Hi all,
I'm a Canadian citizen living in Brazil, and am planning to get married soon to my brazilian girlfriend. After the marriage, I am moving back to Canada for work, and so would like to bring her with me and apply for PR status using the inland application.
What's the easiest way to get her to Canada so we can start the inland application?
We could apply for a tourist visa, but she doesn't have any strong ties to Brazil (No job, just graduated), and so I'm worried the application will be rejected. We could apply for the tourist visa before we get married (as if she's going to visit her family in Canada on vacations), or after we get married (specifying in the application that she's going to Canada specifically to start an Inland application). I can prove that I have money to support her during her stay in Canada, but I'm not sure if the Tourist visa can be used specifically to bring spouses to Canada.
Another option that I thought of was getting her to apply for a professional program in Canada, and then apply for a study visa.
As you can see I'm confused. What is the best/most common way to go? Any insights?
Thanks!