In the USA, trying to move to Canda to be with my girlfriend. Please Help

[Baum]

I dont know what to apply for. All the visas that they give me dont apply to what I am trying to move there for. I dont have anyone to call for questions.....Can someone please help me?

 

[steaky]

Give us more details.

 

[Baum]

Well the visas that I can apply for dont have anything to do with my situation. Im not a skilled worker, I dont have a family there, so what visa should I apply for that will allow me permanent residence in Canada to be with my girlfriend?

 

[Baloo]

If NONE of the visas available apply and your GF is not Canadian, you cannot legally gain permanent residence in Canada.

Where are you from, where are you now?

 

[Baum]

I live in the United States. She is Canadian and still living in Canada.

 

[Baloo]

I live in the United States. She is Canadian and still living in Canada.

So why do you believe that none of the visas apply, is this a woman you intend to marry?

 

[Baum]

Yes I intend to marry her sometime, but we are not sure yet on a date. But the visas that I can apply for dont cover girlfriends, the only ones on the websites that I have looked at cover family, but we are not having children.

 

[scylla]

Your girlfriend will be able to sponsor you for permanent residency once you have either married or are common law (i.e. you have lived together for a minimum of one year and can prove it).

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse.asp

 

[americanadian]

go to university there in Canada and apply for a study visa. once you graduate you will be able to stay under a canadian experience work permit and then apply for permanent residence after a couple of years.