010: Spousal Sponsorship Case Study with x-immigration Officer Billie Young
Spousal Sponsorship Case Study
In this Podcast we discuss the process of spousal sponsorship from the perspective of a Canadian Immigration Officer.
Bill joins me and takes the perspective of the immigration officer (bad cop) and I take the position of a persuasive Immigration Lawyer (good cop) through the assessment of the spousal sponsorship application.
We discuss how an application is analyzed by an officer.
What happens if called in for an interview.
What factors support the relationship as being genuine.
What factors suggest the relationship is non-genuine.
We also provide our Top 5 Things to Strengthen your Spousal Sponsorship Application.
- Include lots of supporting documents
- Include lots of photos
- Get to know each other's family and friends
- Explain away any problem areas
- Don't rush off and file too quickly without a track record in your relationship
