Questions for second sponsorship (living outside Canada)

[Monna]

Hello everyone!

I am a Canadian citizen who had been previously married and sponsored ex-husband to come to Canada in 2004. We broke up in 2011, but divorce was just finilized in 2014.
In 2012 I met my current fiance and moved back to my home country (Russia) to live with him. Now that I am officially divorced, we can finally get married and I would like to sponsor my husband. We both want to live in Canada. So here are my questions:

1. Since I live outside of Canada, will it be a problem for sponsorship? I have strong ties to Canada (my parents, bank account, friends, + a job waiting for me at my parents business. I really would prefer to stay with my husband while we wait.

2. We want a low-key wedding. Where should we get married? We considered Russia, Europe (Denmark) or NYC. My parents cant come to Russia, while his parents are not able to travel far (like NYC). We even considered eloping to Denmark for intimate wedding. Would this be an issue? Or should we just get married in Russia without my parents?

3. How soon after marriage can we apply for sponsorship? If we do it within a month, would it be too fast?

I am in my early 30s and am very eager to start new family and have children. And I really would like to have it in Canada, as I consider it my real home.

Thank you for your help in advance.

 

[Kayaker]

1. Living outside Canada while you sponsor your spouse is fine - but you will be required to provide substantial proof that you do indeed plan on returning to Canada. It's great that you have a job waiting for you at your parents' business - you'll want that in writing. If you'll be living with your parents until you find a place of your own, you'll want that in writing as well.

2. You can get married anywhere. CIC likes to see families present at the wedding, but it's not a must. For example, my husband came alone to Japan to marry me, because his mother didn't think she could handle the long flight and jet lag, and his sisters and their families couldn't afford it. However, we later had a reception in Canada with his side of the family, so we explained that in our application.

3. A lot of people, myself included, apply as soon as they can get all their documents ready after marriage. You need marriage certificates and whatnot, and I changed my name and got a new passport so that took a few weeks too. Applying immediately after getting married is fine.

Good luck!