bunny82 said:
Yes Majormax we have been together in person many times, hehe. He comes for visits every 2-3 months. He does have the emails with his airline itineraries. So he could screen-shot those.
That will likely be more important than the chat history. The history is only evidence that you've talked; the trips are evidence that you've gone to considerable expense and effort to be together.
Also still need to do up a letter from my parents and the immigration consultant I am dealing with takes weeks to get back to me on stuff so kinda stressful.
You may wish to reconsider your consultant, unless you really want the paid-for advice. It sounds as if they are not serving you terribly well.
So you just did a couple of screenshots per month?
Even that might be too much. How much relationship history do you have? If you've been talking to each other in a romantic relationship for a few years, CIC won't learn anything from March 2013 that they didn't get from February 2013.
What is a support letter? Something separate that you send on the side?
A support letter would be something written by friends of family saying that they promise/intend to support you and your husband after he moves, until he can find employment and such. Essentially, it exists to convince CIC that the both of you won't be stuck on welfare once he lands. Ordinarily it's not necessary, but it might be a good idea since you will both be dependent upon your husband's income, interrupted by landing.
bunny82 said:
My husband made an appointment for his medical for July 31st. Should we make it later? Since it is only valid for 12 months, I am afraid if things take longer than he will have to have another done when he arrives/before he arrives. And I am confused because I hear that some people do this before sending off the application and get a form and include it in the app, and others do it after the application is sent off and the doctor sends the form themself to CIC. What should he do? And when should he have his exam? Thanks for any help
Outland applications should be submitted with an "upfront" medical exam, conducted before submitting the application. Inland applications are supposed to wait until CIC asks for the exam.
12 months is longer than the typical processing time for straightforward US/Canada applicants, so odds are you'd be quite safe there. Even if not, CIC often extends the medical validity for these applications (within 15 months from the medical date) if its expiry is the only thing preventing them from issuing permanent residency.
Panel physicians that are part of the "eMedical" system create an electronic entry for the examinee that is later linked to the CIC file.