Concerned about future...help

[tahanoman]

ear All, (esp senior members)

I am quite happy to find a group specifically designed to guide immigrants on the various paths available by the great Canadian country to be with our loved ones.

My case is quite simple...or maybe not.

I am currently single and a freshly landed PR. Now that i have landed, my parents and myself are eagerly looking for me to get hitched. But there are many questions and concerns in our minds that impact who the potential bride would be.

Being a PR i know i can sponsor my future wife using the outside track...however that would mean we would be separate till her application gets fully processed...this distance between newly weds is unacceptable to me.

So now the questions are:

1) should i simply find another PR or citizen already in Canada and marry her to save all the hassle of sponsorship? Would i still need to tell the govt that we are married and to change details in our PR on file? Who do i tell?

2) incase my parent find a girl in my home country...can she come to Canada on a visit visa and i marry her? Can I sponsor her from within Canada then? Will she have to go back to her home country once the visit visa expires? Isn't there a way we can be together?

3) how about if she comes as a student? Then does she still need to go back?

I don't want to get married and then stay apart...its the most crucial time in a relationship and I don't want to lose it.

Looking for your answers and guidance.

 

[scylla]

1) No - you don't have to tell anyone.

2) If she is from a non-visa exempt country, then it will probably be difficult for her to obtain a visa to come to Canada. You can certainly try. But there's no guarantee the visa will be approved.

3) Yes - she can apply for a student visa. But again, there's no guarantee it will be approved. To be approved, she will have to demonstrate strong ties to her home country and prove she has no plans to remain in Canada long term. Also, keep in mind that as a foreign student, she will have to pay foreign student fees (which are much higher than domestic fees) and she will also have to be able to show an additional $10K in funds to pay for her living expenses.

 

[tahanoman]

Thanks for the quick response.

Assuming she is able to get a tourist visa...then? What happens then?

Regards

 

[JEFFandJANET]

Thanks for the quick response.

Assuming she is able to get a tourist visa...then? What happens then?

Regards

I think it would be unwise to assume she would get a tourist visa. They tend to deny tourist visas of girlfriends/boyfriends fiances etc because they don't trust the person to intend to go back home after the visit.

 

[muffy1]

I am not trying to judge or anything like that and I don't have answers to your questions, but can I propose something?
1. Why don't you just find another person that you love and care for and adore with all your heart & soul? This way, anything such as citizenship, pr status, etc.....won't even matter? And, if it did matter to you, at least it would be worth it. The hardest things in life are worth it for the ones we love. It's just a thought.

Anyway, all the best to you!

So now the questions are:

1) should i simply find another PR or citizen already in Canada and marry her to save all the hassle of sponsorship? Would i still need to tell the govt that we are married and to change details in our PR on file? Who do i tell?

2) incase my parent find a girl in my home country...can she come to Canada on a visit visa and i marry her? Can I sponsor her from within Canada then? Will she have to go back to her home country once the visit visa expires? Isn't there a way we can be together?

3) how about if she comes as a student? Then does she still need to go back?

I don't want to get married and then stay apart...its the most crucial time in a relationship and I don't want to lose it.

Looking for your answers and guidance.

 

[CanadiansWife]

I am not trying to judge or anything like that and I don't have answers to your questions, but can I propose something?
1. Why don't you just find another person that you love and care for and adore with all your heart & soul? This way, anything such as citizenship, pr status, etc.....won't even matter? And, if it did matter to you, at least it would be worth it. The hardest things in life are worth it for the ones we love. It's just a thought.

Anyway, all the best to you!

Agree!!!

You may be missing out on a woman that can make you the happiest, if you limit your options. In the end, all this hassel wont matter and it will be all worth it, if you think she is

 

[tahanoman]

I appreciate the honest opinion of all of regarding who i choose to marry...but you see...marriage in our culture is not left entirely on the guy or girl. Family plays a very important part in gauging compatibility (after all...who best knows their children than parents). Don't get me wrong...its not forced upon anyone and course the last say is left to the couple themselves.

As far as finding someone who would be worth the hassle...the answer stems from my original question...where do i find someone? From Canada itself?

And incase i can't find someone in Canada...and my family has found someone in my home country...can she come to Canada on a visit visa and i marry her in Canada?

Now i feel some have answered NO to a visit visa. But let me break the case down further...

I am un Canada...i run into a beautiful girl who is here visiting her sister (sister is married to a citizen and currently a PR herself)...we both fall head over heels for each other...we get married in Ontario...her visit visa is expiring in 2 months...now what? How do i keep my better half with me AND file for her PR at the same time? Is that even possible? Will she have to exit eventually and renters?

Hope this explanation makes things more specific.

Eagerly awaiting a response.

Thanks and best regards

 

[Fencesitter]

I don't know about others, but once my wife gets her PR visa (and eventually citizenship)...I never want to hear of CIC ever again!! Why you would want to go through sponsoring someone to Canada to marry is really, and no disrespect, completely beyond me. Why not just meet someone in Canada who is already a citizen? Many fish in the sea and all that...

FS

 

[canadianwoman]

I am un Canada...i run into a beautiful girl who is here visiting her sister (sister is married to a citizen and currently a PR herself)...we both fall head over heels for each other...we get married in Ontario...her visit visa is expiring in 2 months...now what? How do i keep my better half with me AND file for her PR at the same time? Is that even possible? Will she have to exit eventually and renters?

In this scenario, you two can marry in Canada, and then you could apply to sponsor her inland. This means she stays in Canada during the processing. She can apply to extend her TRV while she waits. You could also apply for her outland while she waits with you in Canada; she can extend her visa in this case too, but if there is an interview she would have to go back to her home country, and probably would then have to wait for the PR visa to get back in.

 

[mobeyk]

I don't know about others, but once my wife gets her PR visa (and eventually citizenship)...I never want to hear of CIC ever again!! Why you would want to go through sponsoring someone to Canada to marry is really, and no disrespect, completely beyond me. Why not just meet someone in Canada who is already a citizen? Many fish in the sea and all that...

FS

You cannot choose where the heart falls. Yet, I chose to look for a Chinese girl in China. It was envisioned. Yes, I could have looked for a Chinese girl in Canada, but you know, they are different. Of course, nothing bad about that. I am just deep into old fashioned traditional ways of a family. Besides, wonderfully its the first time my family supports me in this matter fully. Maybe its me, but who wants a divorced 44 year old guy with two kids? haha. Just kidding. I see it that way, there is something special to a long distance relationship. There is burning love that fades over time but there is longer lasting love acquired when you go together through challenges. Maybe my thought is strange but if we can endure the immigration process and the times apart, will we be able to endure other things in life?
But at the end, no one can deny that things go the way they go and we ultimately decide upon our lives and each of us has their reasons. Best is to see everything as an opportunity and yes, we all have to earn the right to live in Canada.

 

[JEFFandJANET]

I don't know about others, but once my wife gets her PR visa (and eventually citizenship)...I never want to hear of CIC ever again!! Why you would want to go through sponsoring someone to Canada to marry is really, and no disrespect, completely beyond me. Why not just meet someone in Canada who is already a citizen? Many fish in the sea and all that...

FS

I agree..... sponsoring a spouse for PR is a difficult process, and NOT guaranteed to be successful. As such, why take that chance unless you absolutely must. If you are in Canada and in love with a partner from another country, then you love that person so much you have no choice but to go through process to sponsor for PR because you can't live without that person. But to decide to marry someone you don't even know yet from another country, knowing how difficult the process will be, I would not encourage this at all. Yes plenty of "fish in the sea" here as they say. Bottom line is live your life, look for love. When you love someone you do everything in your power to be together. You should also keep in mind, CIC is not keen on "arranged marriages" or any other relationships that don't seem on solid ground. Those cases are more difficult and timely to complete successfully. If you go that route, be prepared for a longer process, and possibly it would be denied. Also, visitor visas are very difficult to get for fiances, girlfriends, boyfriends etc. CIC automatically assumes the person will not return to their country and therefore more often CIC will deny the visitor visa on that basis from many countries. Even if a visitor visa is granted, your partner will STILL be expected to return to her own country when it expires, failure to do so will have negative consequences on any attempt to get a PR visa. I strongly recommend you think very carefully about how difficult this process would be for someone that as of yet you aren't in love with., Best to avoid it all together if possible. If you think it necessary to marry a girl with Indian ethnicity, there are many girls here already. You don't have to wait and meet one back in India. Best of luck to you whatever you decide.

 

[GOGOGO]

And she would need to apply visa extension 30 days before the visa expires, ie, about a month from now.

In this scenario, you two can marry in Canada, and then you could apply to sponsor her inland. This means she stays in Canada during the processing. She can apply to extend her TRV while she waits. You could also apply for her outland while she waits with you in Canada; she can extend her visa in this case too, but if there is an interview she would have to go back to her home country, and probably would then have to wait for the PR visa to get back in.