shanffdd Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 One of the online questions asks, ''Is this applicant related to the sponsor related by blood, marriage or adoption? I have married the sponsor but we are not blood relatives or adopted. Can't I mention that I am related to the sponsor by marriage or is that incorrect in this case? What actually does this question refer to- blood marriage or non-blood related marriage? Does this mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaus Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 You're related by marriage. "Blood" means they're family from birth. I hope no one is having "blood" marriages in 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanffdd Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 On 18/11/2018 at 20:56, Canaus said: You're related by marriage. "Blood" means they're family from birth. I hope no one is having "blood" marriages in 2018. So am I supposed to click yes or no? i am only related by marriage from our marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaus Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Click yes. You're one of those things. The use of "or" is key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieMay24 Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 I always understood this to be asking "other than the fact that you are married" are you related to the sponsor. For example, were they your brother-in-law before you married them? But I'm not sure on this. Seems like a stupid question otherwise if you're obviously related now that you're married to them, but I guess Immigration is entitled to ask stupid questions.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingers Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I always understood this to be asking "other than the fact that you are married" are you related to the sponsor. For example, were they your brother-in-law before you married them? But I'm not sure on this. Seems like a stupid question otherwise if you're obviously related now that you're married to them, but I guess Immigration is entitled to ask stupid questions..This got me too. I was advised related by marriage meant "in law". I had originally clicked yes, because my initial interpretation was asking if my sponsor and I are married. But after some googling and being advised the contrary by an immigration agent I added an update to the application to explain why I had answered the way I had and confirmed that the sponsor and I are not related in any way. Hopefully that covers off all bases. I've seen others asking the same question now so I am wondering if the case officers see this confusion a lot ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canaus Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Yeah I wish I could delete my previous replies in this topic, I misunderstood the context. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
can1983 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Here in Tasmania it is very common to be related by both blood and Marriage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Hi @shanffdd & @Ingers I am struggling with this question. -"Is the applicant related to the sponsor by blood, Marriage or adoption?" What did you guys put in your application? What was the outcome? How long did it take for you to get the Visa? My RMA is telling me put down "yes" cause we are related by marriage (as my spouse and I got married) - well, when you read the question it makes sense. But then again, in the previous question they asked about our marriage, registration etc - then why would they be asking this question again? - when you click on the ? mark right next to it - the image that you posted pops up - and it doesn't say anything about "Marriage". It only talks about blood relations and adoption. Now the RMA has done several applications and they've shown me examples of some of their previous cases where they've put down yes to this question. This is so confusing! Please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talktosi Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I cant see the confusion here - either you are married to the sponsor, have the same parents( ie brother or sister) or have been adopted by the sponsor. And obviously you could be none of these... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 I agree it's not a brilliantly worded question, but the explanation provided by clicking the help icon is pretty clear: The applicant and sponsor must not be related by family. This means they must not: be an ancestor or descendant of one another have a parent in common. Related by family includes relationships traced through an adoptive parent, and for this purpose, also includes any adoption that might have been declared void or has ceased to have effect. Personally, I always answer "No" if the couple are not "related by family" but are married to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIG85 Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, Pikachu said: But then again, in the previous question they asked about our marriage, registration etc - then why would they be asking this question again? - I think it's clear that this question is aimed primarily at marriages in, shall we say, "different cultures" to our own. Edited March 15, 2022 by DIG85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Hi All Thanks for all your responses. Lets say that my wife is my sister in laws (my brother's wife) Brother's wife's (my brother's sister in law's) sister as shown below Would that be consider related by marriage? Why do they have "by marriage" on that question? the only scenario I can think of is this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIG85 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pikachu said: Would that be consider related by marriage? No. You are only related by marriage to someone by virtue of your own marriage, not by virtue of your sibling’s marriage. Edited March 16, 2022 by DIG85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Quote My RMA is telling me put down "yes" cause we are related by marriage Consult a different RMA. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 hours ago, Pikachu said: Hi All Thanks for all your responses. Lets say that my wife is my sister in laws (my brother's wife) Brother's wife's (my brother's sister in law's) sister as shown below Would that be consider related by marriage? Why do they have "by marriage" on that question? the only scenario I can think of is this: I assume it means related by your own marriage, not someone else's marriage. So related to your own wife only regarding marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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