Hello everyone, here is my situation:
I originally went to Canada on a study permit however due to financial reasons i was unable to finish school, i lost my status in 2014 and overstayed by about a year as my passport had expired and i could not renew it without status and vice versa (was basically stuck). I was eventually able to get a special extension and return to Pakistan.
I met my bf during the time I was in Canada and he is a citizen. We are currently in a long distance relationship and working towards applying for him to sponsor me under the conjugal partner sponsorship. My concerns are as follows:
1) Would the reasons that we have for not being able to reside together or get married qualify: the situation in Pakistan is not good currently and it would be safety issue for him to come here as there are constant strikes, blasts, incidences of violence (I can include news articles etc in my application where internationals and locals both have been targeted), I cannot go there as it will be extremely hard to get a visa esp with my overstay, furthermore he would surely get fired if he came here even with the safety risk (would that count)
2) what sort of income does he need, is there a minimum cutoff? he can provide letter from employer but would anything else be needed or does it have to be above a certain cutoff as it will be just enough.
3) we do not have joint accounts or property, but he did stay with me for 6 months and i can show that as our mailing addresses were the same, furthermore we did help each other out financially e.g he paid my application fees for a renewal and there have been exchanges of email money transfers etc which i can show proof of,
my parents will not let me leave the country by myself to meet at a neutral location and there is a lot of pressure to get married as well hence we want to get this done as soon as possible. it wont be a problem to prove that our relationship is genuine as i have all the requirements fulfilled and can show we have been together in a binding relationship for more than two years.
Please advice if applying under the Conjugal partner category is what we should do or if there is anything else to keep in mind. I want to get this done within a week or two and any answers will be extremely helpful. Thank you
I originally went to Canada on a study permit however due to financial reasons i was unable to finish school, i lost my status in 2014 and overstayed by about a year as my passport had expired and i could not renew it without status and vice versa (was basically stuck). I was eventually able to get a special extension and return to Pakistan.
I met my bf during the time I was in Canada and he is a citizen. We are currently in a long distance relationship and working towards applying for him to sponsor me under the conjugal partner sponsorship. My concerns are as follows:
1) Would the reasons that we have for not being able to reside together or get married qualify: the situation in Pakistan is not good currently and it would be safety issue for him to come here as there are constant strikes, blasts, incidences of violence (I can include news articles etc in my application where internationals and locals both have been targeted), I cannot go there as it will be extremely hard to get a visa esp with my overstay, furthermore he would surely get fired if he came here even with the safety risk (would that count)
2) what sort of income does he need, is there a minimum cutoff? he can provide letter from employer but would anything else be needed or does it have to be above a certain cutoff as it will be just enough.
3) we do not have joint accounts or property, but he did stay with me for 6 months and i can show that as our mailing addresses were the same, furthermore we did help each other out financially e.g he paid my application fees for a renewal and there have been exchanges of email money transfers etc which i can show proof of,
my parents will not let me leave the country by myself to meet at a neutral location and there is a lot of pressure to get married as well hence we want to get this done as soon as possible. it wont be a problem to prove that our relationship is genuine as i have all the requirements fulfilled and can show we have been together in a binding relationship for more than two years.
Please advice if applying under the Conjugal partner category is what we should do or if there is anything else to keep in mind. I want to get this done within a week or two and any answers will be extremely helpful. Thank you
