hi THANKS .. CAN U ALSO SHARE UR WIFE INTERVIEW EXPERIENCE .. WHY DID THEY REFUSE .. WAS THERE ANY RED FLAGS .. I HOPE U WON'T MIND .. I JUST WANT TO PREPARE WITH ALL INFO ..
It was a red flag because it was my second marriage and second sponsorship. My first marriage was going through much trouble and my wife and I fell in love shortly after the end of my first marriage. Because of this, VO thought it was not genuine and that we had the child on purpose to get her to come to Canada. We were young and just fell in love as this was almost 10 years ago.
I can not believe someone who would have a baby to get their permanent residence in Camada but that is my opinion as it would be too cruel for the child.
We also failed for not being able to support ourselves because my taxes were low and they said that we will not be able to support ourselves without assistance.
They also said that my wife and my relationship is not genuine because my wife did not know if British Columbia is the province of Vancouver.
After they failed the interview, they gave us 3 months to prepare supporting documents to change their minds. We had a store in Vietnam, I had a steady job and was still denied.
We went to appeal this decision with the help of our lawyer. We sent in our evidence to the court and a week before we had court, the immigration officer called my lawyer and said that there is no point of taking this trial as she clearly sees this is a genuine marriage and that we are motivated business owners and a lazy couple going on social assistance. Also, we have a daughter who is now almost 6. I have been wanting to be with my wife for almost 10 years. It has been a downhill struggle and now my wife is expecting our second child.
End 2013 was when we started our application. So it took us almost 3 and a half years. But our case was different. I am sure yours will be much quicker. My advice is to never lie to them about your application then you will eventually be approved even if it means you have to appeal. But once you lie and they catch you, you will lose your chance forever.