VIENNA OFFICE

[cleo]

You can do it without getting married, it will just take longer.

 

[tam.1979]

Here are your options:

OPTION #1:
- if you want to go see him, do that, you have 6 months to stay in Canada under the visitor/tourist visa no questions asked. But if you marry him there, you open a whole different can of worms if you don't leave Canada after your visitor's visa is up.... You guys MAY get away with it and live happily ever after OR you can get caught, get deported and banned from Canada for life.... Mentioning again that this route is illegal (to enter a country under the wrong pretense). BUT: The risk is yours. And the risk is BIG.

OPTION #2:
This is what all of us on this forum did (yes, including my husband and me) and the most legally and politically correct way to go about:
- optional in this option - go to Canada, stay with him 6 months and make sure you two really want to get married. Marriage is a huge thing and it's one thing dating long-distance and the other all together spending the rest of your life with someone and having them with you 24-7.
(now let's say you did that, and you two in fact want to get married, here is what's next):
- He comes visits you in Slovenia
- During his visit you two get married
- at this point he can either stay in Slovenia or go back to Canada
- you guys apply for a spousal visa - you being a girl (and if you don't have a criminal record, you're not sick and your relationship is genuine and you can prove it) you should have a visa in matter of months... guaranteed, no risks, no fuss.

Up to you. Good luck with making a decision!

 

[cleo]

It's now called International Experience Canada, and Slovenia is part of the agreement. Might be something to consider.

http://www.international.gc.ca/experience/intro_incoming-intro_entrant.aspx?lang=eng&view=d

 

[tam.1979]

good idea Cleo... that's why I told her to begin with to have a consultation with someone authorized for immigration.... there may be many more options for.....

 

[Frida]

You girls are golden!!! Thank you so much, I really appreciate your effort! :-*

 

[cleo]

Where does your boyfriend live in Quebec?

 

[Frida]

Oh, forgot to write this - I would never joke around with imm and staying in the country after visa expires no no no no, no way.

He lives in Quebec city.

 

[cleo]

Oh, Quebec City is the best! I lived there for a couple of years. Maybe you could get a job at a ski hill.

 

[Frida]

I'm in love with Quebec city! So beautiful!
Hehe, the beautiful thing is I don't know how to ski good and I don't speak french yet... I'm so cool 8)

 

[cleo]

If you got a working holiday visa you could work at a ski hill!

 

[Frida]

This weekend or next week we'll make a decision and I'll update you.
Have a nice weekend!

 

[Frida]

You can do it without getting married, it will just take longer.

How?

 

[VasilisaPrekrasna]

Hi Frida,
I was just thinking, if marriage is not that important of a ceremony/process/institution you could marry by proxy, and then start the process without either of you having to take vacation and travel. It is a bit weird as someone else is signing instead of your man...
Just an idea.

The other thing then is answering the questions about your marriage in your application- there is many of them and you need to provide a lot of detail.

 

[Frida]

Wooowza! ;D

 

[Serdj977]

Hi Frida, welcome

Since you guys decided to live together in Canada, the fastest and in my opinion the only option is to get married. Why I say the only? It's because other two options won't work for you guys.
To apply as conjugal partner is not the option, tam.1979 explained that earlier. To apply as common law requires that you guys have lived together at least one year. It's doable but you can't move to Canada and live with him for one year (overstaying visa) and definitely is to complicated for him to come to Slovenia and live with you for one year there.

You can find in this forum that spousal cases from Slovenia are processed in 3-4 months in Vienna. You are in 2 year long distance relationship, I think those few months of wait will not be a problem?
But if so, there is an option to be with him in Canada and wait for your process to be done.

The fastest and less stressful way is to get married in Slovenia. Get all necessary documents for your application. After he's back and file your application all you have to do is wait.
Or you can go to Canada after applying and wait for your visa there (important of course is not to overstay your visitor visa while waiting). When process is done you can mail your passport to Vienna and they will mail it to you back to Canada with your visa in it. All you have to do then is to cross the border to USA and land back as new immigrant. Slovenia is visa exempt in USA.

Either way keep it as simple as possible and everything will work out fine.