Visitor Visa rejected

[mindfreaak]

Hello, I am a temporary resident in Canada and I am applying very soon in Express Entry,

1 month ago I submitted an application for my spouse to come visit me to Canada and it got declined for two reasons, I am convinced about the second reason (which was financial related) but I'm really confused about the first one as it said:

- You are married to a foreigner on a temporary status in Canada.No proof of conjugal relationship established with your spouse. A marriage certificate is proof of marital status and not proof of established conjugal relationship.

I am confused because I uploaded almost 20 photos as proof of our relationship including our marriage ceremony, engagement ceremony, old photos from years ago like her presence in my graduation and mine in hers, photos in trips and holidays, even photos after our marriage.

what should I do else?

I am asking this because I already received an invitation to apply for EE under CEC and I need to submit a proof of relationship again, so I want to know the right way to do it to avoid problems in the future.

Thanks

 

[amgose]

Hello, I am a temporary resident in Canada and I am applying very soon in Express Entry,

1 month ago I submitted an application for my spouse to come visit me to Canada and it got declined for two reasons, I am convinced about the second reason (which was financial related) but I'm really confused about the first one as it said:

- You are married to a foreigner on a temporary status in Canada.No proof of conjugal relationship established with your spouse. A marriage certificate is proof of marital status and not proof of established conjugal relationship.

I am confused because I uploaded almost 20 photos as proof of our relationship including our marriage ceremony, engagement ceremony, old photos from years ago like her presence in my graduation and mine in hers, photos in trips and holidays, even photos after our marriage.

what should I do else?

I am asking this because I already received an invitation to apply for EE under CEC and I need to submit a proof of relationship again, so I want to know the right way to do it to avoid problems in the future.

Thanks

Do you have marriage certificate? Photos of the wedding ceremony will not suffice requirement of marriage contract/certificate.

 

[mindfreaak]

Do you have marriage certificate? Photos of the wedding ceremony will not suffice requirement of marriage contract/certificate.

Of course I submitted a marriage certificate along with the photos.

 

[amgose]

Of course I submitted a marriage certificate along with the photos.

Oh alright. This can be subjective.
You may submitted documents showing both your names. e.i, joint statement of assets (bank statement, properties, etc), billings showing either your name of the same address, economic support from one party if available.

Check this link and hope this helps.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ss-determining-spouse/assessing-conjugal.html

 

[mindfreaak]

We got married recently (in February 2019) but relationship existed since years. We haven't lived together yet, We don't have goods purchased in common or whatsoever. Does that mean we don't have a chance to prove our relationship?

EDIT : due to conservative society, we lived in a country where it's ILLEGAL by law to live with someone you're not married to. that's why we kept living apart. I am really stuck with this issue...

 

[Bryanna]

Hello, I am a temporary resident in Canada and I am applying very soon in Express Entry,

1 month ago I submitted an application for my spouse to come visit me to Canada and it got declined for two reasons, I am convinced about the second reason (which was financial related) but I'm really confused about the first one as it said:

- You are married to a foreigner on a temporary status in Canada.No proof of conjugal relationship established with your spouse. A marriage certificate is proof of marital status and not proof of established conjugal relationship.

I am confused because I uploaded almost 20 photos as proof of our relationship including our marriage ceremony, engagement ceremony, old photos from years ago like her presence in my graduation and mine in hers, photos in trips and holidays, even photos after our marriage.

what should I do else?

I am asking this because I already received an invitation to apply for EE under CEC and I need to submit a proof of relationship again, so I want to know the right way to do it to avoid problems in the future.

Thanks

It seems you are in a conjugal relationship but you have not provided any evidence for this.

Is the relationship/marriage between you and your spouse legally recognized in your country?

 

[mindfreaak]

It seems you are in a conjugal relationship but you have not provided any evidence for this.

Is the relationship/marriage between you and your spouse legally recognized in your country?

No I am lawfully married and not in a conjugal relationship that's the most confusing part. And the marriage certificate I provided is totally LEGAL and more importantly RECOGNIZED by the Canadian embassy, the same document everyone I know issued to prove their marriage.

 

[Bryanna]

No I am lawfully married and not in a conjugal relationship that's the most confusing part. And the marriage certificate I provided is totally LEGAL and more importantly RECOGNIZED by the Canadian embassy, the same document everyone I know issued to prove their marriage.

Maybe you selected 'Conjugal' in your application by mistake? Or maybe the visa officer has incorrectly assumed that you are in a conjugal relationship because you mentioned that you could not live together in the previous country where you resided.

Do order GCMS notes.

In any case you must provide more evidence of your relationship (in general): Joint accounts, joint lease or property ownership, chat transcripts, letters from family and friends, phone records, etc.

 

[mindfreaak]

Maybe you selected 'Conjugal' in your application by mistake? Or maybe the visa officer has incorrectly assumed that you are in a conjugal relationship because you mentioned that you could not live together in the previous country where you resided.

Do order GCMS notes.

In any case you must provide more evidence of your relationship (in general): Joint accounts, joint lease or property ownership, chat transcripts, letters from family and friends, phone records, etc.

Thanks for your reply,

it is totally impossible that I stated "conjugal" as I ran into details more then 3 times with my spouse, we made sure we didn't miss any details. And I didn't mention that we didn't live together in the past. I just uploaded our lawful marriage certificate with the pictures of us as I mentioned in the first message. I kinda feel the officer didn't scroll through photos and only saw the marriage certificate, that's the only explanation of it

 

[Bryanna]

Thanks for your reply,

it is totally impossible that I stated "conjugal" as I ran into details more then 3 times with my spouse, we made sure we didn't miss any details. And I didn't mention that we didn't live together in the past. I just uploaded our lawful marriage certificate with the pictures of us as I mentioned in the first message. I kinda feel the officer didn't scroll through photos and only saw the marriage certificate, that's the only explanation of it

Nonetheless, it's unusual that the visa officer assumed you are in a conjugal relationship.... even if s/he only saw the marriage certificate