VISA WAIT HELP! PLEASE HELP :$ INTERVIEW ON THE 22ND AUGUST, V.O. SAID WE WOULD KNOW OF THE DECISION IN 3-4 WEEKS! STILL WAITING!!
So here's the thing. My father and step-mom got married in 2011 August. My mom's from India while we stay in Canada. So we sponsored her to come to Canada in November 2011. We had all the necessary documents required, the medical was done quick and easy. Basically, in short, all the paper work went by easily. Here's the deal. When the Visa officer called her for an interview in India, both me and my dad travelled there to support and accompany her. The day she gave her visa interview, we expected the Visa Officer to call my dad in and talk to him as well, however she didn't. Which is...unusual in a way...I mean come on, we travelled to India all the way from Canada this August and she wouldn't bother talk to us...It's just when we, my dad and I, were sitting outside waiting for my mom's chance for the interview, we saw other VOs call the applicant's spouse in as well. Anywho, the VO asked her many questions such as:
1.) How could you marry a man with a 16 year-old girl (me)?
Mom - I liked his daughter and she is mature and adjusted well with me and we have a good relationship. She helped encourage mine and my husband's relationship as well.
2.) How could you marry him after only seeing him 2 days?
Mom - We have been talking on Skype since April 2011 everyday (yes everyday). And we decided that the relation was good so we decided to marry in August.
3.) Why did he not visit you for one year (between 2011 and 2012 August, my mom's interview was on 22 August.)
Mom- My husband couldn't visit due to his work and also main reason - his PR expired on 15 August 2011, so they had to leave on the 12th. (They got married on the 8th.) And also his daughter couldn't miss school.
4.) Why did he not marry for 7 years after his wife died?
Mom - Well he wanted to get settled in Canada with a proper job and he was mainly looking for a woman that would adjust with his daughter.
5.) How could you marry after 1 year of your divorce? (to my mom ofc.)
Mom - It was mine and my husband's parent's idea and decision. And I wanted to settle down as well. (If she married any later she would be of too old an age.)
6.) How could you marry again on your parent's consent when your first marriage, decided by them, ended in divorce?
Mom- It ended in divorce as I wasn't able to have a baby, but here I have a daughter, and we have a good relation, so it seemed like a good decision.
My mom kept her composure throughout the VOs questions, her nagging and snapping and rudeness. In the end when the VO asked my mom, what she would do if her visa is to be rejected, my mom told her that her husband and his daughter would have to leave Canada and settle in India with her (which is true, mind you). I know that the relation might not exactly seem genuine as they didn't live together, but after the marriage we have continued talking to her everyday and gave the VO the whole Skype record (yes the whole thing, I kid you not) And she kept it. I sent my mom a letter with wishes and love on her anniversary which the VO also read very thoroughly, as my mom puts it. After the interview they said we would know the decision in 3-4 weeks. Well I am here with this question since 3-4 weeks have gone by, and there is no sign of a decision made. We check online the status of the visa application and it is still in process...umm what I am looking for is any help or suggestions on this topic...if there is anything we can do or expect or simply wait. BTW, we came to India on 18th August, went to the interview on the 22nd and are here till 30 Oct. Her visa decision will greatly affect whether we stay or go. (If she gets it, we all go together, if, god forbid, she doesn't, we all stay here in India). This also affects my studies back in Canada and my dad's job. So any thoughts, remarks, suggestions, anything? Please help :$ Thank you in advance. Just desperately waiting for the visa. I can't wait to settle down with her in Canada and have my family life back!
So here's the thing. My father and step-mom got married in 2011 August. My mom's from India while we stay in Canada. So we sponsored her to come to Canada in November 2011. We had all the necessary documents required, the medical was done quick and easy. Basically, in short, all the paper work went by easily. Here's the deal. When the Visa officer called her for an interview in India, both me and my dad travelled there to support and accompany her. The day she gave her visa interview, we expected the Visa Officer to call my dad in and talk to him as well, however she didn't. Which is...unusual in a way...I mean come on, we travelled to India all the way from Canada this August and she wouldn't bother talk to us...It's just when we, my dad and I, were sitting outside waiting for my mom's chance for the interview, we saw other VOs call the applicant's spouse in as well. Anywho, the VO asked her many questions such as:
1.) How could you marry a man with a 16 year-old girl (me)?
Mom - I liked his daughter and she is mature and adjusted well with me and we have a good relationship. She helped encourage mine and my husband's relationship as well.
2.) How could you marry him after only seeing him 2 days?
Mom - We have been talking on Skype since April 2011 everyday (yes everyday). And we decided that the relation was good so we decided to marry in August.
3.) Why did he not visit you for one year (between 2011 and 2012 August, my mom's interview was on 22 August.)
Mom- My husband couldn't visit due to his work and also main reason - his PR expired on 15 August 2011, so they had to leave on the 12th. (They got married on the 8th.) And also his daughter couldn't miss school.
4.) Why did he not marry for 7 years after his wife died?
Mom - Well he wanted to get settled in Canada with a proper job and he was mainly looking for a woman that would adjust with his daughter.
5.) How could you marry after 1 year of your divorce? (to my mom ofc.)
Mom - It was mine and my husband's parent's idea and decision. And I wanted to settle down as well. (If she married any later she would be of too old an age.)
6.) How could you marry again on your parent's consent when your first marriage, decided by them, ended in divorce?
Mom- It ended in divorce as I wasn't able to have a baby, but here I have a daughter, and we have a good relation, so it seemed like a good decision.
My mom kept her composure throughout the VOs questions, her nagging and snapping and rudeness. In the end when the VO asked my mom, what she would do if her visa is to be rejected, my mom told her that her husband and his daughter would have to leave Canada and settle in India with her (which is true, mind you). I know that the relation might not exactly seem genuine as they didn't live together, but after the marriage we have continued talking to her everyday and gave the VO the whole Skype record (yes the whole thing, I kid you not) And she kept it. I sent my mom a letter with wishes and love on her anniversary which the VO also read very thoroughly, as my mom puts it. After the interview they said we would know the decision in 3-4 weeks. Well I am here with this question since 3-4 weeks have gone by, and there is no sign of a decision made. We check online the status of the visa application and it is still in process...umm what I am looking for is any help or suggestions on this topic...if there is anything we can do or expect or simply wait. BTW, we came to India on 18th August, went to the interview on the 22nd and are here till 30 Oct. Her visa decision will greatly affect whether we stay or go. (If she gets it, we all go together, if, god forbid, she doesn't, we all stay here in India). This also affects my studies back in Canada and my dad's job. So any thoughts, remarks, suggestions, anything? Please help :$ Thank you in advance. Just desperately waiting for the visa. I can't wait to settle down with her in Canada and have my family life back!
