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HI all, When I first joined this forum, I planned to sponsor my then boyfriend through the conjugal route. Most of you advised that it was difficult since I have to prove significant barriers stopping us from being together. our relationship has since developed and is strong and solidified...

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Thank you Scylla. This information will appear in the letter that i include, right? Another question, for the witness letters, do they have to be notarized by a lawyer? I will have 2 letters from friends and family members and 2 other letters from his siblings... do all letters have to be...

hello, we met back in my country before i left 20 years ago... I was 12 and he was 15. we met through a friend at a church function and lost touch since. i continued my life here in Canada, had kids and now we reconnected almost 17 months ago online, continued as friends, which soon developed...

Thank you so much for this, I appreciate it!

alright, i understand! thank you both very much for providing this advice. you saved me the hassle of submitting and waiting to be refused. i shall plan a visit there to get married. a final question: do you know if the Canadian embassy in SA would accept that the ceremony take place there or...

hi Scylla, thank you for your quick response. when you say marriage-like relationship... what do you mean? this is us: we talk on a daily basis, he talks to my children, he depends on me financially (i have western union receipts to prove it), our convos are added to the application. is that...

i should also mention that SA is a country highly flagged by CA as a country of high levels of crime. so if my country advises against going there for my own safety and he cannot get a visitor's visa, then is that considered a huge immigration barrier?

Well, when i went to visit in November, it was our first time meeting so we didn't really want to go ahead and get married... But if it comes down to that, I dont mind going back there for a week to just do it... I mean now, the relationship has moved to new heights and all

Hi all, I am a Canadian citizen who is in a committed relationship with my boyfriend for over a year now who lives in South Africa. We are both Congolese-born individuals. He currently has a work permit status in SA. I traveled to visit him last November for 10 days since I have 2 young...