US citizen to join fiance (international student)

[Star044]

My daughter, a US citizen, is engaged to an international student studying in Canada. He has been there about a year. They have been together 5 or 6 years total and their finances are partly combined as he has also been assisting with her rent here in the US, from Canada. She will be applying for a student visa and will join him there. She has completed a bachelor's degree in the US and has been employed full time, but will continue her studies in CA. We were reading about the requirements and understand she has to show she can cover the tuition. She will live with him in his condo (which he owns.) They aren't married yet. Does anyone know if she has to show the $10,000 in living expenses in this situation or can it be the $4000 I saw listed somewhere for a family member?

thank you for any help you can give with this question!

 

[scylla]

If she is applying for a student visa, she must show the full $10K to cover living expenses. It doesn't matter if she is planning to live with someone.

 

[PMM]

Hi

If she is applying for a student visa, she must show the full $10K to cover living expenses. It doesn't matter if she is planning to live with someone.

Actually if she was declared as a common/law spouse on his application for a study permit, then it would be only the $4K. If she wasn't declared, then it is the full $10K

 

[Star044]

Yes, I don't know if he had declared that originally. If he didn't, I don't know whether he could change that or not. In most of the US, common law doesn't go into effect until 7 years. So what might be considered common law in Canada, wouldn't be in the US. I would say it is likely a person might answer "no" to that question on their application, unless they knew for sure the difference in definitions, but I haven't asked him.

Guess we will have to see what can be done. I had no idea it was this complicated though.