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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Thanks for the info on this.
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Hi BeShoo, Thank you very much for your feedback and your help. This is a good suggestion to have two different letters, and it will not take a lot of time to make the letters different. Thanks for the links that you provided. They are very helpful. Many thanks for the help and best regards...
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Sounds good. I will keep you posted and hope it works. Thanks a lot and best regards.
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Thank you very much for the advice. This a very good way to write the letter. I appreciate your help and best regards.
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Hi matthewc, In the statutory declaration that my two friends will sign, it is ok if they say that they know us to be "married", or that they know us to be in common-law relationship? All of our friends know that we are married, but the visa office does not recognize the marriage and they...
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Hi matthewc, Thank you very much for the reply. I agree with you, puting things in writing is a good idea, since they might, or might not like the email. It is better to give them everything they want in a single package. I will also, when I go to the notary public, I will get two notarized...
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Thank you very much for your reply. I really appreciate it. Also, the CIC agent that said that proxy-marriages are recognized by Canada if the marriage is legal in the country of marriage, is suggesting that we send the link to the the CIC's processing manual OP2 to the visa office to show them...
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Hi matthewc, Thanks a lot for your reply and help. The CIC agent sent me the same link from the CIC's processing manual OP2. The CIC agent is saying that the visa office might not be aware that proxy marriages are acceptable if they are legal in the country of marriage. "As the applicant, you...
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    Experts help!! Proxy-Marriage - Is it recognized by Canada Immigration???

    Hi, The Canadian visa office (processing my spouse family class application) is saying that our proxy-marriage done outside Canada is NOT recognized by Canada, even it is recognized by the country of marriage. And therefore my spouse can NOT apply for permanent residence in Canada under the...