Kingston,Jamaica

[nufflove]

Thanks for getting back Charlie....SFI Medical is Social assistance from the government....I had started a new job and then got pregnant and because my son was born very premature the doctor didnt want to tek no chance with my daughter so i had to go on bed rest and didnt have enough hours for E.I so I had to go on medical assistance....thats why Im afraid to hand in da papers and get denied, even though we are married and he is in Ja!!

 

[CharlieD10]

Ahha, thanks for explaining that, nufflove. OK, so you received social assistance for medical reasons.

1) If I understand correctly and you have been working again since February, then you can go ahead and finalize and submit the application, as I said before.

2) If I misunderstand you and what you mean is that all this happened since Feb 2011 (bed rest, needing SFI) and you have just recently started working again, then yes, wait a few more months before submitting. This gives CIC an indication that the social assistance was a temporary measure, just a break in your work history due to extenuating circumstances and you have now returned to your normal working way of supporting yourself.

 

[nufflove]

Hey Charlie,

This has all happened before Feb 2011 and yes I have been working since Feb of dis year and I also have a letter from social assistance staing that I was on assitance for medical reasons and am no longer on it.

 

[CharlieD10]

Great! Include a copy of that letter with your application, because as sponsor you need to include information about your work history. Make sure hubby knows about all the details (he probably does already, this is just a reminder) because something like this can come up in an interview.

 

[nufflove]

Yes Charlie I did plan on including that with my paper work.....awwwhhhh this is so stressful lol......so should I maybe include my resume to support my work history as well or no?

 

[CharlieD10]

No, the resume won't be necessary, as CIC will do its own investigation based on the work history that you provide.

The good news about the stress is that you can channel and focus that stress into making sure you prepare a strong application! Ask all the questions you need to, remember plenty of people here have been through this and are prepared to assist.

 

[nufflove]

Good to know cause this is alot more complicated then I thought it would be....so with application I should be submitting all phone records including phone cards, any emails, option c print out, and bday cards ect, reciepts from sending stuff by canada post, and pics from the time we met in 2009 correct and the letter from Assistance....is there anything else I am missing or you think I should include.....Im really glad you guys are hear and i actually heard about the forum through my fren who husband is gonna be in Canada soon....her name on here is Irving....she told me how great and wonderful you guys are and not be afraid to ask anything so here i am.....thanks so much for all your help already cause i feel so helpless right now...lol...Thanks Charlie!

 

[CharlieD10]

Irving brought you to the right place.

Has your husband met any of your relatives or friends? What about his relatives and friends that you have met, have you developed a relationship/friendship with any of them? It would be good if relatives and friends on both sides of the family could speak to what they know about your relationship, by writing letters in support of you guys. They don't need to be long or complicated letters, they just need to be sincere and specific. They should mention when they met you, any occasions they have spent with you as a couple, and what convinces them you have a genuine, loving marriage. Let them do it in their own words.

 

[nufflove]

Hey Charlie,

Yes I have 3 friends that have met him, 2 prior to us getting married and the third for the 2st time when we went to ja and got married.....I only have met 2 of his good friends, which one was best man at the wedding and 2 of his cousins which the male cousin was a grooms man at the wedding also...his mother was in the hospital during the time we got married and wasnt able to attend but i talk to her on the phone just as often as my husband and I send her pics all the time of her grand daughter and both my mother and brother have talked to him on the phone numerous times...we were introduced by my best friend who was dating one of my husbands friend at the time we met in 2009.....i was going to get letters from family and friends and I hear so many different answers like no you dont have to and all this....so see why Im stressed out....lol....so Im going to go proceed and get them letters done then....you guys are gonna have a massive migraine by time this is all done.....lol...lol..its nice to hear it from someone who has been through it and knows and thats what I need to hear.....

 

[CharlieD10]

Yes, for some persons, perhaps letters from family are not needed. However, knowing us as Jamaicans, I think the lack of letters of support from the family can cause an unnecessary red flag, especially if you have a close-knit family. It would look really strange if they didn't show some support, because everybody knows when we get married we have to introduce the new addition to auntie, uncle, sister, brother, cousin, granny and the family dog!

A note of caution. Be careful about accepting advice about this process from people who have never been through it, even seemingly knowledgeable people. I have seen on this forum where Designated Medical Practitioners and their staff insist to applicants that they won't do medicals without a file number, when it should be clear to them that spousal applicants will not have a file number because they have to submit the medical with the application! Trust me when I tell you that if they have never been through this process, it doesn't matter who they might know who has been through it, they really don't know anything. They can end up steering you off the path without even realising what they are doing!

 

[RandysGirl]

Good morning forum family Yay. A new week and its good news Monday. Just waiting for my MPs office to open this morning as they were closed on friday and I had to go through the whole weekend wondering why she called me on Thursday...
We had some wicked wicked weather here yesterday, what I thought was just some bad thunderstorms turned out to be a devastating tornado that killed 1 person and injured several. Its strangely cool here this mornign it already feels like fall is on its way.

Ok Kingston, wakey wakey its Monday and you have lots of work to do this week!

Ps Ebony glad to hear you finnally got some movement on your file, hubby will be here before the cold weather.

 

[jahlove]

Good morning folks, hope this week is as good as the last one was.
Congrats spiritrac and lonely_wife.

Welcome nufflove.

 

[Mrs Proper]

Good morning everyone!!! Yesterday was a crazy day, we spent the day at canadas wonderland and wow the weather was nuts!!!!! I agree fall is in the air and its still only august :S

Well today is monday let's hope for some more good news this week!!!

 

[needmyhushand]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, WEEKEND WAS GOOD, JUST HOPING FOR SOME GOOD NEWS THIS WEEK LETS GO KNG

 

[kuma]

Moring everyone!

Dear Kingston,
We hope you have enjoyed your time off. We certainly hope it was well worth it and you got to spend quality time with your family and loved ones, as ....WE have NOT! Hopefully you have had a bright sunny summer where most of us haven't. Now that summer is near ending please step it up and help others along too!
Sincerely and kindest regards,
All those awaiting to be with their special and extremely missed loved ones!
PS this is my nice letter today!