Immigration Exam, Mortgage Process, Pupper
Aug. 8th, 2022 11:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogWe've decided the best thing for me to do at my immigration medical exam tomorrow is to fully disclose that I am on HRT as an mtf person. It is not supposed to cause any problems with the processing of the application, and if it somehow comes out later that I did not fully disclose my prescription meds, that definitely could be an issue.
But I don't like it, and I am pretty scared about tomorrow. And beyond the fear of the actual interaction, I'm scared that transphobes in the bureaucracy will find excuses to disqualify applications from people like me.
Some information on immigration for queer folks here: https://dfimmigration.ca/2021/06/07/a-guide-to-the-unique-challenges-of-lgbtq-spousal-or-common-law-sponsorship-applications/
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I took a 10 mile ride today and am pretty wiped out. I decided to go out half an hour and turn around. Coincidentally, getting to the dog park took right around 29:20. I stopped there to catch my breath and look at cute dogs playing, then came home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/7606265240
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Danae told me today that our mortgage broker wants proof that we paid our rent for the last year. "Well we're still living here," I said. "We haven't been evicted." Danae observed that that probably won't be sufficient. And I realize that people can basically squat in homes and it's legally *really* hard to get them out sometimes. But more generally, I don't understand why the mortgage broker needs all this additional stuff (she asked for cell phone contracts, for example, which neither of us have) now. She needed a letter from the UofR stating Danae's employment information as well, even though she had originally said the offer letter was fine. Shouldn't she have gotten all our information before deciding we couldn't get pre-approved?
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On the plus side, all of today was made better this morning. I laid down and Ella spontaneously nestled into the crook of my arm and looked up at me, and it just made my whole day, which was starting on kind of a down note, so much better.
But I don't like it, and I am pretty scared about tomorrow. And beyond the fear of the actual interaction, I'm scared that transphobes in the bureaucracy will find excuses to disqualify applications from people like me.
Some information on immigration for queer folks here: https://dfimmigration.ca/2021/06/07/a-guide-to-the-unique-challenges-of-lgbtq-spousal-or-common-law-sponsorship-applications/
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I took a 10 mile ride today and am pretty wiped out. I decided to go out half an hour and turn around. Coincidentally, getting to the dog park took right around 29:20. I stopped there to catch my breath and look at cute dogs playing, then came home.
https://www.strava.com/activities/7606265240
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Danae told me today that our mortgage broker wants proof that we paid our rent for the last year. "Well we're still living here," I said. "We haven't been evicted." Danae observed that that probably won't be sufficient. And I realize that people can basically squat in homes and it's legally *really* hard to get them out sometimes. But more generally, I don't understand why the mortgage broker needs all this additional stuff (she asked for cell phone contracts, for example, which neither of us have) now. She needed a letter from the UofR stating Danae's employment information as well, even though she had originally said the offer letter was fine. Shouldn't she have gotten all our information before deciding we couldn't get pre-approved?
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On the plus side, all of today was made better this morning. I laid down and Ella spontaneously nestled into the crook of my arm and looked up at me, and it just made my whole day, which was starting on kind of a down note, so much better.
