Wanting help as i have no idea about anything!

[Silver_Spirit]

Me and my fiance are due to get married in a couple of months. We are both currently residing in the UK, him on a UK Ancestry visa. Once married we would like to move back to canada but i have no idea where to start, or if i will even be ellegible for a visa as i only have a part time job (10 hours a week) with no real qualifications or skills.
Also upon moving back what happens with his visa? Do you cancel it or just let it run its course?

Any help would be very much appreciated as i really would like to move back to his country with him. We are both young, which i suspect may also count against me if they think we are just getting married for a visa. Please someone help me with where to start even!

 

[MARLENA]

If you want to move back to Canada, you have to sponsor him. You mention that you are both young. Doesn't matter how old you are as long you are eligible to marry him and your marriage is legal . Good luck.
I'm assuming you are going to sponsor him as outland vs inland. Make sure to gather all proof like pictures, telephone bills, msn chat if there any because you have to prove to IO that your marriage is genuine and not only for convenience. Try to gather all the requested information even if you are not married yet at least you'll be ready submitting all documents when you are ready to fill out the sponsorship application.
Good luck!!!

 

[mitamata]

Your partner will be sponsoring you for permanent residency. In order to qualify as a sponsor, all he has to show is that he's not bankrupt and is not receiving social assistance. Students can sponsor, stay at home moms can sponsor etc. If the sponsor has no income, it's good to add a note explaining how you intend to survive in Canada. The income of the applicant (you) is pretty much irrelavant, you don't have to submit any proof of it.

Citizens can begin the sponsorship application while living abroad, but need to show proof that they intend to move to Canada once their partner gets the visa. If the sponsor is only a permanent resident, then he or she has to be living in Canada when applying and during the process.

If you have been living together for at least 12 months, then you qualify as common-law partners and could apply for the visa right away. Otherwise you can apply as a spouse after you get married. Spousal applications are usually easier to prepare as you don't have to gather as much evidence to show you've been living together.

As for the UK Ancestry visa (I think you were asking about that one), you don't have to do anything. It's his to either use or not, he doesn't have to cancel it.

Hope that gives you some idea of what you're dealing with. Feel free to ask more questions if things are not clear.

 

[Silver_Spirit]

Thats awesome, it sounds like it shouldnt be much harder than his UK Ancestry. We were long distance but lost any chat logs from msn, i do however have emails dating back about 3 years now. He has no bills in his name here as he couldnt get an account for 6 months, but i have stuff in my name that ive named him on - would that count? Im not sure his name appears on any bills...We have photos dating back to the first time we met and we have a 'memory book' with cinema tickets, plane tickets etc in

As for him having an income, the company he used to work for before migrating are fighting to take him back on, would a letter from them gaurenteeing him a job suffice enough for him to sponsor me? Or would it be easier to get a relative of his to? If so are there any regs regarding his parents sponsoring me (like living with them etc) And what counts as proof of intending to move back to canada? Would written be enough or would it have to be plane tickets?

Where do i need to look to start the process? And how much does it cost on average? Also what are the regs on animals being flown over as we have three cats to take with us! (all up to date on vaccinations etc though as i heard that makes it easier)

Sorry for so many questions! I practically sorted his Uk Ancestry myself but it was a long time ago now

 

[Leon]

If you want to start your application before you move to Canada, a job offer is the perfect proof of your intent to move and you can get a letter from his parents as well saying you can live with them while you look for a place to stay.

Three years of emails sounds like good enough proof of your relationship. You can take a screenshot of your inbox showing the list of emails and then print out some of the hot ones for immigration to read. Photos and memory books are very good too. Some people printed out their photos, 4 per page and sent it that way. You can scan some choice pages from the memory book as well.

The cost would be around $1100 or so. Go to http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/imp/petani/feline.shtml for your info on cat import.

 

[mitamata]

The fees for an application with no dependant children are $1040. That's what you have to pay to CIC. You can pay the Right of Permanent Residence Fee later on (it's $490) when the visa office is ready to issue a visa, but it's advisable to just pay upfront if possible, since paying it later will cause delays for your application.
And of course, there are other expenses you will encounter along the way, like the medical exam, mailing fees, the fees for putting all the evidence together,...

His parents can't sponsor you. The only way they can participate in this is to provide a letter saying you two will be living with them when you move to Canada. This is not sponsoring you, your husband is still the one and only sponsor. He will sign an agreement, promising to provide for you for 3 years. His parents would be under no such obligation. They only provide the evidence that he does indeed intend to move to Canada with you.
As Leon said, the job offer will be the perfect proof of his intentions. If he could get that, it would be great.

As for the evidence... there are 2 things that you need to prove with a common-law application.
1.) You need to prove the relationship is genuine. For this, you include emails, photos, cards, boarding passes, wills in which the other is the beneficiary... Anything that shows you're really a couple. You need to do the same with a spousal application.
2.) You need to prove you are common-law partners. For that, you have to prove you have been living together for at least 12 months. A lease in both your names perhaps. Mail addressed to both of you. Mail addressed to him or you at the same address. Anything that shows he has been living at the same place as you. If you were doing a spousal application, this wouldn't be necessary, all you would have to include is the marriage certificate and that would prove you're married.

I really have no clue on how to move cats across continents, hopefully the link Leon provided will be of use

 

[Leon]

Well, they are getting married in a couple of months she said so if they are married by the time they apply, they will not need to prove 12 months of living together but they do have to prove their relationship.

As for the cats, as long as you get their shots and get all the right papers stamped, you may have to get them microchipped as well so they can be identified, it's not a big deal. You have to tell the airline when you book your tickets that you are flying with cats and you will have to pay a fee for them. It's better that they are in airline approved travel carriers. Here's Air Canada info about flying with cats: http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/pets.html or if you plan on travelling with another airline, I am sure you can get information on their website.