Spousal sponsorship

[cheng9999]

Hi guys,

I need some support in terms of our situation..
We got a refusal today, stating that my spouse didn't show up for an interview that was scheduled for march 10th..
Based on this, our case was refused.
Weird thing is, we did not receive any notice, by mail, e-mail, phone nothing, we check the post office, e-mail 10 times and we didn't find any communication from the embassy in Warsaw.
We are replying to the e-mail from the embassy stating our situation.
Do you think it will solve anything?
Do we need to appeal?
This is crazy.. such a silly thing..
Your support is much appreciated.

Thanks

It's crazy, and I feel sorry for you. I would encourage you to go to your MP to ask for help. At the same time, I would also encourage you to get GCMS notes, so that you would know exactly when CIC sent you the communication for interview, if your contact information is correct, etc.

I am assuming that you did not use a representative, so the emails would go to your spouse (SA approval email goes to the sponsor, but all subsequent communication would go to the applicant). Emails can get deleted when mistaken as SPAM, and these events do happen. It happened to us. GCMS notes will let you know what went wrong, and hopefully, will allow you to plead your case with CIC to re-open it.

For example, if notes showed that CIC had your spouse's email address incorrectly, but you filled in the correct information on the application form, it's not your fault. Perhaps this would be in your favor.

Good luck.

 

[IRONMAN7777]

It's crazy, and I feel sorry for you. I would encourage you to go to your MP to ask for help. At the same time, I would also encourage you to get GCMS notes, so that you would know exactly when CIC sent you the communication for interview, if your contact information is correct, etc.

I am assuming that you did not use a representative, so the emails would go to your spouse (SA approval email goes to the sponsor, but all subsequent communication would go to the applicant). Emails can get deleted when mistaken as SPAM, and these events do happen. It happened to us. GCMS notes will let you know what went wrong, and hopefully, will allow you to plead your case with CIC to re-open it.

For example, if notes showed that CIC had your spouse's email address incorrectly, but you filled in the correct information on the application form, it's not your fault. Perhaps this would be in your favor.

Good luck.

Hi Cheng9999

Can they still order for GCMS notes now that they have been refused on their application?

 

[mia_79]

Your sister's fiance won't be able to do anything. YOU need to contact your MP now and ask them to send a request to reopen your app.

He e-mailed our local MP and asked for exactly this.

 

[mia_79]

It's crazy, and I feel sorry for you. I would encourage you to go to your MP to ask for help. At the same time, I would also encourage you to get GCMS notes, so that you would know exactly when CIC sent you the communication for interview, if your contact information is correct, etc.

I am assuming that you did not use a representative, so the emails would go to your spouse (SA approval email goes to the sponsor, but all subsequent communication would go to the applicant). Emails can get deleted when mistaken as SPAM, and these events do happen. It happened to us. GCMS notes will let you know what went wrong, and hopefully, will allow you to plead your case with CIC to re-open it.

For example, if notes showed that CIC had your spouse's email address incorrectly, but you filled in the correct information on the application form, it's not your fault. Perhaps this would be in your favor.

Good luck.

I will attempt to get the notes.
Thanks for you help and sympathy Chang.
We'll see what happens..

 

[scylla]

I will attempt to get the notes.
Thanks for you help and sympathy Chang.
We'll see what happens..

I would also triple check your spam. We've had a few people here who at first thought they weren't notified only to find the email a few days or weeks later after checking their spam folder for a second or third time. If you haven't already, I would also immediately contact the visa office to request that your file be reopened (reconsideration) stating that you didn't receive the interview notification. Good luck.

 

[mia_79]

I would also triple check your spam. We've had a few people here who at first thought they weren't notified only to find the email a few days or weeks later after checking their spam folder for a second or third time. If you haven't already, I would also immediately contact the visa office to request that your file be reopened (reconsideration) stating that you didn't receive the interview notification. Good luck.

We checked 10 times and found nothing.
Emailed the VO & got the MP involved.
My wife has a bad habit of deleting e-mails which she considers irrelevant.
Up until 1 month ago she assumed everything would be coming to me as well.
I think she might have deleted by mistake..

 

[mcrystald]

Hi,

My boyfriend is a Jewish Canadian and I am a Catholic Indian. Neither of our parents will be happy if we get married in the church (he would have to sign some docs or convert) or a synagogue (I would have to convert), for this reason we are thinking of having a court marriage and then a small reception.

Would CIC see this as an issue or could this be something we can explain to them? Do you think that this will bring up any suspicions?

 

[CDNPR2014]

Hi,

My boyfriend is a Jewish Canadian and I am a Catholic Indian. Neither of our parents will be happy if we get married in the church (he would have to sign some docs or convert) or a synagogue (I would have to convert), for this reason we are thinking of having a court marriage and then a small reception.

Would CIC see this as an issue or could this be something we can explain to them? Do you think that this will bring up any suspicions?

i am jewish, my husband is catholic. cic had no issue with this. we had a separate ceremony and reception. both small. as long as you can explain the reasons for your decisions there is no issue. it is not required that people have large weddings. small civil/courthouse weddings are pretty popular and that alone is not a reason for suspicion.

 

[mia_79]

A general question.

Is it standard that my spouse has a separate UCI#?
When i received the first e-mail i was given an UCI, which i used to check the status of our application. Both of us were listed under this number.

Yesterday when my wife got her letter, she had a different UCI# listed on the top.
When i used her UCI to check the status, I found her being listed alone.

Is this normal?

Thanks for your help.

 

[CDNPR2014]

A general question.

Is it standard that my spouse has a separate UCI#?
When i received the first e-mail i was given an UCI, which i used to check the status of our application. Both of us were listed under this number.

Yesterday when my wife got her letter, she had a different UCI# listed on the top.
When i used her UCI to check the status, I found her being listed alone.

Is this normal?

Thanks for your help.

yes this is normal. UCI means Unique Client Identifier, so 2 people can't have the same number. The only number that is shared is the File number. The sponsor will always see the applicant's info in ECAS, but the applicant will not be able to see the sponsor's. This is normal and suggests nothing.

 

[iamvenus]

Hi,

My husband and I are planning to start our application. I have a few questions and I hope someone can enlighten us about it. Background, my husband is a PR and I'm on a study permit expiring next year. We have a son born a few months ago so, he is a Canadian citizen. How do we go about our application? Will I be the only one being sponsored or my son included? And we going with the inland application.

I'll perhaps start with those questions first. Thank you!

 

[Ponga]

Hi,

My husband and I are planning to start our application. I have a few questions and I hope someone can enlighten us about it. Background, my husband is a PR and I'm on a study permit expiring next year. We have a son born a few months ago so, he is a Canadian citizen. How do we go about our application? Will I be the only one being sponsored or my son included? And we going with the inland application.

I'll perhaps start with those questions first. Thank you!

For starters, were you and your husband married after he became a PR in 2014?

Or, had the two of you lived together (anywhere) for at least one year on the day that he landed?

 

[iamvenus]

For starters, were you and your husband married after he became a PR in 2014?

Or, had the two of you lived together (anywhere) for at least one year on the day that he landed?

No, he became a PR in Dec 2010 and we got married in Dec 2015. But we've been together since 2009. I only came to Canada a couple of years ago.

 

[Ponga]

No, he became a PR in Dec 2010 and we got married in Dec 2015. But we've been together since 2009. I only came to Canada a couple of years ago.

So, who landed in May 2014 (from the information shown in your time line)?

As long as were not his Common-Law partner in Dec 2010, you can be sponsored. I guess by saying that you've been `together', you mean that you were dating until your marriage last year.

Your son does not need to be included in your application, since he is already a Canadian citizen.

 

[iamvenus]

Oh sorry, the one reflected as May 2014 was my entry as a student.