dude,
use as many extra document as possible. for example: when I sent my wife's Permanent Resident Visa, I sent photos, e-mail messages and outragous phone bills.
The best advice I can give you is have all your docs as clear and possible, don't forget anything
here is what I recommended someone else with a simliar issue.
Re: I want to bring my Thai girlfriend home to Canada...
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2008, 06:52:48 pm » Quote Modify Remove
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hey,
I went through the exact same problem as you. In order to get a temporary visa for your girlfriend, (Provided that she doesn't have what is stated above) you need to get married in Thailand first. It is ALOT of paperwork. ****I highly recommend using a translation center to do the leg work for you***.They have connections inside the Thai ministry and will get your docs done fast,you have to prove you are single with a waiver you can sign at the embassy. You will also have to translate all the thai documents into english then submit them to the CDN embassy. Then the Embassy folk will tell you to get into the immigration line, and then they will give you a sponsership and Permanent resident visa application.
From there, you go back to Canada most likely alone, and do all your docs as clear and as percise as possible. If everything checks out, your sponsership should be to long. Mine was only 3 week to start to finish. although 5 months later and my wife and I are still waiting for word from Singapore about the Permanent Visa application.
here is the translation center I used they are professional and endorsed by most of the furaung country embassys.
www.itctranslation.com (Suan Lum night bazaar) - talk to Mrs. Joy
All in all, it took me 2 weeks to get married and have my thai side paperwork finished. CDN immigration is another story.
