dolma said:
hi dear, first of all congratulations for getting visa... u inbox me the questions tht asked u in interview..my interview is scheduled in mid may..
These are the questions that we used to prepare for the interview. This covers everything! Good luck!
1. When and where did you meet your spouse for the first time?
2. How did you meet your spouse?
3. How old is your spouse? What is your spouse's birth date?
4. What does your spouse do for a living?
5. Where did your spouse go to school'?
6. What degrees or formal training does your spouse have?
8. Where does your spouse work?
9. What is the name of the company? What position does your spouse hold? How long has your spouse worked
there?
10. What does the job entail?
1 l. Does your spouse like her job?
12. What is the salary?
13. Where does your spouse live?
14. Whom does your spouse live with?
15. Where are you going to live when you go to Canada?
16. Please explain the type of relationship you have had since your first meeting.
17. What is your religion?
18. What is the religion of your spouse?
18. When you and your spouse were dating what would you do together?
19. Do you have any hobbies? Describe them.
20. Does your spouse have any hobbies? Describe them.
21. What type of music do you enjoy?
22. What type of music does your spouse enjoy?
23. What kind of movies do you enjoy?
24. What kind of movies does your spouse enjoy?
25. What kind of books do you read?
26. What kind of books does your spouse read?
27. Have you and your spouse ever exchanged gifts? Explain.
28. When and where did the marriage proposal take place?
29. Was your marriage arranged?
31. Did you have a ceremony celebrating your relationship?
32. Where was it held?
33. When was it held?
34. Describe the ceremony?
35. Did it conform to your own religious and cultural beliefs? Explain.
36. When did you get married?
37. Where did you get married?
38. Who was at the wedding?
39. What family members were there?
40. How many people were at the ceremony?
41. What day was the ceremony held on?
42. Who performed the ceremony?
43. Do you have pictures of the ceremony?
44. Who was at the ceremony from your side?
45. Who was at the ceremony from your spouse's side?
46. Were any friends present?
47. How many brothers and sisters does your spouse have?
48. Were your parents at the wedding? If not, why not?
49. Are your parents aware of the wedding? If not, why not?
50. Where your spouse's parents at the wedding? If not, why not?
51. Were your spouse's parents aware of the wedding? If not, why not?
52. Was a reception held? When and where was it held?
53. Who was present at the reception?
54. Did you receive any wedding gifts? Describe them.
55. Did you on a honeymoon? Where did you go and for how long?
56. Can you show me pictures and receipts from the honeymoon, wedding and reception?
57. Have you or your spouse been married before?
58. Why was that relationship dissolved?
59. Do you have any children from your current relationship or marriage?
60. How many children?
61. What are the names and birth dates?
62. Where are the children now?
63. Who looks after the children?
64. Do any other family members reside with you and your spouse? If yes, please indicate their names and relationship.
65. What relatives do you have in Canada?
66. What are their names and where do they live?
67. What relatives do you have outside of Canada?
68. Has your spouse met any of your relatives or friends? Who have they met and when did they meet them?
69. Have you met any of your spouse's relatives or friends? Whom have you met and when did you meet them?
70. In terms of education, would you say that you and your spouse's educational background are compatible?
71. What will you do when you go to Canada'?
72. Why did you marry your spouse?
73. Since your marriage have you seen your spouse? If not, why not?
74. Do your family members (parents, siblings) want to immigrate to Canada?
75. Did you marry your spouse so that you could sponsor your parents as landed immigrants of Canada?
76. How do you correspond with your spouse?
77. How often do you talk on the phone?
78. Do you have phone bills, e-mails, cards, etc., and can I see them?
79. Tell me why this marriage or relationship is genuine.
80. What makes your relationship with your spouse different from that of a female/male friend?
81. Does your spouse support you financially?
82. Do you support your spouse financially?
83. If I refuse this application what will you do?
84. Who was involved in arranging the marriage?
85.How is the middle man related or known to both families?
86.Did you talk with each other privately before agreeing to the marriage?
87.Why did you not get married earlier? (Especially asked of a woman in the Punjab marrying later than 26-28)
88.How many people attended your marriage (look at the photographs provided to the visa officer - is it in conformity with your answer? Very often there are limited number of people at the laavan ceremony)
89.When did your sponsor immigrate to Canada? (the visa officer is attempting to find out if the applicant has
knowledge of the sponsor)
90.What does your sponsor do for a living? (this is basic - every husband/wife should know this about their
sponsor)
91.What is your sponsor's phone number? (this is basic - every husband/wife should know this about their sponsor - however I have come across situations where the applicant does not know)
92.Do you have any relation with your sponsor other than marriage? (visa officer is attempting to ascertain
whether there was a relationship and therefore a motive to sponsor the applicant other than a genuine marital
relationship)
93.Who accompanied your sponsor when he/she came to get married? (something the applicant should know if
they are in a genuine relationship) 94.Who proposed? When was the proposal made? When did you get married? (basic...)
95.When did you and your sponsor live together? (also elementary, and a question contained in the sponsorship
questionnaire)
96.Did you and the sponsor attend any weddings or functions together? (It's almost a certainty that a newly
married couple will be attending other weddings, especially if their wedding was during the marriage season)
97.What is the name of your spouse's company? (applicant should know the employment of sponsor) 98.What kind of work does sponsor aspire to do in the future? Any career plans? (see above)
99.What was his/her previous job before present employment? Why did sponsor change jobs? How long at
current employment? (see above)
100.What does sponsor like about the job? What is his/her boss/supervisor's name?
101.What are the names of
the people he/she works with? What is the nature of the job? How much does he/she make?(see above)
102.What does sponsor like/dislike about [INSERT CANADIAN CITY]? (visa officer is attempting to get a spontaneous response)
103.Where do you and your sponsor plan to live in Canada?
104.What do you plan to do once you get to Canada (go to school, learn english, get a job)
105.What are your spouse's friends' names?
106.What does your sponsor do in his spare time? What does your sponsor do when he's not working?
107.What is spouse's favorite sport? 108.Did you go on a honeymoon or outing after your marriage?
109.Where did you go to/How long did you go for?
110.How long did your sponsor stay in India after the marriage?
111.How often, and how do you stay in contact with your spouse?
112.when did you start cohabitation with your wife?
113.when did you enter into a romantic relationship with your wife?
114.why are everyone wearing sweaters in your reception/wedding photos
With the date of may 28th on them?
115.I am going to pick some random pictures out of the 250 pictures describe who Is in the pictures and where they were taken.
116. I am going to call your spouse now on the phone and ask him/her the Same questions. Is there any answer you gave me that you wish to change Now before I make this call.
117. Tell something about yourself.
118. Where do you live?
119. Do you have your own house, or you live on rent?
121. Do your live in a joint family?
122. What's your current marital status?
123. Have you been previously married?
124. Have you ever been in dilemma with the law? Were you ever charged arrested for any kind of crime?
125. Do you have family in Canada?
126. How long you have been working at this company?
127. Name and Date of Birth of Spouse.
128. Describe this 1st meeting.
129. Did you make arrangements to meet again?
130. Did you exchange phone numbers?
131. When did you meet next?
132. Where were you living at the time? Where was your spouse living?
133. When did you decide to get married? Where were you at the time?
134. Did you live together before marriage?
135. Who were the witnesses to the ceremony?
136. Did you exchange wedding rings?
137. Where did you purchase these rings? Did you and your spouse purchase them together?
138. Describe the reception.
139. If you did not have a reception, what did you do after the wedding ceremony?
140. Where did you live after the wedding?
141. Describe the place where you lived right after the marriage. Number of bedrooms and bathrooms;
furnishings; color of walls, floor coverings, appliances, etc; type of air conditioning, heating, etc; # of telephones,
televisions, etc. Do you have cable television?
142. Describe your bedroom. Where do you keep your clothes? Where does your spouse keep his or her clothes?
Where are the bathroom towels kept? Where do you keep the dirty clothes?
143. Where is the garbage kept in the kitchen?
144. On what day of the week is the garbage picked up?
145. Where do you shop for groceries? Do you go together with your spouse? How do you get there?
146. Where do you work? What days of the week do you work?
147. What hours do you work? What is your salary?
148. What is your telephone number at work?
149. When was the last vacation you and your spouse took together?
150. Where does your spouse work? What days of the week? What hours? What is the salary, if you know?
151. Do you or your wife have any scars or tattoos? If so, where on the body?
152. Do you know your spouse's family members? If so, which ones? If your spouse has children from a previous
marriage, their names, ages, where they live, and where they go to school, if applicable.
153. Where do you live now? (If different from where you lived right after the marriage, then go over the same questions as above). How much is the rent? When is it paid? How do you pay it?
154. Do you have a bank account together? Where? What kind of account?.
155. Are both of you listed on the account? (Do you have a bank letter, cancelled checks, etc.?)
156. What kind of automobile do you and your spouse have? Describe them.
157. Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary? If so, do you have a copy?
158. Do you have any pets? What kind, what are their names, and describe them?
159. What did you do for Christmas, New Year's, your anniversary, or you or your spouse's last birthday? Did you
exchange gifts? If so, what kind of gift?
160. What is your spouse's favorite food? What is your favorite food?
161. Does your spouse drink coffee? If so, does he or she use cream and/or sugar?
162. Did you eat dinner together last night? Did anyone else have dinner with you? What did you have?
163. Did you watch TV after dinner last night? What shows did you watch?
164. At what time did you go to bed? Who went to bed first?
165. Did you have the air conditioning or heater on?
166. Who woke up first this morning? Did an alarm clock go off?
167. Did you or your spouse take a shower?
168. Did you come to the interview together? Who drove?
169. Did you have breakfast? Where and what did you eat?
170.what did you do for your spouse last b/day.
171.What did you give each other for your last birthdays?
172.Which of your financial matters are shared, or who supports the other financially?
173. What are your working hours?
174.How did you celebrate your most recent wedding anniversary?
175.Have you and your spouse gone to see a movie (or any other form of entertainment) lately? When and what did you see?
176.Do you jointly own any property? If yes, can I see the copies of the documents?
177.Do you have an insurance policy listing your spouse as the beneficiary? If yes, can I see copy of the same?
178. What did you do for Christmas, New Year, your anniversary? Did you exchange gifts? If so, what kind of gift?
179. How did you and your spouse get to the church, temple, gurudwara, courthouse etc?
180. What kind of cake or other food was served?
181.Did you serve the liquor? What kind?
182.Did anyone get drunk or otherwise embarrass themselves at the reception? Who? Describe.
183.How late did the guests stay at the wedding?
184.Did you exchange wedding rings? Did you and your spouse purchase them together or separately?
185.Was there music or other entertainment?
186.Who were the bridesmaids/groomsmen?
187.Did the bride change clothes for the reception?
188.What time did you and the [bride or groom] leave the reception?
189.Did you go on a honeymoon? When did you leave? How did you get there? Where did you go? For how long? What airlines?
190.Where did you live after the wedding?
191.Do you know your spouse's family members? Which ones?
192.Have you met each other's parents?
193.When did you see them last time? For how long? Where?
194.Do you buy gifts for your in-laws on important holidays? Do they buy gifts for you?
195.Which other members of your spouse's family do you see frequently? When was the last time you saw them? What did you do together?
196.How often do you see each other's parents?
197.How do each of you get along with your parents-in-law?
198.Could you please describe the place where you lived right after the marriage? No. of bedrooms and
bathrooms; furnishings; color of walls, floor coverings, appliances, etc; type of air conditioning (window or
central), heating (gas or electrical), etc; number of telephones, TV sets etc.
199.Do you live in a home (single family, condominium, townhouse) or apartment? How much is the mortgage or rent? Who pays it?
200.Who gets up first? At what time?
201.How many sinks, toilets, and showers are there in your house/apartment in total?
202.How many remote controls are there in your house?
203.How many cars do you have?
203.Do you have a garage? How many cars fit into it? Who parks in it? Do you use a garage door opener?
204.How many telephones are in your house? Where are they?
205.Do both of you have cell phones? Do you have a family plan on the phones?
206.Does your phone have an answering machine? Who checks the messages?
207.Do you have a VCR? What brand? Do you use it only to watch videos, or do you record any TV shows?
208.Do you have a DVD player? What brand?
209.Where do you rent movies from?
210.Does your spouse listen to the radio? What station?
211.Do you have cable TV or satellite dish?
212.Who is the cable/dish provider in your house?
213.Does your spouse listen to music? What kind of equipment does he/she have such as walkman, iPod etc?
214.How many TV sets are in your house? In which rooms?
215.Do you watch TV shows together, or separately?
216.Name one TV show that you always watch together.
217.Do you have a still camera? Is that a digital camera or the one with the roll?
218.Who uses the camera most often?
219.Who takes pictures at important family occasions or during sightseeing?
220.Do you have a camcorder? What brand is it?
221.What does your spouse drink in the morning? (Such as coffee, tea, milk etc.) If so, does he/she use cream and/or sugar?
222.What is your spouse's most (or least) favorite food?
223.Is there a particular food that you eat every week? What is it?
224.What are your favorite foods and who cooks what?
225.Do you have a barbecue grill? Do you use it? Is it gas or charcoal?
226.How many times a week on average do you eat out?
227.What is your special restaurant?
228.Where is the garbage kept in the kitchen?
229.What size is your bed (twin, queen, king)?
230.Do you have a regular mattress, futon, or waterbed?
231.Who sleeps on each side of the bed?
232.Do either of you read or watch television before going to sleep?
233.Do you have lamps next to your bed?
234.Have you ever had an argument that resulted in one of you sleeping in another room? Who, and which room?
235.What kind of birth control do you use? What brand do you use?
236.When was your wife's last menstrual period?
237.Do you leave any lights on when you go to sleep at night?
238.How many windows are there in your bedroom?
239.Where do you keep your toothbrushes?
240.Does your spouse use a regular toothbrush or an electrical one?
241.What kind of toothpaste, soap, and shampoo do each of you use?
242.Where do you keep your clothes? Where does your spouse keep his/her clothes?
243.What color are your spouse's pajamas?
244.What is your favorite position (missionary, doggy, cow girl etc)?
245.Where are the bathroom towels kept?
246.Where do you keep the dirty clothes?
247.Did you eat dinner together last night? What did you have?
248.Did anyone else have dinner with you last night?
249.Who cooked the dinner last night? What time was dinner served?
250.Did you watch TV after dinner? What shows did you watch?
251.Who went to bed first?
252.At what time did you go to bed?
253.Did you have the AC, fan or heater on?
254.Who woke up first this morning? Did an alarm clock go off?
255.Did you or your spouse take a shower this morning?
256.Did you have breakfast? Where and what did you eat?
257.Did you come to the interview together? Who drove?
