Proof of Relationship letters

[ocu_canadian]

My wife and I are almost ready to mail of her application. We are asking friend and family to write letters on our behalf stating that we are in a legit relationship. Does anyone have a copy of 1 that I could send to the people we have asked because alot of them do not know how to write it..Thank You

 

[MandiF]

When I was pulling together our application, I also got asked a lot for what should they say in their letters and so I found on this forum somewhere an example of a request letter, giving them a bit of an idea of what to write, but of course, everyone has to say it in their own words.

This may be useful for you to copy and send out to your friends and family.

Dear xxxx,

As you know I am seeking Permanent Residence Visa status in Canada through the Family Class immigration category. As part of the immigration application we are required to provide evidence that we are indeed a genuine couple and entered into a genuine marriage, not just so that I could live in Canada. This includes written correspondence, passport stamps from visits to see each other, plane ticket stubs, photos, etc.

An important part of this evidence of genuine coupledom/coupleship, whatever you want to call it, is documentation from family and friends. From reading Canadian immigration blogs it appears that the more documentary evidence we can provide from external sources the more likely our application will be approved swiftly, or at least not denied on this basis.

So I am writing today to ask if you would write an email on our behalf and send it to me by xxxxx. I realise this request is somewhat vague as to the content of the email, so I've included a list of basic points to cover at the bottom of this message. You are certainly welcome to write more, or less...whatever you are comfortable with putting in writing to support our Family Class application.

Please accept my heartfelt gratitude for your timely assistance in this matter, we both really appreciate it and just want it to go through as smoothly as possible.

Thanks so much.


General information to consider including in your message

1. A description of how you know either one of us (typically the person you knew first)...examples
I am a friend of XXX, I am the sister of XXX, etc

2. A description of how you became aware of our relationship, when you met the other partner, activities we participated in together, etc

3. A statement to the effect that, in your judgement, we are in a real, loving, ongoing, genuine (you choose the words) marriage based on your personal knowledge and experience

 

[midnightmav]

This was a helpful thread for me when I needed help.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/relationship-support-letters-examples-t47010.0.html;msg344451#msg344451

 

[MandiF]

This was a helpful thread for me when I needed help.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/relationship-support-letters-examples-t47010.0.html;msg344451#msg344451

Ahh yes, that's where I 'borrowed' Allison's letter from!

 

[Nine3001]

We had about 6 support letters... on my side (sponsor) I got two from my parents and one from my best friend, and my partner's side he got two from his friends and one from our roommate. All the letters pretty much had a common structure. They started off with an introduction outlining how the person knows the sponsor/applicant and their reason for writing the letter (providing written confirmation of the validity of the relationship.) The body of the letter then outlined when the person was told about the relationship, how the sponsor/applicant met eachother, when they met the sponsor/applicant themselves, important dates where they saw the sponsor/applicant as a couple, other important dates like when the sponsor/applicant moved in together, the day they got married and if they were in attendance, etc. The conclusion of the letter just was an expression of how happy the person is for the sponsor/applicant, offering best wishes, etc. In closing, the person invited whomever was reading to contact them if they had any questions concerning the sponsor/applicant.