I was reading a thread about submitting material to prove the relationship is genuine and some of the more credible things include joint bank statements, bills, proof of common address etc. I and my partner don't have such proof as we are both self-sufficient students in different countries (the US and Canada) and never lived together long enough to have those things. The longest we've lived together is 4 months but it was by a family so the evidence is scarce, so again no luck.
We do have a lot of itineraries proving we have been visiting each other (more than 20-30 I'd say), traveled bunch of places around the world together, an infinite amount of pictures (both alone and with all of our families), lots of chats and such, but I've read these are lower priority evidence.
My common sense tells me that an average person reviewing this application will have no doubt the relationship is genuine, but I don't know what would an immigration officer reviewing it expect. Does anyone have a similar experience (haven't lived together for too long and lacking such evidence) and can share their experience? Is a lack of such evidence a deal-breaker and can cause issues with the application?
P.S. I'm trying to avoid an interview because I would have to travel to my home country to do it and that's not feasible.
We do have a lot of itineraries proving we have been visiting each other (more than 20-30 I'd say), traveled bunch of places around the world together, an infinite amount of pictures (both alone and with all of our families), lots of chats and such, but I've read these are lower priority evidence.
My common sense tells me that an average person reviewing this application will have no doubt the relationship is genuine, but I don't know what would an immigration officer reviewing it expect. Does anyone have a similar experience (haven't lived together for too long and lacking such evidence) and can share their experience? Is a lack of such evidence a deal-breaker and can cause issues with the application?
P.S. I'm trying to avoid an interview because I would have to travel to my home country to do it and that's not feasible.