How long did it take you to complete your spousal sponsorship application?

[Claudia Horne]

My husband and I are almost done our spousal sponsorship application and hope to send it in by next week, but I feel like we're missing something, as it's been such a quick process. How long did you take to complete and send in your application?


I'll give a little background information. I'm a Canadian citizen (21) sponsoring my British husband (25) He is on his second year in Canada on a working holiday visa and we have a 10 month old daughter. I am not currently working (stay at home mom) but will be going back to work part time in January 2019 and doing part time school which is paid for without any loans. We have financial support from both of our parents, if necessary. We have been together 3 years and were married August 2017. We are going forward with an outland application because we are travelling back to England over Christmas and don't want to risk anything plus my husband only has until October 2019 on his visa


We have the checklist and we've completed all but one form. On top of this, we also have over 70 photos (dated, descriptions etc.) proof of joint bank account, a copy of our lease, a written cover letter giving a summary of our case (which I was recommended to do by a lawyer), proof of vehicles in our name, a writeup from both myself and my husband on how we met/timeline of our relationship etc, and additional attached pages explaining certain details that might be questioned (we had a small wedding and short honeymoon, I am a stay at home mom with no income etc). We also have letters of support (emotional and financial) from both of our parents, and a letter detailing my husbands career progression and job security here in Canada.


For those of you with similar situations, what extra details/proof of relationship did you put in your application.

Also, for anyone whose application was processed at the London UK visa office, how long did it take for you to get permanent residence?

 

[Wakki]

submit the forms and supporting documents as required i spousal sponsorship checklist......approval will be based on the genuineness of your marriage/relationship and proof of the supporting documents.

 

[Wakki]

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-i...utland-london-uk-applications.49436/page-1537

 

[np08]

The checklist clearly states to send a maximum of 20 photos. 70 is way too much and is clearly going against their instructions. When choosing the photos, think quality over quantity. Make sure they span as much of your relationship that you can manage, that any important milestones are included, times you've met each others family and/or friends, wedding ceremony, etc.

Your evidence seems pretty standard.

It's a quick process when you do your research in advance and have no particular complications with your case. I think we were done with ours in under a week, and we took our time with choosing the photos and organizing everything. Realistically, if you prepare in advance, you could do it in several hours. But it's better not to rush, of course. Minimizes the chance of mistakes.

As you've missed a pretty obvious instruction when it comes to the photos, I'd suggest carefully going through your checklist and making sure you have everything they're asking for and that you have evidence for all the different categories they ask for.

 

[Jazzercise]

Seventy photos is way too much. Like np08 said, quality over quantity. Wedding photos, birthdays, vacations, anything with other family members, etc. If you really want to sneak in a few more photos, you could take screenshots of Facebook (or other social media) photo posts that also document public interaction between each other, friends, and/or family. From the sounds of it though, you already have some good evidence of a genuine relationship and have addressed what you believe to be weaker points of the application. This is all good.

You know how important this is, so take a little extra time to go over everything again. Triple check signatures, barcodes, forms, required documents, and so on. After you've done all that and sent it off, you'll probably still feel as though you missed something or messed something up. It's part of the immigration process, haha.

Good luck!