Hi,
I got married (arrange) to my wife in February 2018. We did not do Rukhsati because she was going to stay with her parents and complete her house job (she is studying to become a dentist), while i was going to come back to Canada (i am on PR) and apply for her spouse visa. But we did have Mehndi, Barat, and also did Walima since we got married and wanted to celebrate that with our family and friends.
I sponsored my wife (from Pakistan) in February 2019. I submitted the application on Feb 28, 2019. By August, her, biometrics & medical was done and submitted. In September i got an email saying that the application has been forwarded to the London office.
Two days ago i got an email for procedural fairness. See the letter below:
I have reviewed your application and all of the documents you submitted in support of it. It appears that you may not meet the requirements for immigration to Canada. I have determined that you may not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act because you do not appear to meet Section 4 of IRPR. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations state, in section: R 4. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a foreign national shall not be considered a spouse, a common-law partner or a conjugal partner of a person if the marriage, common-law partnership or conjugal partnership (a) was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Act; or (b) is not genuine. You do not appear to meet these requirements for the following reasons: It appears from your application that you did not celebrate the Rukhsati after your marriage. You have not submitted an explanation for why you have not celebrated the Rukhsati. It appears that you have not followed the tradition in Pakistan weddings of celebrating the Rukhsati straight away or soon after the wedding celebrations, and this is a serious concern regarding the bona fides of your relationship. Given the above, I have concerns regarding the bona fides of your relationship, as it is unclear whether you have demonstrated the level of commitment expected of a couple in a genuine relationship.
Subsection 11(1) of the Act states that the visa or document shall be issued if, following an examination, the officer is satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of this Act. It appears that you do not meet the requirements of the Act for the reasons set out above.
Can you please help. I am not sure what to say and why is this a concern? we are not very religious and even after Nikkah we lived together for about a month. what should i respond? Should i just say that we plan to do Rukhsuti when she get her visa and before coming to Canada.
I got married (arrange) to my wife in February 2018. We did not do Rukhsati because she was going to stay with her parents and complete her house job (she is studying to become a dentist), while i was going to come back to Canada (i am on PR) and apply for her spouse visa. But we did have Mehndi, Barat, and also did Walima since we got married and wanted to celebrate that with our family and friends.
I sponsored my wife (from Pakistan) in February 2019. I submitted the application on Feb 28, 2019. By August, her, biometrics & medical was done and submitted. In September i got an email saying that the application has been forwarded to the London office.
Two days ago i got an email for procedural fairness. See the letter below:
I have reviewed your application and all of the documents you submitted in support of it. It appears that you may not meet the requirements for immigration to Canada. I have determined that you may not meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act because you do not appear to meet Section 4 of IRPR. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations state, in section: R 4. (1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a foreign national shall not be considered a spouse, a common-law partner or a conjugal partner of a person if the marriage, common-law partnership or conjugal partnership (a) was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Act; or (b) is not genuine. You do not appear to meet these requirements for the following reasons: It appears from your application that you did not celebrate the Rukhsati after your marriage. You have not submitted an explanation for why you have not celebrated the Rukhsati. It appears that you have not followed the tradition in Pakistan weddings of celebrating the Rukhsati straight away or soon after the wedding celebrations, and this is a serious concern regarding the bona fides of your relationship. Given the above, I have concerns regarding the bona fides of your relationship, as it is unclear whether you have demonstrated the level of commitment expected of a couple in a genuine relationship.
Subsection 11(1) of the Act states that the visa or document shall be issued if, following an examination, the officer is satisfied that the foreign national is not inadmissible and meets the requirements of this Act. It appears that you do not meet the requirements of the Act for the reasons set out above.
Can you please help. I am not sure what to say and why is this a concern? we are not very religious and even after Nikkah we lived together for about a month. what should i respond? Should i just say that we plan to do Rukhsuti when she get her visa and before coming to Canada.
