage both and we performed weddings and receptions very well.our marriages are arrange marriages.when my spouse in Canada i was talk with her on Skype 1st time but now i have no Skype history due to i am not using Skype after that.we talk every day on our mobile phones.i have only last six months calling details.my parents and my spouse parents come from Canada on wedding.about 10 people come from Canada on our wedding but now i feel visa officer looks our marriages are not real but our weddings are real it is true.how i prove/show in front of visa officer.i am very confused.please advise me?
 

God be with us

Hero Member
May 31, 2013
255
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC- Vegreville
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-07-2013
AOR Received.
14-08-2013
Med's Done....
Sent with application
Interview........
Thankfully not reqrd
VISA ISSUED...
13-6-2014
LANDED..........
24-6-2014
haritsharma said:
Hello, i received a e-mail from visa officer and they said mine interview is on mid march 2014.i am very upset now.my problem is my education qualification.I am only 10+2 and my spouse qualification is MA Hindi,MA English and one year diploma.but till now i am working in state govt. service from my age of 20 years.my whole family living in Canada and my spouse whole family living in Canada also.but they both are living in different states.even my brother in law was married with my sister after 2 days of my wedding.he is cousin brother of my spouse.but our marriages are real.we both belongs to same culture,same cast,same language,same religion,first marriage both and we performed weddings and receptions very well.our marriages are arrange marriages.when my spouse in Canada i was talk with her on Skype 1st time but now i have no Skype history due to i am not using Skype after that.we talk every day on our mobile phones.i have only last six months calling details.my parents and my spouse parents come from Canada on wedding.about 10 people come from Canada on our wedding but now i feel visa officer looks our marriages are not real but our weddings are real it is true.how i prove/show in front of visa officer.i am very confused.please advise me?
Hi,

Though I may not have complete knowledge about this but I will mention few things that I have read in this forum (assuming urs is an inland application!!)-

Be confident, that's very important. Carry as many proofs as u can like ur wedding pics, pics from ur brother in laws wedding where u nd ur spouse are present. Pics with each other's family. If u are living together, then ur rental/ mortgage document, joint account statements. Letters from ur family and friends. May screen shot of Facebook pages where u have commented on each other's timeline.

There could be more .......

All the very Best!!
 

canadianwoman

VIP Member
Nov 6, 2009
6,200
284
Category........
Visa Office......
Accra, Ghana
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-01-2008
Interview........
05-05-2009
SenoritaBella said:
Just read another post where someone said the visa officers in a particular visa office were locals. Then it got me thinking - are the officers in Accra, Ghanaian or Canadian citizens?
This one was not Ghanaian. I think she was Canadian, though she had been working there for a long time (which is unusual for visa officers if they are actually Canadian foreign service officers.)
 

MofC2014

Star Member
Jan 17, 2014
175
10
All visa officers who make decisions on visa applications are Canadian Citizens. It is possible they have been in a certain country for a long time, they may know the local language, culture and traditions, and sometimes their background may be of that specific country, but still they are Canadian Citizens. In all overseas consulates/embassies or visa processing centres there are employees who are local nationals, however they are only the support staff (administrators, filing clerks, processing clerks).
 

Bright_skies

Star Member
Mar 28, 2012
110
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Vegreville
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-06-2013
AOR Received.
21-06-2013
Med's Done....
18-05-2013
Frida19 said:
I have no idea why they ask me for an interview , I been with my husband for 3 years marry for one already , we meet each other in highschool , no children ,we havent been marry before ( this is our first marriage ) no age difference , we know each others family , we got marry 12 months after I came back to Mexico so we didnt got marry right away neither did we start the sponsorship application lol They are vert confusing in my case I dont know if it was really for our relationship that we got an interview !! I been asking in forums about the interview and what everyone says is just to be honest dont lie about anything if you cant remeber a date just say I DONT REMEMBER better than to make something up . Dont stress when you are in the interview or be nervous :) I know its hard cuz Im freaking out but only because I had see comments where the officer is very rude and even if you are being honest they try to find anything to deny your application so fingers cross we both get a nice officer :) & bring as much proff as you can with you to the interview :) good luck and hope everything works out for you !!
From what a lawyer told me one of the biggest reasons they flag cases is past claims with CIC. Having a refugee claim in the past will almost certainly get you an interview, but don't worry. It is your chance to explain to them and answer their questions. The fact that you were so young then definitely helps. Everyone gave great advice about being calm and relaxed, try to remember that in the moment! Let us know what happens!
 

svetlana

Hero Member
Feb 11, 2014
211
2
Category........
Visa Office......
BUCHAREST
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29/07/2013
Nomination.....
CSQ: 02/05/2013
File Transfer...
15/08/2013
Med's Done....
jan.2012/ 16/12/2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
05/12/2014
VISA ISSUED...
07/01/2015
LANDED..........
16/01/2015
hi. does anybody had exclusion order here and had interview? i have exclusion order for one year and was wondering if VO will ask me to go for a interview,,my marriage is 100% GENUINE