Proof of Relationship: Photos

[jeans22]

Hi Guys,

I was just wondering, to those who have applied for Permanent Residence, I'm sure you guys used photos as proof of relationship. My question is, exactly how many photos did you submit? I read at one of the threads that a OP put digital photos into word and put captions in them. That's what I intend to do as well. As of the moment I have 9 pages with a total of 70 pictures all in all. Is this too much? Also, is it okay to put kissing pictures?

Thank you very much for your valued feedback with regards to this!

 

[steaky]

I sent less than 10 photos. No problem. Kissing photos is okay.

 

[challenger485]

I am wondering in which format should I send photos (copy photos in word or our original photo )

 

[steaky]

it doesn't matter as long as it is clear

 

[challenger485]

thanks. in that case do we need color print out of word document

 

[jeans22]

thanks. in that case do we need color print out of word document

that's what i'm planning to do. colored prints. right now i have 9 pages of word documents with about 70 pictures total. just need to add captions to these pictures and they're all ready to print! i guess we can still narrow things down to 50 pictures maybe. how many pictures are you planning on putting, challenger?

anybody else sending/sent more than 50 pictures?

 

[sbwv09]

I used more than 100, but we had 7 years of relationship to prove.. I probably would have actually had more but I had an apartment fire in 2007! I guess it just depends on what you need to prove. I tried to have some photos from every visit. Also try to have photos including other family members, friends, etc together with you and your partner.

I wouldn't weed it down from 70.. I'd rather have too much than not enough!

 

[jeans22]

I used more than 100, but we had 7 years of relationship to prove.. I probably would have actually had more but I had an apartment fire in 2007! I guess it just depends on what you need to prove. I tried to have some photos from every visit. Also try to have photos including other family members, friends, etc together with you and your partner.

I wouldn't weed it down from 70.. I'd rather have too much than not enough!

Thank you so much sbwv09!! Makes me feel a lot better knowing that you used a hundred photos! in this case we'll try to add a few more. I totally agree! In this case it's better to have too much than not enough. And thanks for the suggestions in which photos to include! It helps a lot!

 

[bobshynoswife]

I sent 220 photos, but we are processing out of Accra which has a 40% refusal rate so we wanted to cover our bases.

I think 70 is just right.

Someone told me that 200 is too many...do you know how long it takes to flip through 200 photos? About 5 minutes. 10 Minutes if you're really looking at each picture. I don't think that will take up too much of their time.

Because I was sending so many, I just sent in regular 4x6 photos. I think putting them in a word document and writing captions is a great way to go. I had already printed the photos and didn't think about that, and didn't want to use up all my printer ink!

 

[jeans22]

I sent 220 photos, but we are processing out of Accra which has a 40% refusal rate so we wanted to cover our bases.

I think 70 is just right.

Someone told me that 200 is too many...do you know how long it takes to flip through 200 photos? About 5 minutes. 10 Minutes if you're really looking at each picture. I don't think that will take up too much of their time.

Because I was sending so many, I just sent in regular 4x6 photos. I think putting them in a word document and writing captions is a great way to go. I had already printed the photos and didn't think about that, and didn't want to use up all my printer ink!

Wow!!! 220 photos!!! I think I'll aim for 100 like sbwv09. I think we can work with 100!

I was just wondering... don't mean to sound naive or anything... but um... where's Accra? 40% refusal rate is quite high... I wonder what it is in Manila. Does anybody know? Nonetheless, I wish you all the best bobshynoswife.

 

[AllisonVSC]

I think the content and the context of the photos is as important or more important than the number (except possibly for those going through Accra where you need to throw in every possible proof including the shared proverbial kitchen sink!).

Think about including photos that mark the passage of time, that document the significant events like shared travel and relationship "firsts", and those that show the interactions with friends and family. These will make it easier for the officer to assess that the relationship is on-going, genuine, and recognized by others. A variety of those types is better than 150 of the two of you smiling for the camera.

Hope that helps. Allison

 

[Dayanara]

I used word and pasted about 2-4 photos per page for each major event in our relationship and put a brief explanation. Any events that we mentioned in our application or if we had ticket stubs for anything we cross referenced with the photos (circus, theatre shows).

We put in as many photos as we could that had us with other people, or if we went away with just the two of us (honeymoon for example) we included photos we took of each other in the same spot to prove we were both there.

We had two pages of 5-10 photos each just devoted for wedding pictures, made sure to include a bunch with images of us with guests (walking up/down isle, reception dance floor).

In all it was about 15 pages of photos, some with only 2 photos, but others with 10. We printed them in colour as well to make sure it was clear. Our lawyer said that was more than enough. I still feel like I should add more though, hehe.

 

[jeans22]

Thanks for your opinions and suggestions Dayanara and Allison! It's very helpful!! I'm sure to put all the information you shared here to good use!

Thanks again!!

 

[can_usa_97]

I did 84 pages that covered our 13 year relationship and almost 13 year marriage.
I don't remember how many photos I put in - I'm going to guess about 225.
I did print it in b&w and it turned out just fine - in a word document with a month by month account of milestones, and things in our life that I fel t might help tell our story.

 

[bobshynoswife]

jeans22, Accra is in Ghana, which processes applications for the english speaking countries in West Africa. There are a lot of marriages of convenience that come out of these countries. I would assume most from Nigeria are Nigerian men who have scammed Canadian women, so the women themselves might not even know they are being tricked.

Usually, these people have only met once, and get married on her first (and only) trip to Nigeria. We are hoping that our 220 photos will show a progression of our 2 year relationship through 7 trips to be together in the UK, and one to Nigeria where we were married. About 170 of the photos are relationship progression (plus pictures of me with his family and friends), 40 are from the wedding/reception and 10 are from our honeymoon.

I still worry that I have sent in too much stuff. But I'd probably worry more if I sent in less!