Well, it was an interesting interview. Can you believe it is still not over? I was scheduled for 3.5 hours, and it lasted 5 hours. They phoned my wife at 2am her time and talked to her for 2 hours.
The immigration lawyer still has some concerns, so he will mail me his concerns within 3 weeks. I will have 3 weeks to respond, then the Judge will make a decision.
When I sat down in the court room before my meeting, the translator was there. She asked where my wife was from, and I told her Fujian Province. She said that was her province, she was from Fuzhou. I told her that's where my niece lives. We had a good laugh about that. She was an awesome translator and was able to talk easily with my wife. The Judge asked me if I speak any Mandarin, and I spoke a sentence or two, and the translator translated what I said quickly.
My sister joined me in the courtroom, and I think it was a big boost to my case. It was a huge coincidence that my sister had a doctor's appointment in Vancouver the same day, and I was able to drive her there after my interview.
The judge and lawyer had both read my evidence that I mailed to them. The Judge asked a ton of questions first, then the lawyer. When they phoned my wife, they asked her a lot of the same questions to see if her answers were similar, and since we weren't expecting them to phone her, they were different enough answers that they didn't seem practiced, yet similar enough to compliment what I had already said. We both made some mistakes, which I hope won't cost us too much.
From the questions they asked, it seems the biggest issues are her lack of English, her custody of her son and whether we would bring her parents to Canada. They seem to be worried about my wife divorcing me and trying to take half of everything soon after coming to Canada. I guess I'll see in a few weeks what the real issues are.
Fingers crossed (still).