Meeting spouse directly for marriage due to covid travel restrictions

[scylla]

I met her one week before, and i took 2 weeks of unpaid leave and stayed 3 weeks with her. But we have chats and calls and letters from friends etc.

Your plans are fine. Go ahead as you've planned. It's an arranged marriage so it's not at all uncommon to have spent little time in person before getting married.

 

[scylla]

Chats and letters from friends are not the same as spending time together in person. You can only get to know someone so much over the phone or online. When you are actually together in person and especially if you are living together there are may issues that you have to deal with that don't come up over the phone or online.

It's an arranged married. So the amount of time they've spent together makes perfect sense and is in-line with cultural norms.

 

[gihank]

Hey, As long you provide a letter of explanation it will be all good. IRCC review cases based on the local cultural norms based on one's community. They would not expect a Muslim Asian (just for an example) to have an established relationship with spouse before marriage like they would expect for a westerner. They are aware that these things are not common in certain places and communities. As long as marriage process is based on your local customs and practices you dont need to worry. However, i strongly suggest that you provide detail explanations under Q 11. IS THERE MORE INFORMATION YOU WISH TO SHARE TO SUPPORT YOUR RELATIOSNHIP- to any things which you think might be red flags. If you want I could share the letter which i provided with my app, so that you might get some idea. Please DM me your email id.

Thanks alot.Dm'd

 

[gihank]

Your plans are fine. Go ahead as you've planned. It's an arranged marriage so it's not at all uncommon to have spent little time in person before getting married.

Thanks alot for your reply