I currently have a couple of issues which are causing me enormous stress with my application!
I am a US citizen and my husband is a South African citizen. We are applying Outland from South Africa, where we reside and work (I am a dual citizen here and my husband is a permanent resident. Our passports are complicated!)
1. Marriage certificate. We have a copy of our marriage register, and a marriage certificate (the handwritten one they gave us on the day). We have been fighting with Home Affairs for 15 months to obtain a copy of our unabridged marriage certificate, and they still haven't given it to us. I have copies of the register, abridged certificate, applications for unabridged certificate, and pages of dated correspondence with Home Affairs. Do you think they will accept this? I honestly don't know if we're ever going to get our hands on that document, they are wholly incompetent, and potentially they are trying to bribe us. I wish I was joking.
2. How can you show proof of intent? My husband and I are both teachers; you can't apply for teaching jobs this far in advance. Our intention is to move to Canada within 6 months of receiving our PR; as soon as we get confirmation, we'll pack up and go. Even if we have to get other jobs once we get there, work in corporate or something, just so long as we can get out of this hellhole and move to Canada.
I've managed to obtain the following:
- emails from banks, explaining the process of opening a bank account with a Canadian bank once we arrive
- emails from estate agencies, explaining the details related to renting a flat and offering to assist us with renting one from afar
- a couple of emails from schools that we applied to for jobs (mainly explaining that it's too early for us to apply)
- several months' correspondence from an acquaintance explaining about the process of finding a teaching job, apartments, medical, etc
- a letter from a CA on her letterhead, advising us of the tax implications of moving to Canada
- an official quote from a travel agent for flights to Vancouver next year
- a letter from my husband's aunt in Toronto, stating that we can come stay with her if we get stuck with jobs once we're in Canada. We're trying to go to BC so it's a different province, but I'm hoping it helps.
Do you think this will be sufficient for intent? Any advice? I've been reading horror stories about people rejected for not having jobs, and now I've got a massive knot in my stomach.
I am a US citizen and my husband is a South African citizen. We are applying Outland from South Africa, where we reside and work (I am a dual citizen here and my husband is a permanent resident. Our passports are complicated!)
1. Marriage certificate. We have a copy of our marriage register, and a marriage certificate (the handwritten one they gave us on the day). We have been fighting with Home Affairs for 15 months to obtain a copy of our unabridged marriage certificate, and they still haven't given it to us. I have copies of the register, abridged certificate, applications for unabridged certificate, and pages of dated correspondence with Home Affairs. Do you think they will accept this? I honestly don't know if we're ever going to get our hands on that document, they are wholly incompetent, and potentially they are trying to bribe us. I wish I was joking.
2. How can you show proof of intent? My husband and I are both teachers; you can't apply for teaching jobs this far in advance. Our intention is to move to Canada within 6 months of receiving our PR; as soon as we get confirmation, we'll pack up and go. Even if we have to get other jobs once we get there, work in corporate or something, just so long as we can get out of this hellhole and move to Canada.
I've managed to obtain the following:
- emails from banks, explaining the process of opening a bank account with a Canadian bank once we arrive
- emails from estate agencies, explaining the details related to renting a flat and offering to assist us with renting one from afar
- a couple of emails from schools that we applied to for jobs (mainly explaining that it's too early for us to apply)
- several months' correspondence from an acquaintance explaining about the process of finding a teaching job, apartments, medical, etc
- a letter from a CA on her letterhead, advising us of the tax implications of moving to Canada
- an official quote from a travel agent for flights to Vancouver next year
- a letter from my husband's aunt in Toronto, stating that we can come stay with her if we get stuck with jobs once we're in Canada. We're trying to go to BC so it's a different province, but I'm hoping it helps.
Do you think this will be sufficient for intent? Any advice? I've been reading horror stories about people rejected for not having jobs, and now I've got a massive knot in my stomach.