Refugee status from within Canada, have American wife

[Hedya]

My business partner and I have been in a relationship for nearly 3 years. We met in Canada for a business project. He came on a B1 Visa, and I am an American Citizen so I didn't need a visa. We decided to marry while there. Recently he received word from his family that the military came with forced enlistment papers and giving him a date, time and place to show up just days later to begin a nearly 2 year mandatory military enlistment. He was not there to respond, thank God. However they don't care about this, and he is also from a country that is plagued with terrorist attacks/ambushes on soldiers because of their cooperation with anti-terrorism training and operations. I'm scared to death...and so is he. He is not a military kind of guy. He suffers from stress over this and also has poor eye sight, asthma, a heart abnormality, loss of hearing in one ear, etc. They don't care about all this. We were told to file for a refugee visa. If he goes back to his country now, they will consider him essentially wanted and he will go to a prison camp possibly and will continue to train, but not allowed to carry weapons..even worse in the event of an ambush! Then there is the issue of me. I am a U.S. Citizen. Since my husband landed in Canada and was refused a student/tourism visa for lack of ties, he can't apply for a refugee visa in the States. So--based on all this--if we apply for the refugee visa I understand that he can't go back to his country--we pray to God that this is the case under the circumstances. But me, I have teen children in the U.S. I want to be included on the application because I love my husband and want to be with him. At the same time, will applying as refugee co-applicant create a situation where I can't come home to the states even though it is my husband that needs protection? Will they allow me to come and go as needed to care for/visit my sons? Will they allow him to file a refugee claim even though I'm a citizen of "the land of the free and the brave"? Please offer any advice. I'm completely sick over the matter. Just days ago there was another small ambush and a friends brother was killed. I cannot lose my angel. :'(

 

[scylla]

Is there a reason you're not sponsoring him for a US green card as your spouse? This is a relatively fast process for US Citizens.

There is no guarantee he will be approved as a refugee in Canada and in the event he's refused, he will be sent home. Seems much safer / far more guaranteed to sponsor him for a greed card.

 

[margobear96]

You are a US citizen -- sponsor him for a greencard and live in the US. Why involve Canada?

My business partner and I have been in a relationship for nearly 3 years. We met in Canada for a business project. He came on a B1 Visa, and I am an American Citizen so I didn't need a visa. We decided to marry while there.

BTW though it's not exactly clear from the above, but if you were working in Canada, you absolutely need(ed) a work permit.