I suppose this is where I should post my own little story.
I am 20 years old and my boyfriend is 22. He is from Quebec and I was born in the USA but flew over from the UK to Canada because I'm a dual citizen with the US and UK. (Which I think is pretty nifty)
I met him back in 2008 talking on the internet. Well, a lot more than talking. We met on an online game called World of Warcraft. Not sure if any of you have heard of it, but it's a computer game where you play online with millions of other players. I think it would be a place where it would be in the norm to find someone. The game consist of going on missions with friends and interacting with one another via chat and talking with software called Ventrilo. I met him online on Ventrilo and fell in love with his french accent the moment he said hello. I dont really remember when I started talking to him online. But I think it was around March. It was not long until I began talking to him outside of the game via MSN and talking alone in Ventrilo.
Before I know it, I'm booking a flight to see him for June! I'm not sure, but now that I look back on it, it seems like a bit short for an internet realtionship. I booked the flight for 1 month just to see him. Back then I was only 18, but..Well, I have a hard head. I didnt even bother looking into immigration things. My mother supported me 100% though. She only wanted to see me happy. And with that, I flew over to meet him.
He didnt tell me he was going to bring his whole family to meet me! But it was great! They all welcomed me with open arms and welcomed me into their home.
I was there for a full month..and then decided to stay for the whole 6 months. So I filed for my extension. And wow, I got refused the first time around! Luckily though, my passport visa didnt run out so I filed for a 2nd one, making sure I used more detail. 2nd time around, I was accepted!
Ever since that little scare, I've been very precise about my extensions. So far ive failed for abour 3-4 extensions and I am still here in Canada legally. I've been here for almost 2 year this coming June and were about to file for the Common-Law very soon! I told you our history because I do have some questions.
1. I am a dual citizen of the USA and the UK, does this give me a slight advantage in being approved? (probably not, but it never hurts to ask, ey?)
2. I turned 18 in the UK, so I know I gotta submit a UK police certificate. However, there is a page on the CIC website where I dont have to send UK the paperwork just yet. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5289E13.asp
If anyone knows any info on that, please let me know!
3. me and my BF have made a joint bank account and have many reciepts, photos of me and him, me and him with his family and cards from my mother and sister to one another. I feel like I should have more paper trails from before I came into Canada. Seeing as we only knew eachother for 3 months, we dont have much of any kind of e-mails or conversations kept in a database. If this a major issue?