Hello,
I am a Canadian citizen and I would like to sponsor my boyfriend from the Philippines, here in Canada. I don't really know much about how immigration/sponsoring works, so I don't know which is our best option to do. We plan on getting married, but I wanted to know is it better to marry first and then sponsor him as my spouse, or how would I be able to sponsor him as my boyfriend or fiance? If we get married first we would have to do it in the Philippines, but if we don't have to be married in order for me to sponsor him, could we marry in Canada after he comes here? I read I can also sponsor as a conjugal partner but it can be more difficult. Another thing is that we're also related; which our family knows of. I know some or a lot of people think that it's wrong to be in a consensual relationship with your cousin, but we are in love and we are happy. Now what I am worried about is what would immigration say or think? How can I prove our relationship is genuine and were not trying to fake our relationship just to get him into Canada. I also read stuff about applying a visa for him or inviting him to Canada but I know that isn't permanent
so to summarize I don't know which is our best option especially with our situation of us being related - to marry and sponsor as a spouse or sponsor as a conjugal partner? Also would I be able to apply a visa or invite him here and then could I sponsor him? I don't know where we would start or how we would do this, so I am asking for help or advice which is the best way for me to sponsor him to come to Canada. Thanks!
I am a Canadian citizen and I would like to sponsor my boyfriend from the Philippines, here in Canada. I don't really know much about how immigration/sponsoring works, so I don't know which is our best option to do. We plan on getting married, but I wanted to know is it better to marry first and then sponsor him as my spouse, or how would I be able to sponsor him as my boyfriend or fiance? If we get married first we would have to do it in the Philippines, but if we don't have to be married in order for me to sponsor him, could we marry in Canada after he comes here? I read I can also sponsor as a conjugal partner but it can be more difficult. Another thing is that we're also related; which our family knows of. I know some or a lot of people think that it's wrong to be in a consensual relationship with your cousin, but we are in love and we are happy. Now what I am worried about is what would immigration say or think? How can I prove our relationship is genuine and were not trying to fake our relationship just to get him into Canada. I also read stuff about applying a visa for him or inviting him to Canada but I know that isn't permanent
so to summarize I don't know which is our best option especially with our situation of us being related - to marry and sponsor as a spouse or sponsor as a conjugal partner? Also would I be able to apply a visa or invite him here and then could I sponsor him? I don't know where we would start or how we would do this, so I am asking for help or advice which is the best way for me to sponsor him to come to Canada. Thanks!
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