please explain it to me....
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Um....I can't tell...you are being sponsored by your husband in land? If this is the case, then check on the CIC website as they state the aplication can be approved in 5-6 months. BUT that is only if there is no complication (like they need to verify the "bona fides" or genuine nature of the marraige). Then, I think the file is sent to your local office for more verificaiton which can required you to submit more documenaiton and/or interview. Read other threads here, there are some people who were approved in 5-6 months and there were some who took a lot longer (mine---my husband and I are still waiting almost 3 years later. We just got applicaiton approved in principal!)
No problem....I have my own thread describing my saga...so here it is. If you need more informaiton, feel free to ask. we are all here for the same reason.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/inland-sponsorship-and-inteviewaip-help-needed-to-do-workapplication-t12638.0.html
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/inland-sponsorship-and-inteviewaip-help-needed-to-do-workapplication-t12638.0.html
Oops, sorry I just realized i didn't really answer your question specifically. If you read my thread, it might be clear it might not. Why do I believe it took so long? Because it didnt "look" legitmate. We had such little documention that it looked (on paper) that it could have been a marriage of convenience. So, in the end, in the absence of the "typical" documenation (joint accounts, lease agreements etc), they had us in for an interview and asked us questions to evaluate how much we knew each other. We have been married for almost 3 years after all. Thankfully our interview went well. I'm not celebrating yet....still waiting for the background checks, the work permit and God only knows what else!jambaloni said:
I see, wow, it sounds like things are getting finally close for you after a long wait. I'm happy to hear that; although, it's unfortunate you had to wait so long.
I'm sponsoring my wife in the philippines and I'm becoming increasingly aware that we're going to need alot of documentation to prove our love is genuine. We do have hundreds of pictures of the wedding, reception and honeymoon in the philippines with lots of friends and family, pages and pages of chat logs, and money transfers to her since we met. I hope it's enough for them.
I'm getting some advice from a lawyer just in case. Not sure whether I'm going to hire him or not. Just want to see what he has to say. We only knew each other 5 months before I went there and we were married but everyone in my family and hers knew about it and everyone at my work knew including the VP of Sales and my regional who are both willing to write letters. If I had to I could get a letter from all kinds of friends and family who knew how in love I was!
Anyway, that's my short story for now. I'm sure I'll have more to contribute soon. We're still waiting for the marriage certificate from the NSO then she can get her police checks, passport for her daugher (who I am also sponsoring) and medical. Then I guess she sents it all to me and I put the package together with all my docs and send it off to Mississauga.....
So thats my little story for now
Tony
I'm sponsoring my wife in the philippines and I'm becoming increasingly aware that we're going to need alot of documentation to prove our love is genuine. We do have hundreds of pictures of the wedding, reception and honeymoon in the philippines with lots of friends and family, pages and pages of chat logs, and money transfers to her since we met. I hope it's enough for them.
I'm getting some advice from a lawyer just in case. Not sure whether I'm going to hire him or not. Just want to see what he has to say. We only knew each other 5 months before I went there and we were married but everyone in my family and hers knew about it and everyone at my work knew including the VP of Sales and my regional who are both willing to write letters. If I had to I could get a letter from all kinds of friends and family who knew how in love I was!
Anyway, that's my short story for now. I'm sure I'll have more to contribute soon. We're still waiting for the marriage certificate from the NSO then she can get her police checks, passport for her daugher (who I am also sponsoring) and medical. Then I guess she sents it all to me and I put the package together with all my docs and send it off to Mississauga.....
So thats my little story for now
Tony
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med
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jambaloni i dont think you have any reason to worry about ur case , you have all the documntation they ask for , marriag pictures with family , money transfors , chat logs , pone records , i think there migh not be huge age difference between u and ur wife so thats it . am prett sure you wont have any problems at all . good luck
Hi med...thanks very much for your feedback. I feel fairly confident with the documentation; although, there is a fairly big age gap.....25 (her) and 41 (me)...so 16 years difference...but neither of us think of it, we're just in love and we don't care about our ages. Do you think that would raise a concern?
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med
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when the husband is older is better than when th wif is older , but as i told you ur relationship will rais an eyebrow only when you lack enough documentation that ur marriage is genuine and not entered into just for convenience , again in ur cas you have more than enough proof that ur relationship is genuin if you go around looking into other cases in this forum and how little documentation they have you would thank god for ur case , me too i dont hav all the proof u have especially th marriag pics with family and so on , anyway all i want to tell you is that though u have an age difference that plays against u in this relationship you also have many other things that will cover up for that , good luck