visitor visa ?

[nanak12]

hi guys, i am egyptian 20 years old almost 21, i have a friend living in canada she is canadian, she will send for me invitation letter to get a visitor visa. so
can i work during the visiting time ?
can i extend the time if visa expire by any way ?
what if i married to her ??

[PMM]

Hi

hi guys, i am egyptian 20 years old almost 21, i have a friend living in canada she is canadian, she will send for me invitation letter to get a visitor visa. so
can i work during the visiting time ?
can i extend the time if visa expire by any way ?
what if i married to her ??

1.  No you can't work as a visitor.
2.  You can apply for an extension.
3.  If you marry, she would have to sponsor you.
4.  Unless you can prove ties to Eygpt, job, schooling, home, family the chance of getting a TRV are pretty slim.

PMM

[nanak12]

is there any way to settle in canada?
after got a visitor visa what should i do to settle in canada ?

[thaiguy]

nanak12

Canada doesn't have a "visitor visa" - it has a temporary residence visa (TRV).  And Egypt is one of the countries whose citizens are required to obtain a TRV.

As PMM was saying, unless you have strong ties to your country (job, school, house, family), it's unlikely you'll be granted a TRV. 

tg

[nanak12]

ok thx guys.

we arranged to get marry , so can i apply for a permanent residence or i just to have to marry her 1st ?

[thaiguy]

You have a choice of getting married or meeting the definition of common-law partners.

There are also requirements for you and your friend/fiance to meet regarding sponsorship:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-sponsopship-requirements.html

[Zhu]

Just saying but...

Even if "you arranged to get married", you will have to build a strong application to get your permanent resident ans show that your relationship is strong etc. You'll have to provide lots of documents supporting your claim. Just getting married won't give you any visa right.

[engahmed61]

Hi everybody ;

                   I am from Iraq and I have a friend in Canada . She is going to send me an invitation and stay with her at her home because we are true friends a year and a half .Is it easy to get a visitor visa and how . Tell me please . Thank you   

[gilipsie]

It seems to me that this question was pretty much anwered up above with the gentleman from Egypt.