Hey guys, I have lived in Canada for more than 5 years. Came with my wife and kids for my higher studies. They all came as my dependents as I got my study permit. Now after getting work experience on my PGWP, I applied and got my ITA in the latest draw. Please note that all this time we have been living in Canada as a family and my wife and kids are still tied to my PGWP. Of course I am the primary applicant for our PR application.
I have 2 things for which I need advice:
1) Me and my wife don't have our marriage certificate as we never applied for it when we were in India. However our names are mentioned as spouses on each other's passports. Also our kids has our names as parents on their passports. We didn't submit any documents for our marriage when we first applied for our passports in India. Does anybody have similar situation/experience and if somebody can suggest if they successfully used a Canadian notarized document/affidavit work in lieu of a marriage certificate.
2) My wife's last name was changed after our marriage and hence her passport and Canadian Visa are all issued with her new (our family) last name. Can a self declared Canadian notarized document/affidavit by my wife work in lieu the "legal name change document" as requested in the PR application as I have declared that she has used a different name.
Thanks.
I have 2 things for which I need advice:
1) Me and my wife don't have our marriage certificate as we never applied for it when we were in India. However our names are mentioned as spouses on each other's passports. Also our kids has our names as parents on their passports. We didn't submit any documents for our marriage when we first applied for our passports in India. Does anybody have similar situation/experience and if somebody can suggest if they successfully used a Canadian notarized document/affidavit work in lieu of a marriage certificate.
2) My wife's last name was changed after our marriage and hence her passport and Canadian Visa are all issued with her new (our family) last name. Can a self declared Canadian notarized document/affidavit by my wife work in lieu the "legal name change document" as requested in the PR application as I have declared that she has used a different name.
Thanks.