Can my Fiancé Sponsor me? (Once we are married that is)

[StormForce]

My fiancé left Barbados and was granted asylum in Canada. We know we can't afford a big wedding and we know none of our families would come as we are both gay. My question is, once we are married would it be possible for us to finally be reunited? He can't visit me here and I've been unable to visit him as I'm currently studying for my bachelors here in Barbados and a student's income is not nearly enough for a plane ticket.
I'm truly scared to begin the process when I graduate because when he was still here we took very few photos together because of fear of being outed but do send photos to each other now he's moved. He left because he was severely persecuted for his sexuality by those who found out.
Yes, I could've moved with him but he wanted me to finish my education before I leave. He never got the opportunity to finish school here because he was disowned and abandoned once his family found out he was gay, so I knew and still know how important it is I finish school.
Can we be reunited?? Can I ever see my love again??? We are thinking to get a lawyer to do our application when I was finished studying and ready to move but we aren't sure how much it was cost. He watched some videos by a guy named Matthew Iwama and told me about it and honestly the process seems daunting. Please help us out!!

 

[flx2015]

it's not that daunting. i work a full time job and i was able to complete the application and gather all required docs within a month. that does not include the 2-3 months of research i did prior to that, which consisted mainly of what kind of proof i'll need to show that my marriage is genuine. i don't know much about "matthew iwama", but google tells me he's an immigration consultant, so of course he'd want to scare you into thinking that this is a daunting process, since that makes it more likely that you'll hire him and pay him the big bucks. research and ask questions here before you apply, that's all you need to do to get through it.

as for this pickle you find yourself in, can a same sex couple get legally married in barbados?

 

[MilesAway]

Did you live together with your fiance for at least 12 consecutive months prior to him being granted asylum in Canada? If so, you should have been declared as his common-law partner.

There is a different process for protected people to bring their family. You would probably be better off posting in that section of the forum.

 

[StormForce]

We didn't live together while he was here because of how things are here and to neighborhood we lived in. His home was broken into because people noticed how much time I was spending over by him.

 

[StormForce]

What scares me is the necessary documentation. We talk daily and send pics and cam etc and have pics of us spending time together here but I have no been able to travel to visit him. I wanted to visit this summer but my mother became ill with cancer so we thought it best I spend this year with her but I will visit him next year. I feel though that we don't have enough proof of our relationship.

And no same sex marriage is illegal here, they are couples we know from here whose marriages aren't recognized but have been married in the US and Canada.

 

[canadianwoman]

Once you marry, he can sponsor you. You and he will have to explain in the application why you don't have many pictures, why your families didn't attend the wedding, why you couldn't live together, etc. It should be fine. It sounds to me like you do have enough proof.