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Immigration Office asking about my family

 
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Were you asked about your family's finances when you applied for a permanent visa, and did they contact your family?
I've never applied for a permanent visa
33%
 33%  [ 3 ]
No, I wasn't asked
33%
 33%  [ 3 ]
I was asked, but they didn't contact my family
11%
 11%  [ 1 ]
I was asked, and they contacted my family
22%
 22%  [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 9

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Pitarou



Joined: 16 Nov 2009
Posts: 1116
Location: Narita, Japan

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 10:58 am    Post subject: Immigration Office asking about my family Reply with quote

I'm in the process of trying to upgrade to a permanent visa, and the Immigration Office are asking some very personal questions about my family.

They want me to give:

- full name
- age
- address
- telephone number
- annual income

of six of my family members, and six of my Japanese wife's.

Has anyone else experienced this? If you have, did the Immigration Office go on to contact your family?
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cat mother



Joined: 22 Sep 2009
Posts: 62

PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes.
They are just trying to determine whether your marriage is "real" or paper only.
But it's odd they are doing it to a Westerner.
I was asked to draw a map from my mother in law's house to the nearest train station, plus give some personal information about my husband's family members.
They didn't contact my family, but they did contact my husband's family, as well as my employer.
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timothypfox



Joined: 20 Feb 2008
Posts: 492

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They didn't contact anyone except my employer. I guess I was lucky...
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Shonai Ben



Joined: 15 Feb 2003
Posts: 617

PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

.........they called me one day and asked a bunch of strange questions like "What does your wife cook for dinner?" or "What's your wife's favorite food?" etc.

The other questions I've forgetten.Anyway,about a week later I got the card from immigration to go pick up my PR.
The whole process took 6 months from the day of application.I've heard it sometimes is shorter or longer.

The proverbial "case by case" thing........anyway,good luck.
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G Cthulhu



Joined: 07 Feb 2003
Posts: 1373
Location: Way, way off course.

PostPosted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Try applying for perm residence in the US. That'll give you some perspective on government agencies asking "personal questions". :?
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Big_H



Joined: 21 Dec 2013
Posts: 115

PostPosted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Was asked about my family -not 6 of them though- and my own financial income and current status.

That wasn't for a visa though, it was just that same job interview that I made a thread about.
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hivans



Joined: 29 Aug 2004
Posts: 51
Location: fukuoka

PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 4:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I voted for “No, I wasn’t asked”, which may have skewed the results in this poll a bit unfairly.
I (successfully) applied for my PR on the basis of my employment status and length of residence (I am not married). Perhaps the checking process is simpler if it concentrates on documents about taxation and salary?
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Pitarou



Joined: 16 Nov 2009
Posts: 1116
Location: Narita, Japan

PostPosted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

hivans wrote:
I voted for “No, I wasn’t asked”, which may have skewed the results in this poll a bit unfairly.
I (successfully) applied for my PR on the basis of my employment status and length of residence (I am not married). Perhaps the checking process is simpler if it concentrates on documents about taxation and salary?

Thanks for voting, and for the clarification. It really helps me get a picture of what's going on.
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