Need advise on how to get married in Canada

[hunhnee18]

Hi good day to all.

I am new here and tried to read some forum but didn't see any answer that give me clarity on our situation.

I am living here in Hongkong as permanent resident and have met my gf here, we're now running for 12 yrs living together. She work here as domestic helper. But since there's no chance for us here to get married and for her to be resident, she went to Canada to work.

So my question is how can we get married there? She's in Calgary and has working permit and work in the house also as domestic helper ( I don't know how they call it there.) She Has no friend yet to ask for is matter.
What are the things that I need to do? Or she need to do? Where to go? What documents to prepare?
Can I possibly go there on a tour visa and get married there while staying there, then come back in hongkong and wait for her to be resident so she can sponsor me as her conjugal partner?

Please help, I just really don't know how to live far from her. Any fast legally fast way for us to be together I will do.

Thank you and hoping for replies.

 

[Thaliada]

Hi good day to all.

I am new here and tried to read some forum but didn't see any answer that give me clarity on our situation.

I am living here in Hongkong as permanent resident and have met my gf here, we're now running for 12 yrs living together. She work here as domestic helper. But since there's no chance for us here to get married and for her to be resident, she went to Canada to work.

So my question is how can we get married there? She's in Calgary and has working permit and work in the house also as domestic helper ( I don't know how they call it there.) She Has no friend yet to ask for is matter.
What are the things that I need to do? Or she need to do? Where to go? What documents to prepare?
Can I possibly go there on a tour visa and get married there while staying there, then come back in hongkong and wait for her to be resident so she can sponsor me as her conjugal partner?

Please help, I just really don't know how to live far from her. Any fast legally fast way for us to be together I will do.

Thank you and hoping for replies.

Hello.

As far as I know she won't be able to sponsor you while she is not a resident in Canada. She only has a working permit which is temporary. However, you can get married in Canada. You just need to get a tourist visa, come here, apply for a license (with your passport), pay the fees and set a date for your ceremony. The reason I know this is because when we got married at the City Hall (in Ontario not Alberta tho), there was couple present who did not live/work/study in Canada at all! She was from the States and he was from England and they just wanted to get married in Canada. Please check this out: http://www.servicealberta.ca/1149.cfm and this http://www.servicealberta.ca/1822.cfm . I wish you the best of luck! Hope this helped at least a little bit. I hope you will be together with your girlfriend soon.

Thaliada

 

[ortom]

You should be able to get a visa since your spouse is in canada, you can also obtain a work permit I believe, however this is not sponsorship, you will be a temporary resident in canada, just like your gf. Therefore until she becomes a resident, she cannot sponsor you. You should ask your question under the visa section, should be able to get a better answer there.

Hi good day to all.

I am new here and tried to read some forum but didn't see any answer that give me clarity on our situation.

I am living here in Hongkong as permanent resident and have met my gf here, we're now running for 12 yrs living together. She work here as domestic helper. But since there's no chance for us here to get married and for her to be resident, she went to Canada to work.

So my question is how can we get married there? She's in Calgary and has working permit and work in the house also as domestic helper ( I don't know how they call it there.) She Has no friend yet to ask for is matter.
What are the things that I need to do? Or she need to do? Where to go? What documents to prepare?
Can I possibly go there on a tour visa and get married there while staying there, then come back in hongkong and wait for her to be resident so she can sponsor me as her conjugal partner?

Please help, I just really don't know how to live far from her. Any fast legally fast way for us to be together I will do.

Thank you and hoping for replies.

 

[hunhnee18]

Thank you for the reply. Just want to know, is there any difference for the same sex marriage? And how long to get a license? Coz I think I can only get short period of leave at work

 

[truesmile]

I believe there is no difference, but how long it takes I am not sure. Anyway, if you do get married here before she is PR, she won't be sponsoring you . . . Once she has been here and working long enough to apply for PR on those merits, she will simply "include" you on her PR application.