Hi guys,
I hope everyone is well! Just a quick question, are there any of you who had to provide proof of intention and might give some insight on how we can be successful?
We have read a lot of mixed responses, so we are not entirely sure whether we would even be considered.
Our case is as follows (in a nutshell):
- We both live in South Africa, together for 4.5 years, living together for 4 years. I am 27 (just turned) and she is 23. She is Canadian by descent, so never lived there before. Due to the terrible condition of our country, we decided to move for a safer future.
- We have no ties to Canada, except for friends we met on online forums who also moved from S.A, who know of our intentions and provided us with a room to rent. It is awesome to have met such kind people, but we would have to first look where we would find jobs (entry level) and then look for a small place to rent again. Point is, we at least have a room to rent, so we do have housing plans. We are not going to sign leases and throw away money when we have friends that offered to help.
-CIC mentions that evidence includes lease or job offers, but this is out of the question. Lease agreements we can get for the room, with physical address, but no one in their right mind would offer us jobs if we cannot even give a date that we will begin.
So basically we have no ties, except the people who know we are moving. Our parents also agreed to help out financially until we are on our feet, and we will go over with about 15 000 dollars in savings. In addition, my fiancee does have her own registered company in S.A, which would also generate some constant income until she can replicate the business in Canada after a year or two. In the beginning she will also get a job and run her company after hours. Bank records and Tax records of the company exists, which brings in about 2 000 dollars a month. (S.A exchange rate is not good at all, thus we wont be able to save more than 15k at the moment).
My questions are as follows:
1) I know there is no income requirement, but they may ask. Since our country's cost of living is low, and exchange rate is bad, we currently make about 5$ an hour, which is enough in S.A to afford rent, vehicles, medical, groceries and even enough spending that allows us to dine and go to movies and buy nice toys. So our yearly income would definitely not be similar to Canada's minimum, but when considering purchasing power, we are both employed in decent jobs (I have a bcom. degree in logistics from one of our top universities). As such, we do have potential to get jobs in Canada (even if it means min. wage), since we both are fluent in English and we have proper ethics and acumen. I dont want to waste money and be rejected, then I might as well go over on TRV and open work permit.
2) Do people get failed on proof of intent easily, and what can we do to avoid it? Buying air tickets etc. wont help if we dont have certainty, but we are dead serious about moving asap. If it wasnt for proof of intent we would have probably already started our application, but we are so paranoid. We live in a third world country run by a bunch of corrupt politicians and a president who cannot read or count (feel free to Google it). So we definitely dont intend on getting my PR just for the fun of it, especially since it costs a lot to start with, thanks to the terrible exchange rate. Has anyone else been in the same boat (no ties, no job offers etc.) and actually made it?
The only thing stopping us from going directly is the fact that we are not 100% whether they would accept her to sponsor me, since our exchange rate makes our income look terrible (around 20k a year when put in dollars), but we live very comfortable lives in S.A making about R250 000 a year. (To put things in perspective, a small 2 bedroom house costs R750 000 in a decent area), an apartment anywhere from R500 000. So we are making good money THIS side, but it may not look that great in dollars. Surely they need to understand the concept of Purchasing Power Parity? It's basic international economics.
I know this post is long, but I wanted to give as much information as possible.
I hope everyone is well! Just a quick question, are there any of you who had to provide proof of intention and might give some insight on how we can be successful?
We have read a lot of mixed responses, so we are not entirely sure whether we would even be considered.
Our case is as follows (in a nutshell):
- We both live in South Africa, together for 4.5 years, living together for 4 years. I am 27 (just turned) and she is 23. She is Canadian by descent, so never lived there before. Due to the terrible condition of our country, we decided to move for a safer future.
- We have no ties to Canada, except for friends we met on online forums who also moved from S.A, who know of our intentions and provided us with a room to rent. It is awesome to have met such kind people, but we would have to first look where we would find jobs (entry level) and then look for a small place to rent again. Point is, we at least have a room to rent, so we do have housing plans. We are not going to sign leases and throw away money when we have friends that offered to help.
-CIC mentions that evidence includes lease or job offers, but this is out of the question. Lease agreements we can get for the room, with physical address, but no one in their right mind would offer us jobs if we cannot even give a date that we will begin.
So basically we have no ties, except the people who know we are moving. Our parents also agreed to help out financially until we are on our feet, and we will go over with about 15 000 dollars in savings. In addition, my fiancee does have her own registered company in S.A, which would also generate some constant income until she can replicate the business in Canada after a year or two. In the beginning she will also get a job and run her company after hours. Bank records and Tax records of the company exists, which brings in about 2 000 dollars a month. (S.A exchange rate is not good at all, thus we wont be able to save more than 15k at the moment).
My questions are as follows:
1) I know there is no income requirement, but they may ask. Since our country's cost of living is low, and exchange rate is bad, we currently make about 5$ an hour, which is enough in S.A to afford rent, vehicles, medical, groceries and even enough spending that allows us to dine and go to movies and buy nice toys. So our yearly income would definitely not be similar to Canada's minimum, but when considering purchasing power, we are both employed in decent jobs (I have a bcom. degree in logistics from one of our top universities). As such, we do have potential to get jobs in Canada (even if it means min. wage), since we both are fluent in English and we have proper ethics and acumen. I dont want to waste money and be rejected, then I might as well go over on TRV and open work permit.
2) Do people get failed on proof of intent easily, and what can we do to avoid it? Buying air tickets etc. wont help if we dont have certainty, but we are dead serious about moving asap. If it wasnt for proof of intent we would have probably already started our application, but we are so paranoid. We live in a third world country run by a bunch of corrupt politicians and a president who cannot read or count (feel free to Google it). So we definitely dont intend on getting my PR just for the fun of it, especially since it costs a lot to start with, thanks to the terrible exchange rate. Has anyone else been in the same boat (no ties, no job offers etc.) and actually made it?
The only thing stopping us from going directly is the fact that we are not 100% whether they would accept her to sponsor me, since our exchange rate makes our income look terrible (around 20k a year when put in dollars), but we live very comfortable lives in S.A making about R250 000 a year. (To put things in perspective, a small 2 bedroom house costs R750 000 in a decent area), an apartment anywhere from R500 000. So we are making good money THIS side, but it may not look that great in dollars. Surely they need to understand the concept of Purchasing Power Parity? It's basic international economics.
I know this post is long, but I wanted to give as much information as possible.
