I am gay and my boyfriend is planning to take me to canada to get married.

[kimjao]

I am gay from philippines and my boyfriend is planning to take me to canada to get married. i applied tourist visa once and has been denied.
my partner is planning to do the marriage in canada because gay marraige its not legal in my country. if i reapply again and told to the embassy that im going to get married there because gay marriage is not allowed in my country is there any probability that they will going to accept it or should i keep it? please i need a relevant answer asap thank you soo much :-[

 

[Rob_TO]

If you were denied once, you will probably be denied a second time. Saying you want to get married in Canada or live with your boyfriend will not help your case since it would be evident you don't plan on leaving Canada.

What you should do, is travel to a 3rd country where gay marriage is allowed and Philippine residents can go easily, and get married there.

 

[canadianwoman]

A temporary resident visa is for temporary visits. If you tell the Canadian embassy that you want to go to Canada to get married, they will assume your visit will not be temporary. So they won't issue you a visa. You have to provide proof that you will leave Canada: a return flight ticket with a definite date, proof of a job with a letter from your boss giving you two weeks off, a similar letter from university, a lease or mortgage, proof of funds, things of this nature. If you submitted things like this the first time and were refused anyway, I would say there is no point applying for a TRV again.
I suggest you both go to a third country that allows same-sex marriage, and get married there. Then he can sponsor you.
Failing that, he could come to the Philippines and live with you for a year (or you could live together in some other country for a year). He could then sponsor you as his common-law spouse. You would need proof you were living together, such as both names on a lease, both names on utility bills (or one name on one bill, and the other on another at the same address). I realize such evidence may be difficult to get in the Philippines.
He could also sponsor you as his conjugal partner. This is a difficult class to prove, though. You need proof that you have been in a marriage-like relationship for one year, but have not been able to live together or get married. So your finances should be joined, for example. Proof he is supporting you would be good evidence. Here applying for another TRV might help, because if refused, you can use this as evidence that you were not able to go to Canada to live together or get married. He would also need proof he could not go to the Philippines to live with you.

 

[gsize]

age difference is also sometimes an obstacle. Is your partner much older than you ?

 

[gsize]

LOL. talk about stereotyping...

asking a question has nothing to do about stereotyping.

 

[kimjao]

If you were denied once, you will probably be denied a second time. Saying you want to get married in Canada or live with your boyfriend will not help your case since it would be evident you don't plan on leaving Canada.

What you should do, is travel to a 3rd country where gay marriage is allowed and Philippine residents can go easily, and get married there.

but is it possible to apply as a tourist and got married when im there already?

 

[IslandAnnie]

but is it possible to apply as a tourist and got married when im there already?

I suppose, but why were you denied the first time you applied? What would be different that you think would allow the visa to be approved this time?

 

[kimjao]

age difference is also sometimes an obstacle. Is your partner much older than you ?

yes he is. but i dont care about his age i love him, not because i want to live there, he was forcing me to to canada for better life and to build our own family.

 

[kimjao]

I suppose, but why were you denied the first time you applied? What would be different that you think would allow the visa to be approved this time?

because i did not satisfy the cic with my documents and the fund was insufficient, my partner told me that is it ok to put 100dollar because he will going to shoulder everything.

 

[Sweden]

because i did not satisfy the cic with my documents and the fund was insufficient, my partner told me that is it ok to put 100dollar because he will going to shoulder everything.

you can always apply for a tourist visa and get married once in Canada. However, if you don't have solid proofs that you will go back to your country, most likely your visa will be denied. But - you can always try.
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[gsize]

yes he is. but i dont care about his age i love him, not because i want to live there, he was forcing me to to canada for better life and to build our own family.

you may not care about his age, buT SOMETIMES, CIC does ! I have friends who went through this. It WAS a red flag -in their case and it was denied !


I suggest your partner speak to consultant/lawyer who specializes in same sex immigration. Its not as straight forward as you think.

''forcing me to Canada for better life"" will not fly with CIC.

 

[kimjao]

you may not care about his age, buT SOMETIMES, CIC does ! I have friends who went through this. It WAS a red flag -in their case and it was denied !


I suggest your partner speak to consultant/lawyer who specializes in same sex immigration. Its not as straight forward as you think.

''forcing me to Canada for better life"" will not fly with CIC.

ok ill say that to him, we will try that. thank you i hope it will work

 

[kimjao]

A temporary resident visa is for temporary visits. If you tell the Canadian embassy that you want to go to Canada to get married, they will assume your visit will not be temporary. So they won't issue you a visa. You have to provide proof that you will leave Canada: a return flight ticket with a definite date, proof of a job with a letter from your boss giving you two weeks off, a similar letter from university, a lease or mortgage, proof of funds, things of this nature. If you submitted things like this the first time and were refused anyway, I would say there is no point applying for a TRV again.
I suggest you both go to a third country that allows same-sex marriage, and get married there. Then he can sponsor you.
Failing that, he could come to the Philippines and live with you for a year (or you could live together in some other country for a year). He could then sponsor you as his common-law spouse. You would need proof you were living together, such as both names on a lease, both names on utility bills (or one name on one bill, and the other on another at the same address). I realize such evidence may be difficult to get in the Philippines.
He could also sponsor you as his conjugal partner. This is a difficult class to prove, though. You need proof that you have been in a marriage-like relationship for one year, but have not been able to live together or get married. So your finances should be joined, for example. Proof he is supporting you would be good evidence. Here applying for another TRV might help, because if refused, you can use this as evidence that you were not able to go to Canada to live together or get married. He would also need proof he could not go to the Philippines to live with you.

yes we have our relationship for more than 1-year and he support since the day we meet. how can i use that to give me a visa? can you help me with this? can you elaborate what should i do for my next try to apply trv? definitely he cannot go to philippines to live with me because he has medical condition, and he need to go to the hospital every month and have blood test every week end. please help me step by step

We have this relationship whith my canadian partner for more than 1-year. we did not see each other in person because of the far distance between the two of us, he cannot go to my country because he has medical condition, and most especially we are same sex couple, we are not allowed to be married in philippines. he was supporting me for more than one year. i tried to apply TRV but has been denied. so this is my only way to be in canada so i hope you can help me.

 

[bigleafbride]

To be approved, you need to have enough proofs that you will be back. Documents such as employment record, classes (if you are still in school), family ties, and a bank account that has sufficient funds should be submitted. I don't think 100dollar si enough. If you are working, you should have more funds, basically to prove that you can financially support your trip. On the question of if you can be married, YES. But that is not an assurance that he can petition you. For one, (I am no legal expert) but what I know about same sex marriage is that the country where you reside has to acknowledge it too. He can get you as common law probably?

 

[zardoz]

Just how much time have you actually been together in the same place? Which country did you meet in?