Hello guys, got our visas this morning. it's been a long long wait, but in his time he makes all things beautiful.
A Canadian company recruited my hubby from London and he left for Canada in 2010. Our PR application was in October 2011.
My hubby and I are married under the Ghanaian Customary law but not legally married so we have no marriage certificate.
We have a son who is now 4years. We applied as common-law partners and had to prove that we had lived together under the same roof for at least a year. We both provided bank statements and payslips from the same address. At the time that we declared our common-law partnership, (in Ghana even though we lived in London) was still legally married. They were separated though.
There were times that I felt so worried that AVO would not recognise me as a true dependent. All our situations are different
but always back your story with documented evidence, I say the more the merrier. We later sent divorced certificate to them.
In the the time that we were waiting, I was refused TRV twice to Canada.
AVO has a mind of its own. It seems that they are not faced by any Ministerial Instructions that come from the immigration minister especially with regards to backlog and waiting times.
The London Visa Office for example is currently serving applicants from May, June, July 2013. AVO has yet to finish with 2011 applications. The only key here is faith and patience; lots and lots of it.
For all who are still waiting, God's speed.
Congratulations.