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Visitor extension to get married or apply as common la.

Pattyp06

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May 11, 2018
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Hello everyone! Hope someone can help me with some concerns that I have.

I planing to extend my stay in Canada for 1 year because my boyfriend and I are planning to get married or apply for common law next year. We have a short time relationship reason why we want to get to know each other better. My concernings are:
We made 2 letters one is a certificate of financial support from my boyfriend another one is a letter explaining why I want to extend for 1 year, this letter says that we want to know each other better, next year we will get married or common law, etc. We also have a letter from the company that he works at demonstrating he has a really good salary. Are we allow to send all those letters? Does immigration accept extension of stay under this course? What are my risk of getting disapproval from immigration if I’ve been here coming to Canada since March 2017 and stayed at My aunt’s? This is the first time extending but I have 3 stamps on my passport since last year.
 

Helena R

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Jul 3, 2017
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Are you living together already ?

The letters are ok and very useful.
However I wouldn't say that you "want to know each other better", say instead that you are in a relationship and planing to get married next year, that is also true and sounds more determined.
 

Pattyp06

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May 11, 2018
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Are you living together already ?

The letters are ok and very useful.
However I wouldn't say that you "want to know each other better", say instead that you are in a relationship and planing to get married next year, that is also true and sounds more determined.

Yes! We are living together since December, but someone told me its mlt good to say that cause im on temporary resident permit and if i send it like that i will seem i want to stay in canada.
 

Helena R

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Jul 3, 2017
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I might have misunderstood tgen, I thought tye letter is going to say also tgst you re planning to get married...
 

Pattyp06

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May 11, 2018
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I might have misunderstood tgen, I thought tye letter is going to say also tgst you re planning to get married...
Yes, the letter says we are planning to get married or apply as common law, but someone told me that to immigration seems like i wanna stay in Canada causing the refusal of my application to extend my stay as a visitor.
 

canuck_in_uk

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Yes, the letter says we are planning to get married or apply as common law, but someone told me that to immigration seems like i wanna stay in Canada causing the refusal of my application to extend my stay as a visitor.
"Someone" is an idiot. Wanting to get married or become common-law with your Canadian partner is a perfectly acceptable reason to request an extension.
 
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