Quick Question??

[Pokopoko]

Sorry for bumping this thread. I have more questions and concerns. I just started 11th grade, and since I'm homeschooled I might be able to knock off 11th and 12th grade with-in a year and half. I still don't know what I want to do with my life. I've been thinking about just going into an apprenticeship when I graduate (some of those range from 2-4 years), but none of the trades interest me. That, or I don't think I could do them well. (Plumbing, electricty, ect.)

I recently looked up college in canada; it's about 4k$ for the whole program. Which is nice, I wouldn't mind doing that, but I'm not sure what I'd do there either. So, community college in canada is like a trade school type of thing? This brings me to .. > If I did go to 'Community College' in Canada, there would be no point in me doing an apprenticeship here in the USA, correct?

But what worries me is about the time. My boyfriend high school dropped him a few years ago, and has yet to get a high school diploma. (You have to be 19+ to do the 'Adult Learning' , but he wants to get an equivalent of a GED.) If he wanted to go to school, it'd have to be a year from now. I'm not sure how long those take. 2 years, maybe? Unless he does go the GED route, which could be much quicker. But even then, money is a problem for him and his family. My main concern is if I did go to community college; he wouldn't have a job right off the bat and I'd have to be waiting quite a bit of time before I would even be able to go college there in Canada. (Correct? Don't I have to wait for PR status? How long does that take?) I'm scared about waiting such a long time before I could go to college there, doing it for another 2 years, and then finally being able to get a job. I don't want any financial problems with him *maybe* not having a good job and me having to leech off of him.

Does any of this make any sense? I can't express my thoughts very well. TL;DR; Part of me wants to get an apprenticeship when I graduate so when I do move to Canada and get PR status, I can just get a job right away. *hopefully*, instead of having to wait till I'm done with college there.

 

[Pokopoko]

Bumping, because I could use someones input. Thanks.

 

[frege]

Pokopoko,

You can only study in Canada with a study permit until you get PR. Tuition would also likely be much higher. I'm not certain whether "approval in principle" of an inland application is enough for in-province tuition in Nova Scotia, but my impression is it might not be. So outland would likely be best for you.

It's obviously up to you how you want to conduct your relationship. For what it's worth, here are my thoughts.

Probably, once you're done with your high school education, you should live together for a few months in whichever country will allow you both to have enough money to get by, either you working in the US or him in Canada. Then when you're ready, get married and apply for sponsorship. You'll still have a wait of about a year after that before you can be together in Canada with you working or studying.

If you can't get by with just one of you working, then have a few long visits together whenever one of you has vacation time. When you're ready, get married. You can do this before you finish school, of course.

In order for the marriage to be recognized in Canada, you have to be over 16. Other than that, it has to be legal in the jurisdiction where it was performed. In Maine, if you're under 18, you need parental consent to get married. I'm not sure if you can get around this by getting married in a different state or province, but you might well be able to (so long as you're at least 16). When he sponsors you, he has to be 18 and you 16.

It's not feasible for you to go to school in Canada before you get PR, because of the high tuition. There's really no way around this.

I'm not sure what you should do about telling your parents at this point, as everyone's situation is different. If you choose not to, it will be easier for you to visit him than vice-versa. You don't really need someone telling you things you already know, but I don't know what to say beyond that.

 

[Pokopoko]

Pokopoko,

You can only study in Canada with a study permit until you get PR. Tuition would also likely be much higher. I'm not certain whether "approval in principle" of an inland application is enough for in-province tuition in Nova Scotia, but my impression is it might not be. So outland would likely be best for you.

It's obviously up to you how you want to conduct your relationship. For what it's worth, here are my thoughts.

Probably, once you're done with your high school education, you should live together for a few months in whichever country will allow you both to have enough money to get by, either you working in the US or him in Canada. Then when you're ready, get married and apply for sponsorship. You'll still have a wait of about a year after that before you can be together in Canada with you working or studying.

If you can't get by with just one of you working, then have a few long visits together whenever one of you has vacation time. When you're ready, get married. You can do this before you finish school, of course.

In order for the marriage to be recognized in Canada, you have to be over 16. Other than that, it has to be legal in the jurisdiction where it was performed. In Maine, if you're under 18, you need parental consent to get married. I'm not sure if you can get around this by getting married in a different state or province, but you might well be able to (so long as you're at least 16). When he sponsors you, he has to be 18 and you 16.

It's not feasible for you to go to school in Canada before you get PR, because of the high tuition. There's really no way around this.

I'm not sure what you should do about telling your parents at this point, as everyone's situation is different. If you choose not to, it will be easier for you to visit him than vice-versa. You don't really need someone telling you things you already know, but I don't know what to say beyond that.

Ahhh, nooo. I was going to plan on going to school there when I got PR. That way I wouldn't have to pay the insane fees. I think I'm just going to do an apprenticeship in the US and follow through with the rest I had planned out.