Hi,
we are "mixed" or interracial (I do not like this word ) couple (I am Czech and my wife is Nepali) and we are hoping for the future in New Zealand. Why NZ? Well, I was thinking that as a "mixed" couple we will have easier life there (with my 180cm and my wife's 148cm we are little bit noticeable ), my wife does not need to learn totally new language and it is true it is beautiful country. I found very well paid job there and during 4 month based on my skills got resident visa. I applied from London branch and I was amazed by there professional and human approach towards to applicants. Since we are not married longer then 12 month I was not able to put my wife to my application. Now we are living in Nepal, my wife is applying through the Delhi branch for partnership visitor visa and I am in shock how our indian officer is treating my wife as a Nepali and looking at us as a mixed couple. I have the following questions based on our experience:
- is it normal that during interview the officer is shouting at you because you did not understand question?
- is it allowed that for the future assessment officer is using and twisting words from interview which are not in printed interview paper?
- is it normal, that officer is not telling true (however, it is just my word against officer one since these words are not in interview paper)?
- is it normal, that officer is not replying to polite e-mails with constructive questions?
- is it normal, that some comments of officers about relations of clients are quire offending (maybe they are using some general sentences)?
It is just my personal feeling, but according my humble opinion the biggest problem is that we are simply "mixed" couple and in eyes of some people we are not fitting together. As for evidence about our relationship, strict application of general rules which will be working in European countries to Nepal is quite ridiculous. We are living in house without post address, electricity bill is normally always in the name of house owner, there is not any police register where are you living etc. etc. We are collecting as much evidence as possible but only reply is that we still did not deliver enough proofs that we are living together.
The process of my wife's application is still going on, and I know I am risking declining of my wife's visa by putting this post here (people from NZ immigration can easily read this forum and we can be easily identify). However, in democratic society we should be not afraid of officers and it should be allowed to express our critics towards their behavior. After my visit of NZ I was amazed by this country and me and my wife were really looking forward to settle down there. Now I am starting to have just bitter feeling in my heart and in spite of fact, that this 10 month relocation process cost us almost all our savings I am prepared to resign to my residence visa.