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At the moment, I am visiting Japan, to see what the country of my fiancee is like. I am working a bit as an English Teacher, but we have thought that it would be much easier on our relationship to have me working full time, while she does either house-wife life, part-time work in Canada or even part-time full time work. Nevertheless, this is of little importants to the question.
My question is, where should I think would be the best position to seek marriage? Would it be better to get married in Canada, and apply there, or would I have a better chance of getting the Permanent resident application approved for her, if I was married here and then moved to Canada.
As for our history, we have been together for almost 4 years.
Another question would be, what exactly should I be seeking to put as proof that we have been together for 4 years ? I don´t have any documents with both our names on them, however, we have documents with the same addresses on it, and such. What exactly are they seeking?
I thank you for your advice in advance, and I hope to get a few replies...
[12-02-2007,08:52]
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Michael Pell |
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(in reply to: Where to marry and other questions)
Hi. First, here is information from the CIC processing manuals that speak towards what they´re looking for in assessing a genuine relationship. Read around Sections 5.25 and 5.34 http://www.cic.gc.ca/manuals-guides/english/op/op02e.pdf
As far as where to marry - if you are a Canadian citizen you can marry your fiance in Japan and apply to sponsor her through Manila. The processing timelines are 3-7 months. If she comes to Canada with you, and you marry here, you could still file an outside application through Manila but you would both have to travel back to Manila for any interview, and being the short term length of the marriage, you might end up having an interview. You could file from inside Canada but she would be well advised to maintain her visitor status, and the process will take 12-18 months (with a work permit after 9-10 months). Either way, be prepared to show "proof" of the long-term nature of your relationship - phone records, shared residence, photos, etc. Just because you marry does not mean you won´t have to prove the legitimacy of your relationship. Hope this helps.
[12-02-2007,17:07]
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oromum |
(in reply to: Where to marry and other questions)
Well, I thank you for your reply. I looked a bit at the PDF, and those sections you referred to, but it seemed mostly like they just said "It´s up to you to decide what is legitimate". I was just wondering, about a year or so ago, I gave my fiancee an engagement ring, and I still have the reciept. Obviously, it doesn´t say her name or my name on it, but would this be beneficial to the claim? I´ll see what other type of things I have, I know we have photos, but we don´t have room lease forms, because either I rented the room, or she rented the room, and I stayed there. We do have information with same address on it though, like letters and such. Do you think this would be helpful?
Thanks for your opinion...
[15-02-2007,09:19]
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Michael |
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