Hi everyone,
So I'm Brazilian and my fiance is a Canadian citizen. I lived in Canada for 4 months last year (studying and working on a volunteer basis), where we met. He has already been to Brazil once this year and he is returning on May to stay here until July or August. We have already planned our wedding for early July and plan to return together to Canada to apply for my PR under inland spousal sponsorship.
My questions are:
1) What documents must we have for the wedding? I know he needs his birth certificate and a document stating that he's single, signed by the Brazilian embassy. Does he any other documents? Does any of the documents need to be translated? He's arriving at the end of May we want to enter the marriage paperwork until June 1st. How long does translation take? Can it be translated in Canada?
2) I have a tourist visa valid until 2018, can I re-enter Canada with it, when I plan to apply for PR? What documents do I need to show at immigration to proof that our relationship is real? Are they usually ok with a marriage certificate and leave the actual proof of relationship to be dealt with later?
3) I want to work, but I've read on the thread that the OPW takes around 4 months. Can I apply for a work visa before we get married, would it still be valid once I apply for PR under spousal sponsorship?
4) ALSO, we had originally decided for the inland process, but it seems the outland is better? Can we apply for outland if we are both in Canada? My visa won't expire until 2108, but what happens if my permission to stay does while we wait? How long is the wait period for each process?
Thank you!
So I'm Brazilian and my fiance is a Canadian citizen. I lived in Canada for 4 months last year (studying and working on a volunteer basis), where we met. He has already been to Brazil once this year and he is returning on May to stay here until July or August. We have already planned our wedding for early July and plan to return together to Canada to apply for my PR under inland spousal sponsorship.
My questions are:
1) What documents must we have for the wedding? I know he needs his birth certificate and a document stating that he's single, signed by the Brazilian embassy. Does he any other documents? Does any of the documents need to be translated? He's arriving at the end of May we want to enter the marriage paperwork until June 1st. How long does translation take? Can it be translated in Canada?
2) I have a tourist visa valid until 2018, can I re-enter Canada with it, when I plan to apply for PR? What documents do I need to show at immigration to proof that our relationship is real? Are they usually ok with a marriage certificate and leave the actual proof of relationship to be dealt with later?
3) I want to work, but I've read on the thread that the OPW takes around 4 months. Can I apply for a work visa before we get married, would it still be valid once I apply for PR under spousal sponsorship?
4) ALSO, we had originally decided for the inland process, but it seems the outland is better? Can we apply for outland if we are both in Canada? My visa won't expire until 2108, but what happens if my permission to stay does while we wait? How long is the wait period for each process?
Thank you!
