Testimonials for spousal sponsorship

[ufa]

Just wondering how common (or expected) it is to include testimonials in your spousal-application?

Respond please with:

If you included testimontial or not
How many testimonials you included,
Inland/Outland,
married/common-law/conjugal and
where you are in the process.

Thanks!

 

[MandiF]

Yes
About 10
Outland
Married
Sponsorship approved still waiting for PPR

 

[suze_h]

Yes
About 8
Outland
Common-Law
Sponsorship approved, still in process in London since November 5th

 

[scylla]

1. No
2. n/a
3. Outland Buffalo
4. Married
5. Landed

 

[ufa]

Thanks for the input - anyone else want to contribute?

1. If you included testimontial or not
2. How many testimonials you included,
3. Inland/Outland,
4. married/common-law/conjugal and
5. where you are in the process.

 

[quakingaspen]

1. No testimonials
2. N/A
3. Outland
4. Married
5. Just submitted our application two weeks ago

 

[angelbrat]

1. No
2. n/a
3. Inland
4. Common Law
5. Applied 29th September 2009....landed in Vancouver 20th May 2010

 

[waitingintz]

Hi Ufa

By testimonials I assume you mean some kind of statement from one's friends/family? Remember that some visa offices require 2 notarized statements while others don't require any.

1. Yes (required)
2. 2 notarized, 2 statements
3. Outland
4. Common-law
5. Pretoria, provisionally accepted pending background check

 

[Love_Young]

1. Yes
2. 5, I think
3. Inland
4. Married
5. In process (received 5 months ago tomorrow, 3 or 4 more to go)

 

[Rinnerz]

1. Yes
2. 9
3. Outland (Buffalo)
4. Married
5. In process at Buffalo as of December 6, 2010

 

[kelKel]

1. Yes
2. We included 10- 2 notarized 8 statements
3. Outland,
4. Common Law
5. In process 1 month at Buffalo

 

[Pharoh]

1. Yes
2. 10-11, half hand-written, half typed.
3. Outland,
4. Married
5. Imminent approval by CPC-M, then on to Buffalo.

 

[Teriskier]

Yes
8
Inland
Common-Law
Application received Sept 13th, processing started on Nov 3rd.

 

[AllisonVSC]

!. Yes, required
2. 2 notarized per requirement, about 6-7 others
3. Outland (Buffalo)
4. Conjugal partner
5. Applied Aug 11 2009, landed Nov 4, 2009

 

[FleetingDasein]

Yes
3
Outland
Common-law
Applied a few days ago.