Interview S F Class

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Terminology Used:- 1. S/He or s/he : means a person of either sex. 2. Spouse : A partner by marriage or common law partner

1. Information about your spouse [in Canada] a. Name

…………………………………………………………………. b. Date of birth

………………………………………………………………… c. Marriage status

………………………………………………………………… i. If divorced

1. Ex-spouses information a. Name

……………………………………………………………… b. Where S/He is from

…………………………………………………………….. 2. Why did the previous marriage not last

………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Reasons for divorce

………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Who initiated the divorce

………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. What were the reasons for the divorce

………………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Does s/he have a criminal records

………………………………………………………………………………………… a. Beating ex-spouse

………………………………………………………………………………… b. Abuse of Ex-Spouse

………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Where are all the original Divorce papers

……………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. Do you have the copy of Divorce papers

……………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Does your spouse have any children from previous marriage

a. If yes i. How many

………………………………. ii. What are their names

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iii. How old are they ………………………………… ………………………………… ………………………………… …………………………………

iv. Whom do they live with, and why ………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………

v. Why do they not live with your spouse ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

vi. Are they planning to move with your spouse ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

vii. What are your plans if they move with your spouse ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

viii. Would both of you have kids ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ix. How would you make sure your kids and your spouse’s kid will live/get together/co-operate with each other?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

x. How much is the monthly child support ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

xi. How does your spouse manage child support …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

xii. How often does your spouse see the child from previous marriage ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

xiii. Does s/he see the kids every weekend, month, year…. meaning what are his/her child access/visitation right.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

xiv. Does your spouse exercise those visitation right 1. If no, why

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. Where did the divorce take place City ……………………………




11. Are there any outstanding issues related to divorce

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. If yes, describe in details ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

13. How much are the alimony payments $………./month, or $………./ year

ii. Does your spouse still see his/her ex-spouse …………………………….

iii. If yes 1. Why?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

iv. If no 1. Why not?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

d. Where did your spouse first land in Canada [Airport or city] ……………………………………………………………………

e. Where did your spouse first lived [City, province] ……………………………………………………………………

f. Where did s/he reside when divorce was taking place, and where does s/he live now ……………………………………………………………………

g. Why did s/he move to a place/city where s/he lives now …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

h. Does your spouse still travel to the city where his/her ex-spouse lives. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

i. Does your spouse have relationships [intimate or sexual] with other people [men or women] …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

j. If yes i. What are their names

…………………………………… …………………………………… ……………………………………

ii. What is a nature of the relationship …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………

k. What does your spouse do for living …………………………………………………………………………………………………………




l. Where does s/he work ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… i. Company name

………………………………………………………………………………………………… ii. Phone number if possible

………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii. Type of work i.e. security, cab driver, business, labour, etc etc

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

iv. What is the place where your spouse is posted [ if it is security or business or store with various outlets]

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

v. What are his/her job duties ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

vi. How much s/he makes per hour $$$$$$ …………………………

m. Does your spouse do another work too i. Study or another job

………………………… ii. Give full details about the study or work

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… a. if school

1. Name of the School ……………………………………………………………

2. Provide details of the degree/diploma s/he is registered in ……………………………………………………………

3. What year of study ……………………………………………………………

4. Total length of program ……………………………………………………………

5. Expected completion date ……………………………………………………………

6. Courses taken if possible course number and description …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………




n. What are your spouses hobbies ……………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………

o. Do you know your spouses friends i. If yes

1. Provide the names, if possible phone numbers ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………… 2. How long did they know each other …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Where do they live …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Do they know about your spouses previous relationship …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Have you met anyone ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

a. If yes i. Can you provide some proof

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. i.e. pictures, or just description ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

p. What does your spouse like/dislike …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

q. What is your spouses' favourite color, place to visit, ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………




r. What does your spouse own ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i. House

1. Give details Type : - [Apartment, Condo, Bi-level, etc] ………………………………….,…….……………………...………………… Colour ……………………………………… Year It was made ……………………………………………… Total rooms and bathrooms: …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………

ii. Car 1. Provide the following

a. Make, model, license plate number, year of manufacture, and color of the car.

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s. With whom does s/he [ Your Spouse Live] live [Alone, with friends, parents, relatives] …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… i. Provide full details of

1. House address ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. How much rent …………………………………

3. Phone number …………………………………

4. What kind of house it is a. Apartment b. Condo c. Etc…

…………………………………………………… 5. How many room there are

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. What is the inside color of the apartment/house ………………………………………………………………………………………

7. What kind of furniture is in the house …………………………………………… ……………………………………………




8. What is the color of the furniture ……………………………………………

9. What kind of TV, etc is in the house ……………………………………………

10. Who else lives near by ………………………………………………

a. Neighbours ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

ii. Who is the owner of the house/ whose name is it in ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1. Provide full details

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

t. Provide details about your spouses’ parents 1. Dad’s name

…………………………………………………….. 2. Mom’s Name

…………………………………………………….. 3. Where do they work

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

4. How did they come to Canada …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

5. When did they come to Canada ……………………………………………………..

6. Who sponsored them ……………………………………………………..

7. Where did they live when they come to Canada ……………………………………………………..

8. Whom did they live with at that time ……………………………………………………..

9. Whom do they live with now ……………………………………………………..

10. What is your spouses mom’s parents names [maternal grandparents info, Nana means Maternal Grandfather, Nani means Grandmother]

a. Nana ji & Nani ji’s name and information …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




11. Dad’s parents names [paternal grandparents info, Dada means paternal Grandfather, and Dadi means paternal Grandmother]

a. Dada and Dadi ji’s Name and information …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

u. If living [in house/apartment] with brother/sister/or other relatives 1. Provide full details about relative [example Brother]

a. Relatives Name, work, company name, pay …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

2. Provide full details about relatives spouse [example sister-in-law] a. Name, Her work, company, pay

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

3. When did your spouse's relative [ex. brother] get married …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

4. How did that relative come to Canada …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

5. Did your spouse sponsored that relative …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

v. How many brother and sisters does your spouse have i. Name all of them

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

ii. Names of their spouses …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

iii. Names of their kids …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




iv. Where are they married [in-laws address] …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

v. Where do they live now [In Laws of a relative]? 1. Addresses

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

2. Phone numbers etc ……………………………………………………..

w. How many maternal and paternal uncles and aunts does your spouse have ……………………………………………………..

i. Name all of them [chacha and taiya [fathers’ brothers], bhua[Fathers’ sisters], mama [Mothers’ brothers], masi [Moms Sisters] etc] …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

ii. Name their spouses …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

iii. Name all their kids …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

1. If Kids are married name of spouses a. Names of their children

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

iv. Where are they married [place of in-laws] …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

x. Did all of them [relatives from part u, v, w, x] came to the marriage i. If not why not

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




ii. If yes, show proof …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

1. Show pictures and identify them ……………………………………………………..

y. Who came to attend your marriage from outside of this country. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

i. Show proof, pictures ……………………………………………………..

z. Why did others not come here to attend the marriage …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

aa. Any other general information about your spouse …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

2. Information about you [Person attending the interview]

a. Do you know your husband is divorced [if your spouse is divorced] ……………………………………………………..

b. Provide all the details …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

c. Why did you marry him/her, even if s/he is divorced? …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

d. Do you know s/he has a child from previous marriage …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

e. Why did you marry a person who has a child …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

f. Did you know about your spouses divorce and child before marriage …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

g. How did you meet your spouse first time, describe circumstances? …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




h. Where did you meet i. Provide details of the location

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

ii. What were you wearing ……………………………………………………..

iii. What was your spouse wearing ……………………………………………………..

iv. What did you do in the first meeting 1. Lunch, dinner, dance etc

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

v. Who accompanied you when you went to meet your spouse ……………………………………………………..

vi. What did you like about your spouse …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

i. Did you meet your spouse again after the first meeting and before your marriage i. Provide details

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

ii. How many times did you meet again …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

iii. Where, and what did you do …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

1. Any proof ……………………………………………………..

j. When and how did your spouse propose you? i. Date.

…………………………….. ii. Location

…………………………….. iii. Circumstances

……………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………….




k. Were you forced into marriage

…………………………………………………….. By your parents or relatives If yes provide details ……………………………………………………..

l. Did you get married to get to Canada ……………………………………………………..

m. Did you pay you spouse to go to Canada [Always say no to the questions under this section ]

i. If yes 1. How much

…………………………………………………….. ii. We heard you paid money in lakhs or thousands of dollars [your local currency] to go

there ……………………………………………………..

iii. How much did you pay ……………………………………………………..

iv. If you tell us how much yo u paid, we will give you Visa right away 1. Otherwise it might take a long time for you to get there as we know you paid

money 2. Nothing will happen to you but we will get your money back from your spouse

and return to you and also give you visa [Now this is a tricky situation where immigration officer is trying to play a trick so watch out....it happened to some people ]

n. Did your spouse meet any of your relative i. If yes

1. When and whom …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

a. Provide proof, such as pictures ii. If no

1. Provide explanation, why did your spouse did not meet any of your relatives …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

o. Did you meet any of your spouses relative i. If yes

1. Provide details of whom you met and when a. Provide proof

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




…………………………………………………….. ii. If no

1. Why not …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

p. Did you make any deals with your spouse i. For example

1. S/He sponsors you and some relative of yours sponsors her/his relative 2. Or when you go to Canada, and when your parents and siblings go to Canada,

then you have to sponsor your spouses’ relative living in India. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. [If you say yes there will be problems, so watch out]

q. How is your relationship with your spouse?

………………………………………………………………………………… r. Do you think that your relationship will work

i. If Yes, why? …………………………………………………….. ii. If No, Why? ……………..………………………………………

s. Does you spouse care about you …………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………… t. Did you go for honeymoon

i. If yes 1. Where did you go

…………………………………………………….. 2. Do you have any proof

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

a. Provide photos u. Did you go for any other trips

i. If yes 1. Where did you go

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

2. Any religious places that you visited …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..




…………………………………………………….. 3. Any other places of interest you been …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. 4. Provide all the proofs

a. Pictures, Receipts ……………………………………………………..

v. Did you go alone on the trips or someone accompanied you i. If yes, why did someone accompany you

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

w. Suhaag Raat [Night of Marriage] Questions [maybe be asked] i. When did you have your marriage consummated

…………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

ii. What was your spouse wearing that night …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

iii. Color of his/her underwear, clothes …………………………………………………….

iv. Was there light on all dark ……………………………………………………..

v. Place for example hotel, house room etc etc …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

x. What do you do in here in this country [study, job etc] …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

y. What would you do in Canada, what are your plans …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

z. We have been told that you are going to go to Canada and once you get there, you will divorce your husband and sponsor your lover/Boy/girl Friend Who is living in India. If you tell us that you are going to do it, tell us your lovers name and we will issue both of you visa at the same time. This way you will not be away from your lover for long time and both of you will go to Canada together.

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aa. Did you finish your school here ……………………………………………………..

3. Other important information a. Remember all the relatives names, cousins, etc

…………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

b. Who do what, where do they live …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

c. Make sure all the answers match each other [between you and your spouse] i. I.E. colors, hobbies …………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………..

4. Latest Interview Questions [Trends]

a. What will you do if I [Immigration officer] reject you and don’t issue you a visa? ………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………

b. Identify most of the people in the pictures that you submitted and/or pictures in you

wedding, engagement or other ceremony album.

There can be an immediate interview on phone with person in Canada, right after person in India’s interview.




So, make sure you call your spouse in Canada and tell him/her of all the questions that were asked in an interview [Important]. And also advise you spouse of any new material that have been taken/requested from you i.e. Wedding Pictures or etc. NOTE:- An Immigration Officer is trying to find out if your relationship is genuine. Moreover, most of the interviews being held are of spouses of people getting married second time. Officers want to make sure that the person sponsoring you is not doing it for money. If your relationship is genuine, then you should have no problems getting thru the interview, as you already know all the information about your spouse. Still it is good idea to prepare for an interview, just in case. AND TELL THE TRUTH AND DO NOT LIE. Disclaimer: - Author assumes no liability, assumed or implied, if a person is not successful in an interview after going through these questions. These questions provided are for reference only. Author is not a professional in Immigration matters and thus cannot provide any other immigration related help. No professional help has been received to prepare these questions. The author is not obliged to provide any further help, whatsoever, to anyone, if need may arise. Best of luck on your Interview. Jessie Gill www.jpsgill.com , www.ece.ualberta.ca/~jgill P.S. :- Please let me know how your Interview went. All suggestions appreciated. Please email me at [email protected] [email protected] I’ll wait for your reply.

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