Age difference? WOW!
My partner and I are 13 years apart. We are a gay couple and we have lived together for just over a year. Marriage wasn't in question for us but due to my previous immigration history (failed Refugee and PRRA applicant) we decided to get marry while I was still in Canada. Gay marriage is not legal in my country of residence.
Common-law would have been very hard to prove because we weren't living together for over a year in Canada at that time.
I got stay on my FC Appeal and lost the second battle and was given a few extra months in the country until they processed my documents to deport me. During that time, my partner and I have bought a place together, we have bank accounts, bills in both our names (hydro, insurances). I am on his health and dental insurance. We filed our taxes together as a married couple this year. Everything for us is done together or joint.
After I left Canada in January this year, we have countless amounts of emails, Skype phone records which I pay to talk to him, credit records of gifts I sent to his mother and I am trying to send cards and such in the coming weeks to his family. His family knows about me and have accepted us for who we are.
Our emails are a bit of everything ranging from arguments, personal msgs and normal conversations.
I do get a little concerned at times that my situation would be complex seeing that I will need ARC, and trying to prove my relationship to CIC in terms of our age difference and my past immigration history. Our relationship and everything is real. I think I know him inside out except for a few little minor details like his work and elementary school he attended.
My VO responded to an email inquiry stating that my application is in queue for an interview and I am not requested to provide no additional documents. Do you think the evidence I have provided to them is enough?
I also have more stuff to submit if they ever do need such as photos from family events, parties, phone records, etc.
The only catch to this is my parents do not know of the relationship or marriage because it's not accepted in our culture.
Any feedback and advise on my situation would be helpful. I just want to get this process over and done with so I can continue to live my life and your experiences in a similar situation would be soooo helpful.
