Hi everyone. I'm in a tough situation and I've been trying to think of a way around it, but I'm struggling. Advice would be greatly appreciated.
I am a Canadian citizen who just got married to my husband, a 26-year-old man from Russia, about 2 months ago. I am currently staying with him in Russia, but I really want to bring him to Canada so that he can finally meet my family in person for the first time, and just spend some time in my country. In Canada, we would just be staying at my mother's house (my childhood home), so proper accommodation/food etc. will naturally be provided there.
The huge obstacle is getting him a visa. The problem is that he has been unemployed for a few years (apart from minimal work as a courier) and doesn't have income at the moment (he's taking a programming course in the hopes of soon getting a job in this field), so I'm worried about "proving ties to his home country" on the visa application. I've read a lot of stories about refusals and I really, really want to prevent this from happening. He currently lives in his family's apartment with his blind grandmother who he takes care of (the apartment has been passed down in the family, legally it's his mother's but she lives somewhere else).
The main thing is this: we don't want to stay in Canada. I'm currently in the legal process of applying for my Russian temporary residence permit, but the process will take until January 2022. I want to live in Russia with him for at least a few years - mainly to save money, really get my Russian language skills to a near-native level, and eventually apply for Russian citizenship. Therefore I'd ideally only like to be in Canada from September to around December, and then return to Russia with him.
In this case, would we just attach proof that I plan on going back to Russia with him, or what other documents should I provide?
Thanks in advance for anything, it's quite frustrating.
I am a Canadian citizen who just got married to my husband, a 26-year-old man from Russia, about 2 months ago. I am currently staying with him in Russia, but I really want to bring him to Canada so that he can finally meet my family in person for the first time, and just spend some time in my country. In Canada, we would just be staying at my mother's house (my childhood home), so proper accommodation/food etc. will naturally be provided there.
The huge obstacle is getting him a visa. The problem is that he has been unemployed for a few years (apart from minimal work as a courier) and doesn't have income at the moment (he's taking a programming course in the hopes of soon getting a job in this field), so I'm worried about "proving ties to his home country" on the visa application. I've read a lot of stories about refusals and I really, really want to prevent this from happening. He currently lives in his family's apartment with his blind grandmother who he takes care of (the apartment has been passed down in the family, legally it's his mother's but she lives somewhere else).
The main thing is this: we don't want to stay in Canada. I'm currently in the legal process of applying for my Russian temporary residence permit, but the process will take until January 2022. I want to live in Russia with him for at least a few years - mainly to save money, really get my Russian language skills to a near-native level, and eventually apply for Russian citizenship. Therefore I'd ideally only like to be in Canada from September to around December, and then return to Russia with him.
In this case, would we just attach proof that I plan on going back to Russia with him, or what other documents should I provide?
Thanks in advance for anything, it's quite frustrating.
