Hi Jahan. Welcome to the forum. First and foremost, Nikkah was not done face to face. You and your sponsor may have that one as your main challenge. But as long as you can explain it - why you could not travel, she could not travel to Dubai? etc etc. Its all about how well, you explain and present your case and plan your steps before you apply for a Spousal PR.
2nd major red flag - Rukhsati not done. IRCC officers understand the value of Rukhsati and they clearly have said in refusal letters that since Rukhsati has not occurred, they dont believe the marriage to be genuine. So pls dont think of applying right now, that will be my opinion. There may be cases on this forum, where Spousal PR was granted before Rukhsati, but absence of both parties in Nikah - that sounds like red flag for IRCC officers + Rukhsati not done = straight refusal!
You can quickly come over it, if you apply for PR after Rukhsati + after living with your spouse for a month or two - so you both can prove your residence together through documents and pictures. Then it becomes lot easier.
While you are waiting for February 2024....pls a make trip to Canada! That will strengthen your PR case tremendously.
Your wife has already visited Dubai once after Nikah, right?
You should apply for TRV now - to prove (in your future PR application) that both of you kept seeing each other during Rukhsati and even made trips. Thats investment of time and money.
Plus, it will be easier for you to get TRV, cuz you are currently working in Dubai, you have a job that will pull you back to Dubai.
Visa officers will not be afraid that he will not return back from Canada.
Yes, its slight challenging but you have got couple of strong points working in your favor, specially cuz you are currently working in Dubai. Take advantage of that situation. Wish you the very best.
@InfoSeeker12 Thank you for your elaborative response. Just want to provide an insight on some points here.
- My wife couldn't come to Pakistan as she had her masters going on in Canada at the time of the nikkah, so due to courseworks commitments coming to Pak wasn't feasible for her. After approximately two weeks of the Nikkah (during the Easter break) my wife and I decided to meet in England where she signed the Nikkah Nama. (This will be explained in the PR application) Is this a good enough clarification? I mean does it seem acceptable?
- I agree with you and I plan to apply for the PR after the rukhsathi, as I will be having more proof then. My wife and I plan to open a joint bank account after the rukhsathi, which can be used as proof of financial dependency.
- I would've liked to visit Canada but my wife and her parents plan to go to Pakistan next month for the rukhsathi preps (shopping etc), so if I apply for the visa now, by the time the visa is granted to me, they might have left for Pakistan already. (this can be proved in the PR application by showing chats between us, as we talk about her going to Pakistan for the ruksathi preps, shopping etc)
- I plan to include the Family Registration Certificate by Nadra in the application, which shows us as Husband and Wife
- We plan to apply for the PR 3 months after our rukhsathi, and by that time she'll be living with me.
- I have chats, our photos in England and Dubai. Additionally, we will have loads of rukhsathi photos as well that we plan to include in the application.
I hope all that is stated is good enough evidence for the application.
Any advice will be much appreciated.
