Hello,
I am so happy to have found this forum with useful information. I tried to search for a similar question/topic to my situation and did not find anything. I am a U.S citizen currently living in California and I will be graduating from a university in June 2014 with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science. My boyfriend is an Austrian that is currently residing in California with a work visa through a company. He has been recently offered a promotion job in Vancouver at his company's Canadian branch. We have been in a relationship for 3 years now but we do not live together. His company wants him to make his decision by April 2014 whether he will take the job or not. If he were to take the job, he might be on a FSTP/FSWP visa to be able to work in Canada for a few years. We are very much in love so he has invited me to come live with him. The earliest he would start working would be the end of this year and the latest he would start working would be beginning of next year when his work visa (in California) expires February 2015. So here are my questions/concerns:
1. What is the best possible way for me to be able to live with him while he is working? I am aware of declaring common law, but would that apply to my boyfriend's situation?
2. If I were to take the student visa route, is there any financial assistance available to international students? In the U.S. we use FAFSA and I have heard that some Canadian schools provide stafford loans as long as I apply...
3. If I were to take the work visa route, are there any free agencies that can help me find jobs within the veterinary/animal industry?
4. If I were to go to Vancouver Community College or Granville College to get a Veterinary Assistant Certificate, would I be able to stay in Canada to work after the certificate/degree program is over?
5. His company is flying us both out to Vancouver next weekend to check out the city before he makes his final decision. Are there any free resources available that we can access in person while we are there to give us advice? And should I bring my resume into animal clinics or other work places or would I be turned away?
I know that marriage is the best option but that is not an option for us right now : Please let me know what my options are and what might be best for our situation. I would be forever grateful! Thank you so much!!!
I am so happy to have found this forum with useful information. I tried to search for a similar question/topic to my situation and did not find anything. I am a U.S citizen currently living in California and I will be graduating from a university in June 2014 with a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science. My boyfriend is an Austrian that is currently residing in California with a work visa through a company. He has been recently offered a promotion job in Vancouver at his company's Canadian branch. We have been in a relationship for 3 years now but we do not live together. His company wants him to make his decision by April 2014 whether he will take the job or not. If he were to take the job, he might be on a FSTP/FSWP visa to be able to work in Canada for a few years. We are very much in love so he has invited me to come live with him. The earliest he would start working would be the end of this year and the latest he would start working would be beginning of next year when his work visa (in California) expires February 2015. So here are my questions/concerns:
1. What is the best possible way for me to be able to live with him while he is working? I am aware of declaring common law, but would that apply to my boyfriend's situation?
2. If I were to take the student visa route, is there any financial assistance available to international students? In the U.S. we use FAFSA and I have heard that some Canadian schools provide stafford loans as long as I apply...
3. If I were to take the work visa route, are there any free agencies that can help me find jobs within the veterinary/animal industry?
4. If I were to go to Vancouver Community College or Granville College to get a Veterinary Assistant Certificate, would I be able to stay in Canada to work after the certificate/degree program is over?
5. His company is flying us both out to Vancouver next weekend to check out the city before he makes his final decision. Are there any free resources available that we can access in person while we are there to give us advice? And should I bring my resume into animal clinics or other work places or would I be turned away?
I know that marriage is the best option but that is not an option for us right now : Please let me know what my options are and what might be best for our situation. I would be forever grateful! Thank you so much!!!