misterz100 said:
TL DR he got tired of waiting for immigration and got himself another boyfriend close to where he lived... When he got his confirmation of PR in April he couldn't decide between us... then the day the USA legalized same sex marriage he told me it was over.... I wont make the same mistake, I been very close to this guy for a while now and I will have him move with me asap instead of waiting for any kind of PR, *censored word*ing government all this bull*censored word* killed my marriage...
You applied around July 2014, and had COPR in hand by April 2015. That is around 9 months total processing time beginning to end, not to mention you indicate he already had a new boyfriend well before he got his COPR.
That is pretty quick processing time. I really wouldn't blame the government for killing your marriage, to be honest it sounds like it wasn't that strong to begin with as many people go through far longer times apart while waiting for PR and still remain strongly committed to each other.
Thanks, I'm planning to have him over and going the common law route, this will give us time to built, but in person, so the distance and time doesn't rip us apart like so many like me.
Keep in mind if he comes to Canada as a visitor and keeps extending his visitor status here to reach the 12 months of cohabitation required for common-law, he will be unable to work during that time. The only ways he could legally work here during this time are:
1. If he qualifies for and gets a job offer that qualifies under NAFTA
2. If he gets a closed work permit for a company that successfully goes through LMIA process for him
3. If a recent grad, can look at the SWAP program for US citizens to get working holiday in Canada