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The only reason I was asking if there might be another option for us is because of my father's disapproval of us getting married (because my boyfriend is not wealthy and because we've only spent a month together in person). I know he is the man I want to marry.

Yes, will be very sure to use "visit" and not "live"! Thanks for those tips, and for answering my questions.

Oh, and is the wait time listed on the CIC site accurate (from your experience)? 70 days for me and 11 months for him? Or does it tend to be a little shorter or longer than the listed time?

My boyfriend and I are planning on getting married in December or January, whenever he is able to take a weekend off work to come here. Will it look bad if we apply the following month/as soon as we get our marriage certificate? Or is that normal? And second, if we're applying from outside...

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Your grandfather has a good point! And thank you : )

I still have four years of schooling left to get the degree I'm working towards. I'd really like to be with him a lot sooner than that. I've thought about transferring schools to the University of Miami but the school I'm at is one of the best for my program and I don't want to mess up my...

Thanks to both of you. Him moving up to Vermont or NY is absolutely something to think about... it would still be several hours to drive but anything is better than the 30 hours it would currently take! And yes, he definitely does want to immigrate.

It's a great suggestion and would make things so much easier if it were a possibility but I'm in university and can't abandon my education.

If only it were that simple... lol. My dad is very stubborn and very against this relationship. He's told me I'd be ruining my life to go through with this so it's very difficult to reason with him. I only told my parents about our relationship this year because I knew they would react badly...

While I would like to have more time in person, the fact is that we just can't afford it. Neither of us have vacation time left at work (and in fact, I've gone way over my allotted time, taking unpaid days) and plane tickets are so pricey. Of course it would be ideal to have longer and more...

I know we definitely don't qualify as conjugal. That was the original plan until we found out that just not having enough money to leave your job doesn't count as a barrier. We could have lived together if one of us was able to leave our jobs, but neither of us can at the moment. I'm not...

My boyfriend and I have been long distance for 3 years. We've visited several times but always just for a weekend. He's American, I'm Canadian. He can't afford to stop working and move here for a year. No common-law. Money is our only barrier. No conjugal partner. He doesn't qualify as a...

Thanks for your help : )

What if he's driving? He won't have a return ticket. And he's planning on quitting his job... is there anything else that he can use to assure them of his return? And how long must he stay in the US before he can come back?

How much time must he spend in the US between visits? If he is going to be staying with me, will he need to show proof that he has a certain amount of money? Will they be likely to allow him in? His parents live in the US... I'm not sure if that will satisfy a border agent though, considering...

I'm in the US and have questions about which type of visa I should be applying for that the CIC website can't answer. The Buffalo office says they don't respond to phone inquiries. Who do I call??

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If a restaurant franchise (example; Pizza Hut) in Canada offers someone who works at one of their restaurants in the US a job as a cook ("Cook" is on the NOC list of approved "skilled worker" professions) in writing, is that good enough to apply as a skilled worker? Or does it need to be...

Another question, if anyone happens to read this... is the application processing time shorter if he has arranged employment? Approximately how long?