Can I Sponsor my Girlfriend?

[shirebikes]

Hi All,

I`m a permanent resident and have been for the last 2 years. My Girlfriend and I are both in Canada at the moment, and have been together for a few months, the issue is her visa for canada expires at the end of Feb, and I would like to see whether there are any options for me to sponsor her?

Is anyone able to offer suggestions as to our options?

Many Thanks

Ed

 

[scylla]

You either need to get married - or you need to live together for a full year continuously to become common law. Once you are either married or common law - you'll be able to sponsor her for PR.

 

[shirebikes]

Thanks for the reply, thats what i was thinking, but alas i was hoping for an easier way.

Do you know if there is a way for me to get her a bridging visa for a year or 2.

Many Thanks

Ed

 

[spousalsponsee]

Thanks for the reply, thats what i was thinking, but alas i was hoping for an easier way.

Do you know if there is a way for me to get her a bridging visa for a year or 2.

Many Thanks

Ed

Not unless she can get an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment, proving someone who wants to hire her has advertised for months, and cannot find a Canadian who can do the job).

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks for the reply, thats what i was thinking, but alas i was hoping for an easier way.

Do you know if there is a way for me to get her a bridging visa for a year or 2.

Many Thanks

Ed

No, there is no "bridging visa".

What is her current status? Where is she from?

 

[Will_PA]

And how old is she

 

[shirebikes]

Hi, we are based in whistler so lmia isn't too difficult as there's more jobs than residential beds...

She is German, 36 and on a 1 year visa

 

[spousalsponsee]

Hi, we are based in whistler so lmia isn't too difficult as there's more jobs than residential beds...

An LMIA will be practically impossible, since very few jobs there are 'skilled', and they can easily be done by the vast workforce of citizens, PRs, and people already holding work permits. She would need to do something extremely specialized somewhere like that (whereas in contrast, a small town in rural SK would be less impossible, due to the dearth of people willing to go there).

 

[shirebikes]

Without wanting to get into it too much, Lmia is not a problem. The labor shortage here is major and at all levels.

 

[scylla]

Without wanting to get into it too much, Lmia is not a problem. The labor shortage here is major and at all levels.

If that's the case the employer should start the process now. It can easily take 4-6 months to complete.

 

[shirebikes]

OK, the thing i wasnt sure on is does the current employment have to be a skill type 0 or a? or does that depend on the LMIA?