Recent content by bradinho

Ah ok, thanks for clearing that up for me. Just for some more background, she is likely going to study in Montreal, where we would get engaged after her first year and then married right when she's finished. At that time she would likely have a job offer from a Canadian employer willing tofill...

Ok, so I've been on here reading all afternoon! Some things I've learnt are that if she applies inland she can apply for an open work permit with the initial application, which would be decided after 6-8 months and granted at stage 2? She would also have implied status and not have to extend...

Ah man.. what a conundrum. They should make it so you apply once you get engaged and then when you get married send in the certificate and they send back the approval etc. Wishful thinking!

Thanks! That is correct, we would already be legally married at the time of our traditional ceremony etc. Who told you that you couldn't call it a wedding? But now I'm thinking this may not work. I was literally thinking of just signing papers etc to be legally together, but still living as if...

Thanks, communication has never been a strong point for me. I guess in my head I was thinking, lets get legally married first at city hall with us and 2 witnesses, *only* to be able to submit the applications etc. That way, when we have the actually ceremony(literally just for friends and family...

Hello everyone, I have browsed this forum quite a bit over the past couple of days and decided it was finally time to post my own specific questions. Background: I have dated my Brazilian girlfriend for almost 4.5 years now and we have made many trips back and forth. I also probably have...