I am a 41-year-old Canadian citizen from Québec, never married, and my girlfriend is 31 from the Philippines.
I have met her online almost two years ago, in February 2018, and we have met in her country 10 months later, in December 2018. We then decided to be in an exclusive relationship before I went back to Canada. That was a year ago on Dec 30.
We have been living together in Vietnam since May 10, 2019, so for a little more than 8 months.
We are now collecting information on how to have her immigrate to Québec, Canada, and would like to know your opinion on the best option, in regard to her education profile as well as our relationship situation.
Here are the details:
1. She is 31, never been married, no children, and holds a Bachelor in Elementary Education with a Major in Special Education and a Masters in Early Childhood Education. She has 3 years of teaching experience in the Philippines. She has great command of the English language, having worked in a foreign call center before, and is starting to learn French.
2. We have known each other for almost 2 years, have been in an exclusive relationship for a year and living together for 8 months. We are not married and it is not possible for foreigners to do so in Vietnam. Getting married in the Philippines is a long process that requires us to be staying there for more than 3 months, and in order to marry in a neighboring country, we need some papers that are hard to get when not physically in the Philippines. Therefore, we would rather wait to be in Canada to marry.
3. I was planning on sponsoring her from Vietnam and then head back to Canada while the application is being processed, as my 72-year-old father, who is living alone, needs assistance. I'm guessing it would be a problem when applying as common-law if I left in March, after 10 months living together and 15 months in an official exclusive relationship? It is mandatory that I stay here until we reach the 12-month of living together mark in May, right?
4. We looked at the Express Entry option and also considered going to Canada on a visitor visa and then have her look for a job while she is there, applying for a work permit and all. Not sure if it would be a better option?
5. Would it be any easier if we chose another province than Quebec? With the extra wait time for the Selection Certificate now around 5 months, I wonder if it's faster elsewhere?
I thank you in advance for your precious help.
I have met her online almost two years ago, in February 2018, and we have met in her country 10 months later, in December 2018. We then decided to be in an exclusive relationship before I went back to Canada. That was a year ago on Dec 30.
We have been living together in Vietnam since May 10, 2019, so for a little more than 8 months.
We are now collecting information on how to have her immigrate to Québec, Canada, and would like to know your opinion on the best option, in regard to her education profile as well as our relationship situation.
Here are the details:
1. She is 31, never been married, no children, and holds a Bachelor in Elementary Education with a Major in Special Education and a Masters in Early Childhood Education. She has 3 years of teaching experience in the Philippines. She has great command of the English language, having worked in a foreign call center before, and is starting to learn French.
2. We have known each other for almost 2 years, have been in an exclusive relationship for a year and living together for 8 months. We are not married and it is not possible for foreigners to do so in Vietnam. Getting married in the Philippines is a long process that requires us to be staying there for more than 3 months, and in order to marry in a neighboring country, we need some papers that are hard to get when not physically in the Philippines. Therefore, we would rather wait to be in Canada to marry.
3. I was planning on sponsoring her from Vietnam and then head back to Canada while the application is being processed, as my 72-year-old father, who is living alone, needs assistance. I'm guessing it would be a problem when applying as common-law if I left in March, after 10 months living together and 15 months in an official exclusive relationship? It is mandatory that I stay here until we reach the 12-month of living together mark in May, right?
4. We looked at the Express Entry option and also considered going to Canada on a visitor visa and then have her look for a job while she is there, applying for a work permit and all. Not sure if it would be a better option?
5. Would it be any easier if we chose another province than Quebec? With the extra wait time for the Selection Certificate now around 5 months, I wonder if it's faster elsewhere?
I thank you in advance for your precious help.
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