Really as long as you demonstrate you have thought about where you are going to live, how you are going ot support yourselves etc, that's the main thing, just explain all of that in your application. I put in our relationship development (I am the applicant) what i hope to do in Canada and my dreams for the future should my application be successfuly. Basically I just put about family life and being where my husband was born etc, starting a family and all. So really I think as long as it makes sense, put it where it fits, especially as you are not in Canada right now.dishy_max said:Hey guys,
Just a couple of questions.....
I'm a Canadian (dual citizenship) and have been living in London for 5 years. My fellah and I have been together for almost 3.5 years and after months of trying to prove our relationship I think we're almost ready to file.
The only area I'm a it worried about is the "future" and my "intention" to re-establish myself in Vancouver. I've got a good job working for my Dad and he's had to get a lawyer to draw up an employment letter so that CIC will actually believe it. I've gt flights booked and am definitely making the move - is there anything else that I can do/send/provide to prove that I intend to live in Vancouver and establish my life there?
Also, is there anywhere that my boyfriend can/should put what he intends to do when (or should I say 'if') he gets residency? I can't see anything but want to make sure we're putting enough information to show that we want to set up our life and a family there and all that jazz....
Cheers guys - dish.
Is your boyfriend British? If so, he doesn't have to apply for a visitor's visa. He is allowed to stay here for up to 6 months. They will just stamp his passport at the airport when he goes through Canadian customs. But make sure he has a return flight because he may get hassled at the airport if he only has a one-way ticket and possibly refused to board the flight. This is because they may think that your boyfriend will just disappear into Canada and work illegally. Although this hasn't happened to my hubby who is British it happened to my sister's boyfriend. So it's better safe than sorry. What we did to get around this was buy a one way ticket separately with Air Transat from Canada to the UK and we were able to cancel it (just make sure you get it well in advance to be eligible for a refund) basically as soon as he landed. We did this because we don't know when his permanent residency will come through and we are hoping it does before his 6 months is up. He's already been visiting for nearly two months now...hopefully we'll hear back soon....But as soon as it comes through my hubby is going to fly back to the UK straight away to submit his passport, etc. Assuming that he doesn't get called in for an interview.dishy_max said:
Hey dishy_max. Sounds fun! They'll automatically give him a stamp for six months no matter how long he plans to stay. And I wouldn't of thought that they take Facebook seriously regarding relationship status. Anyone can change their status to "in a relationship" or even "married". However, any messages that you guys send each other on Facebook, email and so on are worth printing out. Good luck!dishy_max said:Hey mmhughes - yep my boyfriend is British. Our plan is to get round-the-world tickets and do SE Asia for a month and then move to Vancouver. He'll have a return ticket and is only asking for 5 months, not 6 as he's got to come back to England for a huge event. Am hoping we won't have any problems and can't see why we would.
Also - does anybody know if they check facebook? I was going to print off a few pages with our status changing to "in a relationship" and all that gooey stuff but I wasn't sure if they actually went on and checked as there's sooooo much more stuff on there and it's much easier to view/read and shows dates that photo albums were set up etc etc.
Here's hoping we file this week. I'm sooooo done with all of this. I'm sure they make it difficult to try and weed out the people who aren't serious!!
