vjamal said:why dont you just do another sponsorship?
Well here's the thing. Whether or not a couple is still together 1 or 2 years after the sponsored spouse landed in Canada does not, in and of itself, prove or disprove marriage fraud. I know one couple that broke up about 7 months after the spouse landed in Canada. There was no marriage fraud involved. They broke up because, after living together they discovered significant differences in their ideas of what a marriage "should" be that just could not be overcome. I know another couple that broke up because of family interference in their relationship. And then another because of substance abuse issues. I know couples having troubles because of issues with money (different ideas about saving/spending), couples where the love seems to be dying, etc. I know couples where the sponsor has ended the relationship and the sponsored spouse is devastated and still very much in love while the other person is ready to move on. 50% of ALL marriages in Canada end in divorce. What a sad statistic. But don't those reasons above sound like reasons ANY couple breaks up? That's because they are. We all probably know someone that was dating or living with someone for a long time, got married, and a year later are headed to divorce court. This stuff just happens. Throw immigration into the mix and you've got extra challenges. Marriage fraud is difficult to prove and/or predict. Marriage itself is difficult to predict. All you can do is try to keep your eyes open, don't ignore the signs or red flags or the things that make you go "Hmmmmm" and try your best to make sound decisions not clouded by "love". Tough to do. In the case of marrying someone from another country, I believe you MUST evaluate the risks and decide whether you are willing to take them. Take responsibility for your own choices as best you can.dair2dv8103100 said:I think these statistics that you have provided are very interesting because I have said all along I would like to know how many are actually NOT marriage fraud. I understand that there will be cases that are not reported either because of shame or maybe both parties are involved in the scam. But looking at these numbers there are many couples that are genuine and while we do not know how many are still together years down the road... it shows that they did not do it with the intent of getting into Canada. It makes me hopeful that while the media devours the negative press of immigration.. there is a lot of positives ... even if hidden.
Sound words. May I just also add, that remember when it says "They lived happily ever after" it said "lived" before "happily" and "ever after". It's about LIFE and there is a big IF in the middle. It's a lot of work, and when Immigration is over and done with, you still have to live with each other, and the choices you have made, and there will be other things to work on. Immigration is but one unique challenge, it is not the be-all and end-all of challenges your marriage will face.rjessome said:Marriage itself is difficult to predict. All you can do is try to keep your eyes open, don't ignore the signs or red flags or the things that make you go "Hmmmmm" and try your best to make sound decisions not clouded by "love". Tough to do. In the case of marrying someone from another country, I believe you MUST evaluate the risks and decide whether you are willing to take them. Take responsibility for your own choices as best you can.
Of course there is always hope! You cannot fear your furture when you haven't lived it yet. Put the work into your marriage and hopefully you will be together forever. That's all anyone can do.
Hi, yes some. It's not my area of practice at this time. Have you ever searched on CanLII for cases like yours? This thread is not a good one for information about appeals and ADRs but there is another forum that has more information. I think it's immigration.ca but I can't remember at the moment.vjamal said:rejesomme,
Do you have any knowledge of statistics or experience with the ADR?
vjamal, answering your personal message here since i received three today with the same question.vjamal said:rejesomme,
Do you have any knowledge of statistics or experience with the ADR?
vjamal said:Thanks rejsomme....
Thank-you Lois Lane for responding....I actually have a lawyer thats doing all that....we got refused in dec 2010 so this year i left everything and went to live with my husband in Morocco from feb -aug for 6mths i hope that will be a plus at the ADR.....We are the same age, same religion, same dreams for the futur but they said it non-authentic and my husband lives a precarious life so therefore they think he wants to come to Canada for papers not for love...and he knows me superficially.....thats the basis for refusal....we were devastated....its such a struggle...Hope to God it ends soon and win the ADR....I wanted to know the statistics of the winning and losing the ADR to see my chances obviously its cae by case but still......
havent ever seen a statistic but if i had to guess i would say 80% plusvjamal said:Thanks rejsomme....
Thank-you Lois Lane for responding....I actually have a lawyer thats doing all that....we got refused in dec 2010 so this year i left everything and went to live with my husband in Morocco from feb -aug for 6mths i hope that will be a plus at the ADR.....We are the same age, same religion, same dreams for the futur but they said it non-authentic and my husband lives a precarious life so therefore they think he wants to come to Canada for papers not for love...and he knows me superficially.....thats the basis for refusal....we were devastated....its such a struggle...Hope to God it ends soon and win the ADR....I wanted to know the statistics of the winning and losing the ADR to see my chances obviously its cae by case but still......
I think if they don t contact you soon it is good news. the problem is when after a week or 2 they say decision made, most of the time it is bad news.Habibti said:Today it has been exactly 2 weeks since my husband had interview. No news so far... no news good news? I feel like I am hanging above a cliff and that at any moment someone is going to cut the rope. I have started to have anxiety attacks. It is not a good feeling to wake up and feel my heart squeezing or racing and gasping for air. The wait continue...
It usually takes 4 weeks for a medical to be reunited with the file at the visa office. So wait 2 more weeks and then contact the VO to find out if the have received his medical.patopato said:4 months and a half after his interview they asked him to re-do medicals buit never a word that he is accepted. still waiting. it has been 2 weeks since he did his medicals. i don t know what to think anymore.....