Nikkah Only - Applied for wife sponsorship - Got letter for more evidences

[salmankhan]

Hi All,
I am a Canadian PR and I applied for my wife sponsorship at Islamabad embassy around 10 months ago. We got Nikkahfied and Rukhsati is not held yet So I specified that in forms as suggested by various people to be truthful as possible otherwise they ask for pictures that you taken on your honeymoon and all time spent together. I attached all pictures of ceremony, Original nikkah nama in urdu and english and my phone bills to show that I was in contact with my wife.

Now my wife got a procedural fairness letter from immigration officer which states that "You do not meet the requirements of section 4" which is :

"For the purpose of these regulations, no foreign national should be considered a spouse, a common law partner if the marriage is not genuine and was entered into primarily for the purpose of acquiring any status or privilege under the Act"

Further immigration officer asked "Please advise what plans have you and your sponsor discussed if your application for permanent residence is not approved" and advised to submit substantial evidence to ensure all elements of your relationship to your sponsor are considered before a final decision is made.

Now my questions are :

1 - What documents should I submit now as they already have original nikkah nama ,ceremony pictures and my telephone call records ?

2 - We are planning rukhsati in November 2010 regardless of the immigration decision and thats what we are going to write them.

3 - In case they refuse the immigration after all above documents what should be my next step?

Please advice.


Thanks in advance,

Salman

 

[M.R.S]

I will request seniors like PMM, Leon, Canadian woman to comment on this situation as i am also planning to take this route. (i.e have a marriage but not starting a relationship)


Thanks

 

[iarblue]

Also in your response to them let them know that if it results in a rejection you will appeal the decision.Have you taken anymore pictures since you applied or have you visited eachother since?Is there anyone you know with a high level in your community that can write letters?Have you made any plans for your Rukhsati?If you have submitt the plans to them.

 

[canadianwoman]

Further immigration officer asked "Please advise what plans have you and your sponsor discussed if your application for permanent residence is not approved" and advised to submit substantial evidence to ensure all elements of your relationship to your sponsor are considered before a final decision is made.

1 - What documents should I submit now as they already have original nikkah nama ,ceremony pictures and my telephone call records ?

2 - We are planning rukhsati in November 2010 regardless of the immigration decision and thats what we are going to write them.

3 - In case they refuse the immigration after all above documents what should be my next step?

It sounds like they need more evidence that you have a genuine relationship. Definitely tell them of your plans for the rukhsati in November, and provide as much proof as possible. Provide them with detailed plans of what you will do if the application is rejected. You should say you will proceed with the rukhsati regardless, and that you will appeal the rejection. Ordinarily people in this situation also say that you will also carry on your relationship long distance, visiting her as often as you can, and if the appeal is also rejected, you will go to live with her in Pakistan, and provide proof of all this.

 

[salmankhan]

Thanks everyone. I'll reply them about plans of rukhsati regardless of their decision. Submit marriage certificate and family certificate. Affidavits of people who are witnesses of our nikkah. Do anyone know how long appeal process will take?

Thanks,

 

[canadianwoman]

Appeals often take more than a year. Some offices are slower than others.