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Cool input! :) I did check out the Vienna thread, and it seemed a bit daunting with the numbers.. which is why I was wondering which was the best route to take (inland vs. outland) in the least painful amount of time :) Whew! Thanks for the extra thoughts, I'll take a closer look at the outland :)

Hi all! I'm in the process of gathering information to sponsor my Dutch husband to come back to Canada with me (I'm a citizen). It seems that the popular opinion on this forum is that applications processed at an outland office is much faster than submitting an inland application, however...

Wow so many replies! Thank you so much for your insight/experiences, its very helpful when going through this difficult process. After thorough thinking and much needed soul searching, we've decided maybe marriage is probably our best chance.. we both figured we could just get the papers done...

Honestly, why get married when your significant other can't be with you? It's emotionally stressful, especially after having to say goodbye to your loved one so many times in the past couple years. And although I wish it had some impact and might help a tiny bit, having a piece of paper isn't...

Common-law seems appropriate, but: .. and we have NOT lived together for longer than 1 year continuously yet unfortunately, just as a total when you take all the trips/long visitation periods in consideration. I doubt it would work. :( Meanwhile, conjugal seemed to match my situation a...

I'm considering sponsoring my girlfriend to Canada but not sure if I should be going the conjugal or common-law route. From what I've read/seen on here conjugal has a high risk of being rejected unless you have a fairly solid case. My situation: We've been seeing each other exclusively over the...