Hi,
I am a Malaysian citizen and have a fiance who is a Canadian citizen, who works with a multinational company and receive about CAD85,000 annual income. We have been together, mostly long-distance relationship for 4 years plus and will plan to get married in Canada next year.
I entered Canada in 2014 to visit him (back then with a single entry visa) and have not been granted visa since. But I understood my situation at the time, as my employment and financial position wasn't strong enough.
This time, my situation has changed, and I can show and prove strong ties to my home country.
I plan to visit him again soon (max 1.5 - 2 weeks) and to attend his sister wedding.
We consulted a Canadian immigration lawyer friend and his advise was to be open and truthful about our relationship. Together with the rest of my application:
1) I submit a wedding invitation from his sister
2) I submit an invitation letter form my fiance, indicating that I will be staying with my fiance throughout the duration
3) I disclose that we are planning for our wedding in Canada and I need to be in Canada to make wedding arrangements
4) I include travel itinerary
I have concerns for all of the above because I read that having a Canadian partner/fiance/spouse is a red flag.
Even more so if I disclose that we will be getting married in Canada and/or have intentions of getting married at all. I told the lawyer friend of my concerns but he said it is better to be truthful in my application. (He did say that this is not a legal opinion, just what he thinks based on my current situation)
(The plan is to eventually apply for Spousal Sponsorship from my home country after we get married. Note that I WILL return to my home country when I apply for my TRV because I can prove that I have strong ties in my country)
Anyway, does anyone have any similar experience? Any opinions if fully disclosing our relationship is a good idea? What are the chances of being approved/rejected if I disclose our relationship and that we are getting married? Anyone here got married to a Canadian citizen on TRV?
And if I choose to fully disclose, what is the best way to go about it?
Thanks!
I am a Malaysian citizen and have a fiance who is a Canadian citizen, who works with a multinational company and receive about CAD85,000 annual income. We have been together, mostly long-distance relationship for 4 years plus and will plan to get married in Canada next year.
I entered Canada in 2014 to visit him (back then with a single entry visa) and have not been granted visa since. But I understood my situation at the time, as my employment and financial position wasn't strong enough.
This time, my situation has changed, and I can show and prove strong ties to my home country.
I plan to visit him again soon (max 1.5 - 2 weeks) and to attend his sister wedding.
We consulted a Canadian immigration lawyer friend and his advise was to be open and truthful about our relationship. Together with the rest of my application:
1) I submit a wedding invitation from his sister
2) I submit an invitation letter form my fiance, indicating that I will be staying with my fiance throughout the duration
3) I disclose that we are planning for our wedding in Canada and I need to be in Canada to make wedding arrangements
4) I include travel itinerary
I have concerns for all of the above because I read that having a Canadian partner/fiance/spouse is a red flag.
Even more so if I disclose that we will be getting married in Canada and/or have intentions of getting married at all. I told the lawyer friend of my concerns but he said it is better to be truthful in my application. (He did say that this is not a legal opinion, just what he thinks based on my current situation)
(The plan is to eventually apply for Spousal Sponsorship from my home country after we get married. Note that I WILL return to my home country when I apply for my TRV because I can prove that I have strong ties in my country)
Anyway, does anyone have any similar experience? Any opinions if fully disclosing our relationship is a good idea? What are the chances of being approved/rejected if I disclose our relationship and that we are getting married? Anyone here got married to a Canadian citizen on TRV?
And if I choose to fully disclose, what is the best way to go about it?
Thanks!
