cangirl22 said:
Hi,
We decided it is time to get the process started... I have so many questions so please bear with me. I met my partner a year and a half ago. we have kept in touch since then and I have been back three times to visit him in Mexico. We plan to get married and start our life together. I have met his family and my sad Spanish has gotten much better lol. But anyway I will be as specific as possible with my questions. I think we need to apply as a visitor as we have not lived together and are not yet married. My questions are:
1) how hard is it to get a visitors visa for a Mexican citizen?
2) Can he come here so that we can be married? Is that a reason for a visa?
3) how long does it take to get an answer
Thanks for any advice tips etc... I welcome anything even more questions
Cangirl
4) what's the process? First steps?
#1 - It all depends on his specific circumstances. He will have to proove strong ties to Mexico in order to get approved.
#2 - I think something like that would work against him. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but having a Canadian girlfriend already shows ties to Canada and in their minds increases the liklihood that he'll overstay his visa. I don't know that they'll believe that he'll go back to Mexico if you state your intent to marry in the application.
#3 - Visitors visas are usually pretty quick to process. About 3 weeks.
#4 - First step would be to go to immigration canada website to find all of the forms and read the instruction guide that will tell you all of the papers you need to provide to apply.
Just so you know, this section of the forum is for people applying for perminant residency, there is a whole section for visitors visas and the people over there would probably have more experience with it. We can still help you over here, but I just thought you should know.