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First, I'd like to say you've been so friendly and helpful, it's been a huge relief. I wish I had talked to you before planning this whole thing out! I think I'm going to go with the common law visa, and see if I can't work out a visitation. The worst that can happen is I'm sent back and we go...

But aren't I entering the border under false pretenses then? I mean, what do I say coming in to the border? I'm not worried about him being able to support me, but you think they wouldn't have minded me coming in as a visitor in the first place, since he offered to support me then, too...

Don't worry, he's not being lazy. ;D I handle the Internet sleuthing because I'm generally better at it, and he makes all the calls and usually handles practical arrangements because I'm nervous on the phone. He was being idealistic about work visas, I was being practical. He was hoping there...

That was my thought on the matter--work visas seem unlikely in my situation unless I were a gold plated astronaut-millionaire. :D In your opinion, amikety, why is it better to come in as a visitor? Also, are there official channels to allow them to prolong the visitor stay, or do I park my...

So as I understand it, it is in fact difficult to get a work visa. He says he's seen plenty of foreigners working and living in Canada unskilled. How did they get there? I'm not a student, so student programs aren't available to me. Is evidence of a relationship hard to prove? We have excessive...

There's also something else--my boyfriend is insisting it would be possible to get a work visa, but I'm not a skilled worker, and I don't see anyone attempting to hire an American when they can just as easily look for a Canadian. Is he right? Is it simple enough?

Wouldn't that count as being an illegal immigrant? And what would happen if I had to go back over the border? They probably wouldn't let me back...hmm. I guess that means that spousal visa is the best idea? And as I understand it, the visa doesn't arrive for a good year, if approved? What would...

@amikety: How would I qualify to stay longer as a visitor? Surely they'd see it as me attempting exactly what I would be doing--trying to apply as a common-law partner? I don't think they'd approve, and then wouldn't they get made that I basically was trying to game the system by presenting...

I have read the sticky at top, and I've done personal research, but I feel so overwhelmed! I'm sure my story isn't terribly unique, and I read some reads with people in my situation, but I would just appreciate simple, straightforward advice. My boyfriend is Canadian, I'm American. We've been...