Hi, I have a sort of long post/situation/question here and I'd love some experienced well-thought responses.
My boyfriend (23) and I (24) have known each other in mostly an online capacity for about 1.5 years and have dated for about 1.25 years. We've met in person twice and we usually spend at least 3 hours a day on skype. We're visiting again soon and during this trip we were planning on having a very low key marriage/signing. Our families offer very different types of support. His mother has gone through the immigration process before and is fully supportive of us. My mother is pretty much the exact opposite and it's really hurting our confidence, but my sister has our backs.
Me: American female, 24yo. Associates in Business & Marketing, currently working as low ranking manager in a specialty retail boutique. I live with my parents, essentially rent free (<$100/month for minor costs).
Him: Canadian male, 23 yo. Studying for Bachelors in health-science, not currently working so he can focus. He lives with his mother, essentially rent free but pays a fair amount each month when he is working.
Simply put: We don't have a lot of stable income right now. Our plan was to marry on April 30, work on our family-class applications through to July-August, then submit. That would give us a year for him to finish school, find a job and work all summer, and me to work for a year and save for move and future expenses. Once I received PR I would move up and we would live together in some cruddy apartment until we were able to find jobs to appropriately support living more comfortably.
Given this information, is there any reason we would be denied? My main concern is financially because our relationship is genuine and we have enough friends and family to get past my parent's lack of support. There isn't currently an income requirement for spousal sponsorship, but it isn't like we're planning having me move up and then we just flounder until something saves us.
Thanks
My boyfriend (23) and I (24) have known each other in mostly an online capacity for about 1.5 years and have dated for about 1.25 years. We've met in person twice and we usually spend at least 3 hours a day on skype. We're visiting again soon and during this trip we were planning on having a very low key marriage/signing. Our families offer very different types of support. His mother has gone through the immigration process before and is fully supportive of us. My mother is pretty much the exact opposite and it's really hurting our confidence, but my sister has our backs.
Me: American female, 24yo. Associates in Business & Marketing, currently working as low ranking manager in a specialty retail boutique. I live with my parents, essentially rent free (<$100/month for minor costs).
Him: Canadian male, 23 yo. Studying for Bachelors in health-science, not currently working so he can focus. He lives with his mother, essentially rent free but pays a fair amount each month when he is working.
Simply put: We don't have a lot of stable income right now. Our plan was to marry on April 30, work on our family-class applications through to July-August, then submit. That would give us a year for him to finish school, find a job and work all summer, and me to work for a year and save for move and future expenses. Once I received PR I would move up and we would live together in some cruddy apartment until we were able to find jobs to appropriately support living more comfortably.
Given this information, is there any reason we would be denied? My main concern is financially because our relationship is genuine and we have enough friends and family to get past my parent's lack of support. There isn't currently an income requirement for spousal sponsorship, but it isn't like we're planning having me move up and then we just flounder until something saves us.
Thanks
