Proxy marriage

[Carleton]

“To be considered physically present at a marriage ceremony, Both parties e.g. the sponsor and the spouse would need to have participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Only then would the authorities consider the individuals as being physically present at a marriage ceremony”.

This is from cic website.

My spouse and I had our marriage done by proxy on January and then had out weddings ceremony which we both attended on September. Does this mean that even though we did not attend our marriage that we will be considered physically present because we participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Please help me with your opinions.
Thanks

 

[Amy mouse]

I saw this on CIC.

No. We don’t recognize these types of marriages. If one or both parties are not physically present at the ceremony, we won’t recognize the marriage.

You may be exempt from this rule if:

• Your application was received before June 10, 2015, or
• You are a member of the Canadian Armed Forces. The marriage may be recognized if:
  • You could not be physically present at your marriage ceremony, because of travel restrictions related to your service,
  • the marriage took place outside of Canada, and
  • It was registered in a country where marriage by proxy is legal.

Sounds like it's going to be a long process . It doesnt sound promising however. You may need to apply as common law since your marriage is not recognised

 

[canuck_in_uk]

“To be considered physically present at a marriage ceremony, Both parties e.g. the sponsor and the spouse would need to have participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Only then would the authorities consider the individuals as being physically present at a marriage ceremony”.

This is from cic website.

My spouse and I had our marriage done by proxy on January and then had out weddings ceremony which we both attended on September. Does this mean that even though we did not attend our marriage that we will be considered physically present because we participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Please help me with your opinions.
Thanks

Assuming the marriage date is considered January and the later ceremonies were simply celebrations, no, you are not legally married.

 

[zardoz]

“To be considered physically present at a marriage ceremony, Both parties e.g. the sponsor and the spouse would need to have participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Only then would the authorities consider the individuals as being physically present at a marriage ceremony”.

This is from cic website.

My spouse and I had our marriage done by proxy on January and then had out weddings ceremony which we both attended on September. Does this mean that even though we did not attend our marriage that we will be considered physically present because we participated in a wedding ceremony in person. Please help me with your opinions.
Thanks

Agreed with the above. It depends on when your government considers that the "Marriage" occurred, not the "Party". What do your legal marriage documents say about the date?

 

[diegosolano]

An immigration consultant called Yves Martineau posted the solution for this, it's not easy but you have two choices:
- Get married again with both of you present, which could imply getting a divorce to get married again.
- If you have lived more than 12 months under the same roof and you have proof of it, request sponsorship as de facto couple

Those are the two solutions, no work around it or explanatory letter.

Here's the link
http://elblog.artim.ca/tramites-migratorios/canada-no-reconoce-el-matrimonio-por-poder/

It's in Spanish but I'm sure you can put it on Google translate