this is my experience in the Cairo visa office.
i had my interview at the morning of (Sunday, May 12, 2013) at 9:00 am. In interview room 5 with an elderly man wearing glasses. The man didn't introduce himself, so i cannot tell you his name.
I'm applying under the family class sponsorship. me and my wife have know each other since Oct 2009, we have been married since the beginning of 2012.
The man was very abrupt! He would not listen to what i was answering. He would only keep saying, "I am not satisfied!!"
I'm a liberal Muslim and my wife is Christian..."Very unusual" he said. I ask this... people of this world are not allowed to marry people of other religions???
The man also asked about our age difference.When I told him that love is blind and we don't feel that difference at all , The man sniggered.
The man asked me if he wanted to go to Canada, when I said, "I want to go to my wife" The man said, "That is not what i asked you!" he replied it ..i replied the same answer , he said with angrily voice to answer with yes or no so i said yes.... to my wife .
I had brought photos and papers to prove our ongoing relationship, the man would not look at them.
i met a freeislam , who had an interview on the same day said that he had an interview with the same man, and he had the same treatment from the interviewer. the same rudeness.
has told me that he has found out that there were 9 interviews on May 12, and so far he has talked to 6 of them, and they all have said that they talked to the same older gentleman in interview room 5. And he was so racist with all of them .
After waiting for sooo long and to finally hear that we had an interview, i am very disappointed about our treatment. All we want is to be together, we are in love. It is not fair treatment. We have been together for 43 months, we talk everyday for hours!!! We probably talk more than people who are together in the same room. Now we want to live together and have a normal life
I want to add something: I have found out that of the nine interviews that happened that day, the one that involved a Canadian wife being present. Only that couple was given a verbal approval and the rest of them kept telling them I'm not satisfied l. it takes a Canadian to be present in the interview to prove that a marriage is genuine.
I am very upset and angry about all of this. The man asking the interview questions was only asking about Egyptian customs. me and my wife are married. An Egyptian and a Canadian. This marriage is not only about my customs, it is about OUR customs!! We are 2 people in this marriage, not one !!!! We have discussed our differences, we are positive that we want to spend the rest of our lives together.
Only me ..( the husband )is Egyptian, and not all of our relationship was done according to my "customs". Two different people involved with different backgrounds and cultures means that not everything will be from one perspective. Customs or expectations come from each side of our relationship. It is important that together we create what we can both agree on. NOT just the Egyptian culture and or customs.
we sent everything in the application ( photos , MSN conversations history, tickets , gifts , ) to prove that our marriage is genuine
decision has been made but no letter yet , two weeks now after that horrible interview .
i emailed the embassy and the minister but no respond at all .
any help about appeals , immigration consultants , lawyer etc .
prayers are highly appreciated .
ty guys !
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united we stand..
