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My (Brazilian) girlfriend already came to Canada 3 times to visit me (I'm a Canadian citizen). In July (2011) she's coming here again for the 4th time, but this time as my fianceé, because last year we got engaged. Soon she will have to apply for a tourist visa, which she obviously will need...

Hmm I see.....I don't know their logic behind that, but to me it sounds very, very ironic.....!!! If in the end (hopefully!!) they will give her the PR anyway, I see no reason why they shouldn't grant her the tourist visa. Plus, I think it rather hurts that they would just assume she would not...

Nice to know Leon! That's comforting to know!! :) Hmmmm but what if she has applied for PR? It's obvious that means she wants to stay in Canada. Her chances still become very small??! So you're saying that if at the beginning the application was outland (because she applied from abroad), and...

Hi guys, I'm curious about some things, and I was wondering if you can give me your opinions? I'm Canadian, and my girlfriend (whom I will eventually marry) lives in Brazil. 1. Is it a red flag for the CIC if I marry her and then sponsor her right away (i.e: within 1 month or 2)? Would that...

Wow.....it's quite comforting to know that many of you were/are in the same situations as me, and succeeded! I want to succeed too...hehehe..... =) Yes thankfully we did have photos of us together when she was here in Canada.....I took at least 1700 photos, so I think that should be enough...

Hi guys, Thanks so much for the reponse! I'm seeing a lot of nice insights here =). Mitamata, your "one and one makes two" tip is brilliant, and certainly I will give it a try! I have another dilemma now...when I'm sponsoring her, I will have visited her in Brazil for 3 or 4 times, whereas she...

Hi guys, I live in Canada, and my girlfriend is Brazilian. In a few years we will get married and I will sponsor her to Canada. My dilemmas are: 1. I call her by using calling cards (since it's cheaper that way, because regular long distance calls are mighty expensive as you know), but I'm...

Hi guys, Some questions: 1. You know for the sponsorship process, how sometimes the foreign spouse gets interviewed by the CIC? Is this done over the phone, or would they ask us to travel to the city where the interview takes place? For example: once I marry my girlfriend (she's Brazilian) and...

Thanks so much saralune. I never knew about this dual intent thingy. It's a good read! That post says "If a person enters the country as a visitor, but with the intent to apply in-land once in Canada..that is dual intent, and is grounds for refusal." But here's the thing though: my girlfriend...

Thank you marpleleafs!! What do you think about my Step 2? (see my first post). According to saralune, if my girlfriend admits that she comes here to marry me, she may not get the tourist visa. But if she comes here and doesn't admit that she will marry me, then during the sponsorship process...

Seriously? Is that really a good indicator of whether or not you got the visa? Because from what I know, for many people, it's like this: they are granted the permanent residence, and they get a call from the visa centre, asking them to send their passport, so the visa could be attached...

Hi guys (especially those who successfully sponsored or got sponsored successfully), I am Canadian and my girlfriend is Brazilian. We plan to get married, and after that I will sponsor her to Canada. My questions are: 1. *IF* we get married in Brazil, then once I have successfully sponsored...