You're welcome. The only problem is that you can't just print it all out. You have to take screenshots of it all which gets very time consuming.canadiantica15 said:Thanks!
I believe the new requirement is the NOA, which you can print off from your online CRA account. Check the dates on the forms you're looking at and go by the latest one. The option c used to be the required form.tigermilo said:
The dates that's next the forms in the application is the newest version? If so then the form that says to provide the option C printout was updated in 2012 (sponsorship evaluation) but the checklist was updated in 2016.CDNPR2014 said:
Okay thank you. I just an online account for CRA but I have to wait 5-10 days for my code.CDNPR2014 said:
So happy to hear everything went smoothly!!ryanntheredhead said:Just wanted to stop by and say thanks to everyone that helped with my questions along the way. I landed this morning, drove two minutes down the road to the nearest Service Canada and got my SIN, and going this week to get a health card. I didn't stop smiling the 5 hour drive home
Speedy luck to everyone!
lalicatter: still got my fingers crossed for you...
Also, since I was already residing in Canada, I didn't have to fill out a Goods Declaration form. Thanks CDNPR.
That's pretty much all I sent for me and my boyfriend. I also photocopied the passport pages where we traveled together so maybe you could send the pages with the stamps that you have from visiting each other. Definitely send proof of the bank account. I sent our chat log from OKCupid where we met, maybe 15 pages of photos 2 per page (with a small description written in on the sides). I didn't do this but someone said have your family's letters state how long they've known about the relationship/when it started, seems like a good idea. I'd say you should be good, but if you think of any other creative way to prove you're a real couple there's no harm in sending in more.Roadtorusso said:Hi Everyone - I just have a few questions about supporting materials/proof. My husband is a US citizen living in Blaine, WA, and I'm Canadian - Living in Vancouver, BC. We met via tinder 2 years ago, and got married in Bellingham in February, 2016.
How many pictures did you include? We don't have 1000's of photos together, but I have included 13 pages with 2 photos/page. I also have our tinder chat log, and various chat logs from Facebook/iMessage. We mostly communicate on FaceTime and I didn't take screenshots of those communications, just a few as of late. Also, because we live so close, we see each other every weekend so there's never been a huge gap of time for not seeing one another. I can include some cards from our wedding, and we did start a US bank account attached to my credit union. I've also drafted a stat dec with a timeline of our relationship for him, and I've asked my family to write supporting letters. Is there anything else I should include? And when should we have his medical done?
Thanks in advance! Oh, and for everyone doing their FBI check, we used a channeler referred by the Blaine PD - National Background Check, and got the results within a week. It does cost a bit more money but definitely worth it!
Cheers!
my application was 97 pages total, including forms, extra pages for answers, required documents, relationship proof and checklists. us citizens have a low threshold for relationship validity. sometimes "overwhelming the visa office" can work against an application. the way I see it, the officer has to comb through everything sent to determine if it's relavant or acceptable, so overwhelming them with proof may add time it takes them to go through your application and approve you. it's more about quality than quantity. I would imagine it would take longer for a 400 page application to process than it takes a 100 page application. visa officers are human after all.csturner92 said:
none of that really matters IMO. for my application, simply mentioning the different ways we communicated was enough. we did not send any logs or proof of skype calls, we simply wrote that is how we communicated. providing screen shots of social media feeds with both of us tagged was enough. providing the guest list, vendor list and receipts for our ceremony and reception was enough. cic is not looking for a bunch of pictures. they are looking for a relationship story that makes sense and proof it is known to other people in your lives. this can be done in the answers and information provided.csturner92 said:
yes, those will be helpful.csturner92 said:
