interview

[boblu]

my wife has just got a letter letting her know her interview is schedule for July 14th in the Hong Kong embassy. Her medical runs out in early august.
i wanted to know is there any question we should study to help us i have looked at the list posted from one person on this site but is there any other
thanks
bob

 

[tink23]

Most of the interview will be based on anything that is written or submitted with your application so make sure she knows everything that was written in the app!

 

[China Spouse]

How long is the medical valid for? 1 Year?

 

[Kedeisha]

yes medicals are valid for 1 yr if the decision is not given the same day there is a chance they will have her redo medical

 

[China Spouse]

I agree with tink23.. just also read through all the post on here about interviews..

I have heard some cases where they ask really trivial stuff, like who is your spouses favorite hockey team, there was also a case I know of where the officer asked what time the other spouse got up that morning and did the same with the other.. they gave conflicting answers (even though there relationship was real) they did not pass..

Best of luck.. let me know how it goes..

 

[Kedeisha]

the questions that get asked inland and putland are different for example inalnd it would be an assumption they live together so they may ask what side of the bed u sleep on who made dinner what did u eat etc forr outland if u dont live together its like how did u meet what does ur spouse do who propose where they work salary etc but there are numerous post as to what u may be asked

 

[Silentwind]

They may not ask all of those questions, bring every proofs possible,postmail receipts,translated emails,phone bills money transfer as well +a lotta pictures

1. When and where did you meet your spouse for the first time?

2. How did you meet your spouse?

3. How old is your spouse? What is your spouse's birth date?

4. What does your spouse do for a living?

5. Where did your spouse go to school'?

6. What degrees or formal training does your spouse have?

7. How did your spouse immigrate to Canada or where were they born in Canada ?

8. Where does your spouse work?

9. What is the name of the company? What position does your spouse hold? How long has your spouse worked there?

10. What does the job entail?

I l. Does your spouse like his or her job?

12. What is the salary? If you don’t know why did your spouse not tell you this?

13. Where does your spouse live? What is their address and phone number?

14. Whom does your spouse live with?

15. Where are you going to live when you go to Canada?

16. Please explain the type of relationship you have had since your first meeting. When did you have sex together for the first time ? How often do you have sex together?

17. What is your religion?

18. What is the religion of your spouse?

18. When you and your spouse were dating what would you do together?

19. Do you have any hobbies? Describe them.

20. Does your spouse have any hobbies? Describe them.

21. What type of music do you enjoy?

22. What type of music does your spouse enjoy?

23. What kind of movies do you enjoy?

24. What kind of movies does your spouse enjoy?

25. What kind of books do you read?

26. What kind of books does your spouse read?

27. Have you and your spouse ever exchanged gifts? Explain.

28. When and where did the marriage proposal take place?

29. Was your marriage arranged?

30. If it was arranged describe how it was arranged and by whom?

31. Did you have a ceremony celebrating your relationship? Show me some pictures from it.

32. Where was it held?

33. When was it held?

34. Describe the ceremony?

35. Did it conform to your own religious and cultural beliefs? Explain.

36. When did you get married?

37. Where did you get married?

38. Who was at the wedding?

39. What family members were there?

40. How many people were at the ceremony?

41. What day was the ceremony held on?

42. Who performed the ceremony?

43. Do you have pictures of the ceremony? Can I see them?

44. Who was at the ceremony from your side?

45. Who was at the ceremony from your spouse’s side?

46. Were any friends present?

47. How many brothers and sisters does your spouse have?

48. Were your parents at the wedding? If not, why not?

49. Are your parents aware of the wedding? If not, why not?

50. Where your spouse’s parents at the wedding? If not, why not?

51. Were your spouse’s parents aware of the wedding? If not, why not?

52. Was a reception held? When and where was it held?

53. Who was present at the reception?

54. Did you receive any wedding gifts? Describe them.

55. Did you on a honeymoon? Where did you go and for how long?

56. Can you show me 75 pictures and receipts from the honeymoon, wedding and reception? Describe who is in these pictures.

57. Have you or your spouse been married before?

58. Why was that relationship dissolved?

59. Do you have any children from your current relationship or marriage?

60. How many children?

61. What are the names and birth dates?

62. Where are the children now?

63. Who looks after the children?

64. Do any other family members reside with you and your spouse? If yes, please indicate their names and relationship.

65. What relatives do you have in Canada?

66. What are their names and where do they live?

67. What relatives do you have outside of Canada?

68. Has your spouse met any of your relatives or friends? Who have they met and when did they meet them?

69. Have you met any of your spouse’s relatives or friends? Whom have you met and when did you meet them?

70. In terms of education, would you say that you and your spouse’s educational background are compatible?

71. What will you do when you go to Canada'?

72. Why did you marry your spouse?

73. Since your marriage have you seen your spouse? If not, why not?

74. Do your family members (parents, siblings) want to immigrate to Canada?

75. Did you marry your spouse so that you could sponsor your parents as landed immigrants of Canada?

76. How do you correspond with your spouse? Please show me letters, emails and MSN history

77. How often do you talk on the phone? Prove this to me.

78. Do you have phone bills, e-mails, cards, etc., and can I see them?

79. Tell me why this marriage or relationship is genuine.

80. What makes your relationship with your spouse different from that of a female/male friend?

81. Does your spouse support you financially? How much does he/she send you. Please show me proof of this.

82. Do you support your spouse financially?

83. If I refuse this application what will you do? Will you still stay in your relationship?

84 I am going to pick some random pictures out of the 160 pictures.. Describe who is in the pictures and where they were taken.

85. I am going to call your spouse now on the phone and ask him/her the same questions. Is there any answer you gave me that you wish to change now before I make this call.

( If a Canadian cannot attend the interview with his/her foreign spouse then the Canadian Embassy Interviewing officer will call the Canadian during or after the interview with questions

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

They may not ask all of those questions, bring every proofs possible,postmail receipts,translated emails,phone bills money transfer as well +a lotta pictures

yeah because we have nothing to do all day but sit around taking photos, sorry kids we need to snap some pics so people will think mommy and daddy are married for real : Don't worry about payroll this month we have to snap some pics... absurd...

The whole interview process just looks so insane.. what time do I wake up in the morning? depends on the time of year, high or low season depends on the day of the week depends on ...come seriously... what a pile of bird poop... I read through those questions and most of them are insulting that is the criteria used to judge if a relationship is real or not? haha, wow with each passing day I realize how amazingly flawed this whole system is.

 

[rjessome]

I always get a chuckle out of the way Canadians respond when they read these questions and realize they must prove their relationship. I felt exactly the same way. How "un"Canadian, eh? But it is what it is. I doubt there could be a perfect system invented for this. What would be the alternative? Having a CIC officer move in with you for a week? No matter what they do, it will always be a flawed system because there is no way of proving for absolute sure that a relationship is genuine. So they look at common characteristics and basically hope for the best. The only alternative would be blanket approval and that would just be a nightmare. But it is frustrating.

 

[CharlieD10]

Rjessome's comment reminds me of my husband's incredulity and outrage when I was denied a TRV. In retrospect, if I had taken charge of preparing that application, we might have done better, who knows? Until that particular application, I had successfully applied for two different US visas. But he insisted that I should simply fill out the forms, provide the pictures and he would do the rest. When I went to pick up my PP and got that laundry list of reasons why I didn't qualify for a TRV, he was very upset. "You're my WIFE! How dare they not give you a visa to my country!" was his immediate reaction. In the end, I had to be the one to explain to him why it wasn't enough for them that we were married, that we needed to PROVE my intentions were genuine, and our marriage was irrelevant in the scheme of such things.

 

[Bangkokcanuck]

I always get a chuckle out of the way Canadians respond when they read these questions and realize they must prove their relationship. I felt exactly the same way. How "un"Canadian, eh? But it is what it is. I doubt there could be a perfect system invented for this. What would be the alternative? Having a CIC officer move in with you for a week? No matter what they do, it will always be a flawed system because there is no way of proving for absolute sure that a relationship is genuine. So they look at common characteristics and basically hope for the best. The only alternative would be blanket approval and that would just be a nightmare. But it is frustrating.

Your point is well taken and I do think it is Un-Canadian.. come hold hands under the rainbow and sing kumbaya isn't that how it's supposed to be?

On a more serious note you are quite right there is no perfect system but in fact the biggest flaw of the system is that the system really doesn't exist. There seems to be little in common between offices. The complete lack of an actual objective way to do this job allows every office to do things as they see fit. I realize there are regional reasons etc..etc..

My main point was looking over those questions they are just laughable.. my wife and I were reading them over and truly just killing ourselves.. my favorite music? Who the hell has time to listen to music? My favorite book? Right now it's PJ Funny Bunny but I can see us moving to Dr. Suess in the near future.. my hobbies? Following my son around picking up everything he knocks over.. honestly who thinks of these questions... ask my wife where I went to school.... ummm christ I have a hard time remembering... point being they are just really funny and like I said if this is the stuff used to determine a marriage is real there truly must be a better way, you're right I don't know what it is.. but there has got to be something don't ya think? Don't get me wrong I realize its a crap job and a hard one at that... but if we can't change this nonsense so laughing at it seems the best way to go for us.

 

[Boracay]

I believe that the officer were to ask my favorite music and her favorite music, and we were totally off, that wouldn't automatically disqualify you. In fact even several questions would necessarily disqualify you. I believe they are trained to look at inconsistencies. For example if 15 questions were answered "I dunno" or just completely wrong it may raise a few red flags and make them want to dig further. At least that's what I'd like to believe anyway.

I think a lot of us Canadian's get offended at this as it makes us feel like we're guilty until proven innocent when we are used to laws of the land that are the opposite. In criminal law it states that they would rather have 10 guilty people set free than 1 innocent person jailed. However I guess they don't feel the same way in immigration law

 

[canadianwoman]

My husband was unable to answer only two questions at the appeal, if I remember correctly. One was the jedge asked him to list all the medicines I take, and he didn't know the names. I thought this was a ridiculous question - he's not a native speaker of English, so I wouldn't expect him to know the technical names of drugs; as a comparison, my father never had any idea what medications my mom was taking, and my sister and brother-in-law have no idea what the other takes, but both couples had solid marriages.
The judge also asked him what job I used to have in Taiwan, and he correctly answered that I was a copy editor. But then she asked him what a copy editor did, and his answer - "She worked at a newspaper." - was too vague for the judge. But honestly, I don't think the judge could actually describe what a copy editor does either.
Basically, we answered the questions correctly, but it wasn't enough. At the end, my lawyer stated, "Actually, their answers were the same," but this didn't seem to sway the judge at all, and we lost the appeal.