little_apple said:
We moved in together in April 2012. I moved to his place and it was the first day of our relationship as well. Long story... ;-)
We provided a letter from the landlord that the rental agreement is just in his name but he can confirm that I moved in on April 20, 2012. But still: they want to see the joint rental agreement we don't have.
Joint utility bills: was included in rent. So we don't have any from April 2012-Mai 2013
Since Mai 2013 we have a joint electricity account for our condo BUT with his name on the bill which goes to my email address (it was not possible to put both names on the invoice)
Shaw TV and internet bill: He had his account for 10 or more years, we never put my name on it. We just didn't think about it at that time. We didn't enter the relationship thinking about a possible immigration and things we might have to proof.
Joint bank account since April 2012 (the day we moved in together). Seriously? We provided proof for our joint bank account starting February 2013 because we bought the condo. Isn't that enough after 10 months of relationship? Many people never have a joint bank account in their life!
Taxes for 2012 - that's ok
Taxes for 2013 - we haven't even started yet because we're still waiting for our T4's
Purchase of joint condo - ok, but we provided the invoice already. No problem I send it again
Police certificates expired - they didn't ask for new ones
Hi,
Don't stress too much about it, you are right, most couple have little or nothing at all. They should be worried about those people who DO have everything thought through, wouldn't they?
I would contact the landlord of your previous place and ask him nicely to go with you to Notary and give a statement in which he confirms that you moved in on a specified date. And maybe get a few more witness statements confirming the same. Have you ever paid any rent with your cheques or do you have any receipts in your name?
And when you get those statements, write the same letter to VO explaining what you just explained to us, but tell them that you are enclosing the notarized statements from the witnesses who are confirming that you lived there. Include all the details, names, phone numbers, emails so that they can be contacted if needed.
My husband and I moved in together 4 days after we first met
, and of course, for a few years until he got his TRP/Work permit paperwork sorted out, EVERYTHING was in my name.
Oh, I was sooooo hoping to hear some good news today in the forum, it will be 2 years since our application was received on February 22nd. I couldn't have ever imagined this, not in my wildest dreams. Our families and friends both in Toronto and Vancouver are waiting to hear from us with good news, for over 2 years now we've been waiting for this process to be over so that we can go back home to Vancouver.
Unbelievable. We don't have a joint account, but we have 2 kids together after 9 years of marriage - our anniversary is on March 19th, wow. When does this end? I love Canada dearly, but how fair is this?
