conjugal sponsorship visa

[stephanieslip]

Hi: I am a Canadian Citizen and my boyfriend lives in China and is from Iran. We have been together for almost a year now and I fly back and forth from Canada and China. He has applied for a holiday visa to Canada and was declined so i have to go to him he cannot come to me. he passed his security check but was told his travel history was not extensive enough, and that he could re-apply again should his situation change. He cannot travel anywhere as people from Iran are not welcome anywhere! It is very taxing on us as i have a 13 year old child that I have to either bring with me or try to have her father take care of her while i go. now, my boyfriends business in China is starting to fail due to the economy in Iran as he exports goods from China to Iran. He may now have to move back to Iran. If that happens I can never see him again as I cannot go to Iran with the state of that country it is not safe for me. Would we qualify for a conugal visa?

 

[KBH]

No you would not qualify for conjugal. Although he cannot travel to Canada, there is no legal barrier stopping you from traveling to China to marry him there. If you would like to sponsor him, you would need to marry him. Unfortunately that is just how it works sometimes. Conjugal is not an option unless marriage and common law are both impossible (not just inconvenient)

 

[stephanieslip]

We cannot marry in China either as he does not carry the resident card needed for that there

 

[mrs_december]

As long as there are no legal prohibitions for his return to Iran, and you are not legally prohibited from travelling to his home country to marry, then perceived safety is not necessarily a reason that a conjugal visa would be granted. It would be a high bar to prove that there would be literally no place on earth where the two of you could gain a marriage license, which is what you'd be required to prove.

 

[mikeymyke]

You won't qualify as conjugal, as there's no reason for you not to go to Iran and marry him there. Perceived lack of safety won't count. You could also try to go get married in a different country where both of you can attend.