Small wedding V.s Large wedding...Effects on the interview date
May 29th 2003, 5:38 pm
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Small wedding V.s Large wedding...Effects on the interview date
My husband and I had a small wedding without reception(repection
planned later in october on my birth date) , just the two of us and
witness. We are planning on having another wedding in Taiwan when SARS
is over (Because of SARS, it's not recommended to travel now) sometime
next Feburary (also chinese new year), if we are granted for PR. Are
we going to be running into trouble for having small wedding when we
have our interview? Forgot to mention, we only have one picture from
our wedding day but many from honey moon. Since this is a wedding
between my hubby and i, we choice to marry in the wood because we both
love nature. We'd like to know if BCIS will question us about this.
Thank you
planned later in october on my birth date) , just the two of us and
witness. We are planning on having another wedding in Taiwan when SARS
is over (Because of SARS, it's not recommended to travel now) sometime
next Feburary (also chinese new year), if we are granted for PR. Are
we going to be running into trouble for having small wedding when we
have our interview? Forgot to mention, we only have one picture from
our wedding day but many from honey moon. Since this is a wedding
between my hubby and i, we choice to marry in the wood because we both
love nature. We'd like to know if BCIS will question us about this.
Thank you
Jun 3rd 2003, 3:56 pm
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Re: Small wedding V.s Large wedding...Effects on the interview date
No need to stress about the wedding. They don't expect everyone to
have a big wedding; a lot of people have small weddings and civil
ceromonies, especially in immigration situations. You just need to
provide the documents they request and show proof a genuine marriage.
Obviously pictures of a big wedding is one piece of good proof. Other
ideas for evidence:
Proof of a joint life:
Joint assets
Joint accounts: credit, etc.
Joint memberships
Joint insurance: health, auto
Home ownership documents or rental agreement listing both of you
Mail coming to the same address
Utility and telephone bills in both of your names. Our utility company
does not allow us to have the bill in two names, so we have my name on
gas and his name on electricity, etc.
Affidavit letters from your neighbors/ mutual friends
Proof of love and a good family life:
Affidavit letters from your family, especially the citizen's
Pictures of you with each other's families -- holidays, birthdays,
etc.
Pictures of the two of you doing stuff together in different settings
Greeting cards your families have sent you and your spouse
If you are planning a wedding, perhaps you can bring an invitation
(not to invite them!) and your airline tickets if you have them by
then.
If you are living together and happily married, you will find plenty
of proof just lying around your house and coming in the mail -- just
keep your eye out for it, and keep it in a file. Bills and affidavits,
though, should be recent to the interview date.
have a big wedding; a lot of people have small weddings and civil
ceromonies, especially in immigration situations. You just need to
provide the documents they request and show proof a genuine marriage.
Obviously pictures of a big wedding is one piece of good proof. Other
ideas for evidence:
Proof of a joint life:
Joint assets
Joint accounts: credit, etc.
Joint memberships
Joint insurance: health, auto
Home ownership documents or rental agreement listing both of you
Mail coming to the same address
Utility and telephone bills in both of your names. Our utility company
does not allow us to have the bill in two names, so we have my name on
gas and his name on electricity, etc.
Affidavit letters from your neighbors/ mutual friends
Proof of love and a good family life:
Affidavit letters from your family, especially the citizen's
Pictures of you with each other's families -- holidays, birthdays,
etc.
Pictures of the two of you doing stuff together in different settings
Greeting cards your families have sent you and your spouse
If you are planning a wedding, perhaps you can bring an invitation
(not to invite them!) and your airline tickets if you have them by
then.
If you are living together and happily married, you will find plenty
of proof just lying around your house and coming in the mail -- just
keep your eye out for it, and keep it in a file. Bills and affidavits,
though, should be recent to the interview date.
