- Nov 6, 2009
- 281
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Accra, Ghana
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 30-01-2008
- Interview........
- 05-05-2009
I am a Canadian, born in Canada. My husband is Nigerian. We met in Asia in 2001, where we were both living. I was his girlfriend from 2001 to 2004, in Asia. He then went back to Nigeria. I went back to Canada in 2005 to look after my parents (both are suffering from dementia). We spoke to each other a lot on the phone from 2005 to 2007, but did not see each other - he was refused a visitor visa to Canada two times, and I could not leave my parents. My mom got much sicker and had to go into a nursing home in 2007, so I was able to leave Canada for a short time. I went to Nigeria then and we got married. I visited him in Nigeria for two weeks in October 2007, one month in the spring of 2008, and 10 weeks in the summer of 2009.
We have proof of my travel to Nigeria, a lot of phone bills, a few emails, photos, photos of gifts he gave me and receipts for gifts I gave him, some receipts and tickets from two trips we took together (but not all, because we didn't think we would have to prove we traveled together, so didn't keep all receipts), letters form two friends who met me with him in Asia, letters from his friends saying they met us together in Nigeria, a letter from my doctor saying I was trying to get pregnant, and evidence we went to an orphanage in Nigeria to inquire about adopting a child. We don't have much evidence that we knew each other in Asia. All photos are from my three trips to Nigeria.
He applied to immigrate to Canada in January 2007; the interview was in May 2009, and he was rejected. The visa officer said she didn't believe it was a genuine marriage. In particular, she didn't think we knew enough about each other. We appealed.
I have several questions: When will the appeal probably take place? How do they decide whether to use an ADR? What kinds of proof will I need to show that we have a genuine marriage, besides that which I have already mentioned (and which clearly wasn't enough)? Is there any way he can come to Canada while we are waiting?
We have proof of my travel to Nigeria, a lot of phone bills, a few emails, photos, photos of gifts he gave me and receipts for gifts I gave him, some receipts and tickets from two trips we took together (but not all, because we didn't think we would have to prove we traveled together, so didn't keep all receipts), letters form two friends who met me with him in Asia, letters from his friends saying they met us together in Nigeria, a letter from my doctor saying I was trying to get pregnant, and evidence we went to an orphanage in Nigeria to inquire about adopting a child. We don't have much evidence that we knew each other in Asia. All photos are from my three trips to Nigeria.
He applied to immigrate to Canada in January 2007; the interview was in May 2009, and he was rejected. The visa officer said she didn't believe it was a genuine marriage. In particular, she didn't think we knew enough about each other. We appealed.
I have several questions: When will the appeal probably take place? How do they decide whether to use an ADR? What kinds of proof will I need to show that we have a genuine marriage, besides that which I have already mentioned (and which clearly wasn't enough)? Is there any way he can come to Canada while we are waiting?
