I am a Canadian citizen sponsoring my wife who is in Pakistan.
my concerns are:
wife is previously divorced 14 years ago in arranged marriage. big age gap, her ex husband 14 years older, relationship only lasted 22 days, divorce finalized few months later.
our marriage was a small ceremony which goes against the culture, we are related and knew each other for many years, so this maybe a positive.
couple of other minor things (address history, her estranged father that needs to be explained)
After marriage: we are married for 2 plus years, have a one year old daughter who already has Canadian citizenship and passport, held an event to take many pics with family & friends, have proof of 2 visits, joint account with financial support every month since our marriage, proofs of chats and call logs, many outings.
While our application is 90% completed, I am just super worried to submit it on my own considering my wife's divorce and our small marriage ceremony even though we have other proofs and explainations that I feel can overcome concerns.
I don't want to waste 8k on a lawyer if it's not going to help or instead be met with a bad experience as it is the case sometimes with lawyers, consultants, but if a lawyer is able to help overcome some of the concerns, I don't mind paying them esp since we have a daughter, so I want to make the right decision.
My dilemma is most lawyers will charge you for consultation and then not discuss your specific situation or answer your questions until you have hired them as representative, and then if it's not someone helpful you are stuck after having given them your fees. I want to avoid this.
my concerns are:
wife is previously divorced 14 years ago in arranged marriage. big age gap, her ex husband 14 years older, relationship only lasted 22 days, divorce finalized few months later.
our marriage was a small ceremony which goes against the culture, we are related and knew each other for many years, so this maybe a positive.
couple of other minor things (address history, her estranged father that needs to be explained)
After marriage: we are married for 2 plus years, have a one year old daughter who already has Canadian citizenship and passport, held an event to take many pics with family & friends, have proof of 2 visits, joint account with financial support every month since our marriage, proofs of chats and call logs, many outings.
While our application is 90% completed, I am just super worried to submit it on my own considering my wife's divorce and our small marriage ceremony even though we have other proofs and explainations that I feel can overcome concerns.
I don't want to waste 8k on a lawyer if it's not going to help or instead be met with a bad experience as it is the case sometimes with lawyers, consultants, but if a lawyer is able to help overcome some of the concerns, I don't mind paying them esp since we have a daughter, so I want to make the right decision.
My dilemma is most lawyers will charge you for consultation and then not discuss your specific situation or answer your questions until you have hired them as representative, and then if it's not someone helpful you are stuck after having given them your fees. I want to avoid this.