interview was mainly about relationship progress; timelines (we spend hours and hours memorizing date and years but no questions were dates and years and no photos were shown and asked for dates and years); when it become strong; family particulars and it ended with 'I will let you know in two weeks'. At this point, we have no idea if we got it or not. Reason being passport was not asked and nothing about remedicals. Interview lasted about two hours.One thing that really helped was going through application form, notes (most questions were from their concerns mentioned in the notes), supporting documents and forming possible questions plus 250 questions posted in this forum. All the questions were answered to the interviewer's satisfaction except one.
Just a brief background - family is opposed to this relationship; partner applied for tourist visa but did not declare the real relationship but mentioned it as visiting 'friend' and not 'partner'; did not get tourist visa. Interviewer kept asking why it was declared but my partner explained that since the application form was filled by a family friend and if the family knew it would end up in a forced marriage to another person. Interviewer seems to accept it first then keep asking this question again and again few times and my partner stuck to the same answer. She kept asking few times why did you lie in your application for tourist form. Why didn't you come to us and ask for help? At that time the receptionist called the interviewer wanting to know when the interview will end because she wanted to go for lunch (I was in the hall waiting and receptionist, a fat Indian woman, asked me if I was waiting for my turn. I told her at that point as a sponsor I may be or may not be called in for interview but not sure...then she called interviewer) and interviewer got irritated and ended the interview with 'will let you know in two weeks'. I hope Canadian lady understands that when applying for tourist visa there is no category called 'partner' in the drop down list of relationship to the person you are going to visit.
Only sponsored person was interviewed. A Canadian white woman asked questions. Very nice woman. Did anyone had this woman as an interviewer and did she tell the result right away (like Indian visa officers) or not?
