Wibbs

Mr. Miller (or anyone with information regarding immigration to
Canada),

I am a US citizen engaged to a Canadian citizen. We are/were
anticipating getting married in August. Once married, the plan was
for me to move to Canada and possibly continue to work in the US.
After some research on the internet, I've noticed that we should
actually be anticipating a longer wait than just 4 or 5 months. Would
getting married prior to submitting the application help to speed up
the process? Will I be able to visit Canada after the application is
submitted married or not? Thanks in advance for your advice!

Andrew Miller

First of all - if you are not cohabiting together for at least 12 months nor
meeting criteria of conjugal partners then you cannot be sponsored at all
without being married. So, it is not the question of speeding up the
process - it is the question of being eligible for sponsorship in the first
place. Being simply engaged doesn't provide any eligibility for sponsorship
as Canada's new immigration law eliminated category of fiancées. You didn't
provide enough details to even guess if you have any chance for sponsorship
without getting married first and I just assumed that you are simply
fiancées living separately - you in US and your future wife in Canada.

Process from within Canada may take about a year, while being sponsored
abroad in case of Americans may take half that time. As US citizen you
shouldn't have problems commuting between US and Canada while your PR
application is being processed, as long as you are always truthful when
crossing the border.

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../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)

For confidential phone consultation go here:

http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________




"Wibbs" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Mr. Miller (or anyone with information regarding immigration to
    > Canada),
    > I am a US citizen engaged to a Canadian citizen. We are/were
    > anticipating getting married in August. Once married, the plan was
    > for me to move to Canada and possibly continue to work in the US.
    > After some research on the internet, I've noticed that we should
    > actually be anticipating a longer wait than just 4 or 5 months. Would
    > getting married prior to submitting the application help to speed up
    > the process? Will I be able to visit Canada after the application is
    > submitted married or not? Thanks in advance for your advice!

Wibbs

My question then becomes 'what to do?'. I'm from the states and
female. My fiance is from Canada and I want to move there and get
married within the next 5-6 months. My fiance and I have been
together for over 2 and a half years and have been commuting to each
other's houses a couple times a week. At this point, for us to be
cohabitating for 12 months is a non-issue and do-able. Can I move in
with him and just commute back and forth to work every day? I'm
assuming some type of paperwork will need to be filed in order for me
to do this. Also, I heard that there was a period after the filing of
the 'paperwork' that I would not be allowed in Canada. Does this
sound accurate? One more question-if/when I do move in with him, can
we just get married while the paperwork is being filed? I just feel
so lost with all of this.
I apologize for the barrage of questions. You are the first person to
be giving me direct answers and I am truly grateful.

Thanks again,
Carol

Wibbs

Mr. Miller-I responded to your message (I don't believe it has posted
yet) but I had another question-should I file my PR (I have no idea
what that means) application now? Will I be able to go to Canada and
come back to the United States? Can I move to Canada while in the app
process? Thank you so much for all of your help!
Carol

"Andrew Miller" wrote in message news:...
    > First of all - if you are not cohabiting together for at least 12 months nor
    > meeting criteria of conjugal partners then you cannot be sponsored at all
    > without being married. So, it is not the question of speeding up the
    > process - it is the question of being eligible for sponsorship in the first
    > place. Being simply engaged doesn't provide any eligibility for sponsorship
    > as Canada's new immigration law eliminated category of fiancées. You didn't
    > provide enough details to even guess if you have any chance for sponsorship
    > without getting married first and I just assumed that you are simply
    > fiancées living separately - you in US and your future wife in Canada.
    >
    > Process from within Canada may take about a year, while being sponsored
    > abroad in case of Americans may take half that time. As US citizen you
    > shouldn't have problems commuting between US and Canada while your PR
    > application is being processed, as long as you are always truthful when
    > crossing the border.
    >
    > --
    >
    > ../..
    >
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email: [email protected]
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    >
    > For confidential phone consultation go here:
    >
    > http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
    > ________________________________
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "Wibbs" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Mr. Miller (or anyone with information regarding immigration to
    > > Canada),
    > >
    > > I am a US citizen engaged to a Canadian citizen. We are/were
    > > anticipating getting married in August. Once married, the plan was
    > > for me to move to Canada and possibly continue to work in the US.
    > > After some research on the internet, I've noticed that we should
    > > actually be anticipating a longer wait than just 4 or 5 months. Would
    > > getting married prior to submitting the application help to speed up
    > > the process? Will I be able to visit Canada after the application is
    > > submitted married or not? Thanks in advance for your advice!

Andrew Miller

Please contact me directly by email and don't do anything what may
jeopardize or at least substantially delay your Canadian status.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)

For confidential phone consultation go here:

http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________


"Wibbs" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > My question then becomes 'what to do?'. I'm from the states and
    > female. My fiance is from Canada and I want to move there and get
    > married within the next 5-6 months. My fiance and I have been
    > together for over 2 and a half years and have been commuting to each
    > other's houses a couple times a week. At this point, for us to be
    > cohabitating for 12 months is a non-issue and do-able. Can I move in
    > with him and just commute back and forth to work every day? I'm
    > assuming some type of paperwork will need to be filed in order for me
    > to do this. Also, I heard that there was a period after the filing of
    > the 'paperwork' that I would not be allowed in Canada. Does this
    > sound accurate? One more question-if/when I do move in with him, can
    > we just get married while the paperwork is being filed? I just feel
    > so lost with all of this.
    > I apologize for the barrage of questions. You are the first person to
    > be giving me direct answers and I am truly grateful.
    > Thanks again,
    > Carol