They asked for for documents. 1. They need the right photograph which I am convinced that my wife made a mistake on. Then they requested for PIF- I have a copy of mine, I am wondering if it is the same one sent to the immigration when I came to Canada. Also, I have my refugee claim decision to send to them as well- not sure if that is all they need. 4- They ask for pictures during signing of marriage certificate. Please advise if that is what you are submitting as well. I am going to Dubia on a vacation with my wife in 20 days, I might wait till after to send in. They gave me 60 days from today. What happens after?
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Hi Obannobi. Yes they asked for my wife PIF. Its the one you submitted to the immigration when you got to Canada. They also asked for refugee claim reason and decision, and also Canada inland application. Also proof to support that our marriage is genue and still ongoing. We already sent enough pictures of our registry in Ghana and also our marriage certificate initially, so they didn't ask for those ones. They gave us 30days. I believe we will be fine. Just send them what they request for and keep praying. All will be well. When did you file in?
Hi Obannobi. No they did not say our marriage was fake, they only said they were not satisfied with the proof we have and that I should submit more evidence to back my marriage and also progression of my relationship afterwards. We filed on the same time in April. I didn't understand what you meant by (is the decision you IRB refugee decision?) I believe as soon as we submit what they request for, it will all be ok. Just calm down and pray. Everything will be alright.
I am calling them soon, did they provide you with decisions and reasons document as well? I honestly still can't understand why they are requesting for this form. I am trying to rationalize the reasons behind it. It is looking like they might not request for interview since they are making their decsion based on provide document.
Hi Obannobi. You should call them, I'm glad I was able to help. We already requested for the form and we are still awaiting them to send it. I believe we will get it soon. I can't tell if their reasons for requesting for the forms might make them wave any interview, but I pray that it happens that way because most people who got their passport request recently where not asked to come for interview. I pray our case is the same.
Hi All,
I'm hoping that i can get some insight into what to do/not do when sponsoring a spouse. I'm a candaian (Nigerian) citizen (not sure if there is a difference but was born here) but my soon to be hubby is in Nigeria. We are getting married early next year so i'm trying to be proactive and identify things that we need to do to reduce stress during the processing.
Do you guys have some advise for me? Did any of you use a lawer for the processing? Are there some information that i should gather now? I've read about the need to show phone record but in the case where you use calling cards only, what type of phone record did you provide? Any other advise you can give will be appreciated.
Thank you
Temi
I'm hoping that i can get some insight into what to do/not do when sponsoring a spouse. I'm a candaian (Nigerian) citizen (not sure if there is a difference but was born here) but my soon to be hubby is in Nigeria. We are getting married early next year so i'm trying to be proactive and identify things that we need to do to reduce stress during the processing.
Do you guys have some advise for me? Did any of you use a lawer for the processing? Are there some information that i should gather now? I've read about the need to show phone record but in the case where you use calling cards only, what type of phone record did you provide? Any other advise you can give will be appreciated.
Thank you
Temi
Hi Temi. Welcome to the forum. Most of didn't use a lawyer while filing in our application. But if you choose to use one, that is better because it will save you a lot of stress and he will guide you on the process. As regard the phone record, you can ask your phone company to provide you with your call logs and also include your calling cards when filing in. Correspondence from email and other social media chats will also be necessary. Pictures from the wedding as well and every other proof of your relationship with your spouse would help. Where is the wedding taking place? You would need pictures of reception, outing and more. I wish you all the best.
Thank you Marcus for your response.
The wedding is goingto be in Nigeria, we are planning to do court, traditional and chuch however we've contemplated doing only court as well. Do you have any insight into how doing just court wedding may affect the process? All of my familiy members are here and his parent are in the US, we are trying to eliminate the need for them to travel down to Nigeria for the wedding by doing court there and doing the trad and church once he gets here...just to save everyone money.
I wil start keeping my monthly phone record and my cards (i've been throwing them away
) but i'm sure i'll have enough by the time we are ready to put his paper through (we use about 2/3 cards daily). I'll also start storing the whatapp messages now, so that i can have that ready when the time comes.
Is there anything (outside of pictures and communication) he needs to do at his end?
Thanks Again
TemiA
The wedding is goingto be in Nigeria, we are planning to do court, traditional and chuch however we've contemplated doing only court as well. Do you have any insight into how doing just court wedding may affect the process? All of my familiy members are here and his parent are in the US, we are trying to eliminate the need for them to travel down to Nigeria for the wedding by doing court there and doing the trad and church once he gets here...just to save everyone money.
I wil start keeping my monthly phone record and my cards (i've been throwing them away
) but i'm sure i'll have enough by the time we are ready to put his paper through (we use about 2/3 cards daily). I'll also start storing the whatapp messages now, so that i can have that ready when the time comes.Is there anything (outside of pictures and communication) he needs to do at his end?
Thanks Again
TemiA
Hi TemiA. Having a court wedding alone does not affect the process as long you have enough proof to show that the marriage is genuine. Take enough pictures and also pictures while signing the marriage certificate. Its ok if your spouse parents can't be at present at the marriage due to the distance but your spouse should have other relations and friends present at the wedding and you guys should take a lot of pictures. Not only on the wedding but also outings and honeymoon. You can do the church and trad over there as you said, when he come to join you. I guess the court marriage should be ok as long as you have enough proof and evidence of marriage genuineness. Yes you should start keeping your phone records and calling cards as this will be needed. Also keep saving your messages on watsapp and other ways you communicate together. There is not much he needs to do from his end but keep saving conversations and communications details of you guys. I hope I have been able to explain a little. You will find other helpful and wonderful people on this forum who will also be sharing ideas with you when the time comes. Until then, good luck to you.
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Temia u will also need a profe of financial support,but we shall enlighten u much when the time is due ok?TemiA said:Thank you Marcus for your response.
The wedding is goingto be in Nigeria, we are planning to do court, traditional and chuch however we've contemplated doing only court as well. Do you have any insight into how doing just court wedding may affect the process? All of my familiy members are here and his parent are in the US, we are trying to eliminate the need for them to travel down to Nigeria for the wedding by doing court there and doing the trad and church once he gets here...just to save everyone money.
I wil start keeping my monthly phone record and my cards (i've been throwing them away
Is there anything (outside of pictures and communication) he needs to do at his end?
Thanks Again
TemiA
Hi TemiA, welcome to the forum, good thing that you joined even before the sponsorship process. However you will learn a lot from here which will help you in the process. Some of us joined very late and just knew things after making lots of blunder in our cases. As for marriage proofs I advise you use some telephone company where you can actually get the phone records like Telephonenigeria.com or even Rebtel. With these companies you will have phone records. Money transfers like western union or money gram receipts. It is also important for the detail of your first contact/meeting, when proposal was made. You can also add affidavits from persons (friend or family) from either side who can attest to the existence and continuing relationship between you and your spouse. Like other members have suggested emails, social network chats(Facebook, whatsapp, viber calls) will be very helpful. I really wish you the very best in the whole process .Just start gathering all your stuff from now till the marriage ceremony day. Also try to keep a guest list for all the ceremonies-very important.TemiA said:
Macus, I was able to order the required documents today. I was able to convince them that it is very urgent. I am going through my document and noticed that in the portion of schedule background and declaration for my wife question number 6 if any member of family has made refugee claim and we said yes cause it was directed to principle applicant, I think that might have been the issue.