Hi everyone,
If you are a real couple, whose genuine long-term relationship prior to marriage is easy to prove, but you get married with status as a major motivating factor, are immigration officials likely to view your marriage as "bad faith"?
My partner and I have been cohabiting since Sep 2019 (although we only have the documentation to prove cohabitation from May 2020 onward). He has been in a ridiculous situation with immigration, his study permit extension has been "pending" for almost a year now, and if he has to leave the country it's hard to know when he would be able to come back. To make matters worse, last month armed conflict broke out in his country. We would have gotten married at some point anyway, but if anyone asked us why we're getting married now, I would have to admit that it's because we don't want to be separated.
My family is supportive, they'll be in the wedding photos, but the fact that my partner was in a precarious visa situation at the time of our marriage will stand out. Both of us are fairly young and haven't started our careers yet so I am sure they will wonder why else we possibly would have decided to marry. I really just want my partner and I to be able to get on with our lives but I'm very anxious about getting the application right so that we can stabilize things as soon as possible.
If you are a real couple, whose genuine long-term relationship prior to marriage is easy to prove, but you get married with status as a major motivating factor, are immigration officials likely to view your marriage as "bad faith"?
My partner and I have been cohabiting since Sep 2019 (although we only have the documentation to prove cohabitation from May 2020 onward). He has been in a ridiculous situation with immigration, his study permit extension has been "pending" for almost a year now, and if he has to leave the country it's hard to know when he would be able to come back. To make matters worse, last month armed conflict broke out in his country. We would have gotten married at some point anyway, but if anyone asked us why we're getting married now, I would have to admit that it's because we don't want to be separated.
My family is supportive, they'll be in the wedding photos, but the fact that my partner was in a precarious visa situation at the time of our marriage will stand out. Both of us are fairly young and haven't started our careers yet so I am sure they will wonder why else we possibly would have decided to marry. I really just want my partner and I to be able to get on with our lives but I'm very anxious about getting the application right so that we can stabilize things as soon as possible.
