Please help me

[Saurabh87]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for taking your time in reading this.

I am BC PNP Applicant. My application was received by Federal CIC in March 2012. I am planning on having religious marriage with my fiance next week in Bangladesh, but my fiance does not want to have paper marriage at this time. She wants have a pilot relation for 2 years and then if things go well we will have official documented paper marriage. So for the next two years we will be in a relation without getting officially married.

My question is that next week when I have religious marriage ceremony do I have to inform CIC of my relationship status change ? regarding my in process PNP Application in Ottawa. Technically without having paper marriage I am still a single....as we are not going to have official documented marriage until next two years.


My fiance in in Bangladesh and Bangladeshi citizen.

Please help me

Thanks

 

[davek1979]

No you do not imform CIC that you are married since you will not be legally married.

We are doing the reverse of what you are doing. We are going to have a religious wedding after my wife gets her PR card.

 

[Sweden]

No you do not imform CIC that you are married since you will not be legally married.

We are doing the reverse of what you are doing. We are going to have a religious wedding after my wife gets her PR card.

I am not too sure - it really depends on how you interpret it!!! and I would seek legal advice on this one, because if for any reason CIC finds out that you are "married" ( even non-officially) or living together, etc, and you didn't declare it, it's misrepresentation - it might put your PR at risk, and also it might make your wife non eligible for later sponsorship - so BEFORE you take any decision, get advice from an immigration lawyer!!

Sweden

 

[amikety]

For some reason my post got deleted or glitched....

Basically, if the marriage is a legal binding marriage in Bangladesh, Canada will consider it a legal marriage as well. The question is: is this a legal marriage in Bangladesh or is this more like a betrothment ceremony/commitment ceremony?

 

[chipits]

I completely agree with Sweden. Make SURE you get legal advice. You DON'T want to end up not being able to ever sponsor your spouse.