Immigration to Toronto - Questions

[PhilCox12]

Hey guys, firstly, I apologise if this is in the wrong section of the forum.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could help me with my current situation on trying to immigrate to canada as I think it's a rather unique one. I live in the UK.

So, I am looking to emigrate next year after my uni course in which I will have a degree in Business Management and Marketing (hopefully at a 1st level). I have had no proper full time experience but I have worked part time since I was around 16 (21 now). I live with my gf who is studying here and is a full Canadian citizen. We have been dating for over 2 and a half years now, and been living together for one. All her family is also Canadian. She is 18 (19 in July). She recently fell unexpectantly pregnant and is due sometime this November. The current plan is for me to finish my uni course with her in England and then to emigrate to Toronto around summer 2015. (I will be 22, she will be 20).

As I said her family is all from canada and will probably do anything they can to help me, her mum owns a florist which she could probably offer me a full-time job at as admin type role. They would also support us/me financially by letting us live with them until we can afford our own place. Also my girlfriends father unfortunately passed away last year and she will be getting inheritance soon from that of around 50-60k, (20-30k left by next summer as we will have a child. The child will be a British citizen but I would want it to have dual citizenship.

Anyway, I hope I have covered everything, and pretty much just wanted to know what route I should take/any advice at all on my chances of approval or anything I should do to increase my chances.

Apologies if any spelling mistakes (on my phone).

Thanks a lot!!

 

[Carlaganda23]

Hey guys, firstly, I apologise if this is in the wrong section of the forum.

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could help me with my current situation on trying to immigrate to canada as I think it's a rather unique one. I live in the UK.

So, I am looking to emigrate next year after my uni course in which I will have a degree in Business Management and Marketing (hopefully at a 1st level). I have had no proper full time experience but I have worked part time since I was around 16 (21 now). I live with my gf who is studying here and is a full Canadian citizen. We have been dating for over 2 and a half years now, and been living together for one. All her family is also Canadian. She is 18 (19 in July). She recently fell unexpectantly pregnant and is due sometime this November. The current plan is for me to finish my uni course with her in England and then to emigrate to Toronto around summer 2015. (I will be 22, she will be 20).

As I said her family is all from canada and will probably do anything they can to help me, her mum owns a florist which she could probably offer me a full-time job at as admin type role. They would also support us/me financially by letting us live with them until we can afford our own place. Also my girlfriends father unfortunately passed away last year and she will be getting inheritance soon from that of around 50-60k, (20-30k left by next summer as we will have a child. The child will be a British citizen but I would want it to have dual citizenship.

Anyway, I hope I have covered everything, and pretty much just wanted to know what route I should take/any advice at all on my chances of approval or anything I should do to increase my chances.

Apologies if any spelling mistakes (on my phone).

Thanks a lot!!

Apply for Sponsorship as Common-Law, if you've been living together for 12 months then you are qualified to apply.

If you can prove it like gathering a documents such as :

Joint lease agreement
Joint bank account
Proof of the same address for 12 months
Will, beneficiaries with both of your names
Join credit card statement
Proof of shared finances
Statutory Declaration from your friends and families about your relationship and testifying you live together. It must be notarized by solicitor or commissioner of oath.
See more threads on here:
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/relationship-support-letters-examples-t47010.0.html

P.S start gathering your proofs of living together and also she has to make a concrete plan hat she will be going back to canada and her parents are willing to support two of you till you get established in a Toronto. The affidavit from her parents is very important too. It must be notarized.

Goodluck

 

[PhilCox12]

Hey Carl, thank you for your reply.

That is some really useful information, I just had one question. We were living together with my brother and his gf (so 4 of us in the house) however we are now looking for a house for just us two, does this affect living together for 12 months? We both have contracts with us on the tenancy agreement but none of the bills were in our names, however I'm sure we can get documents (letters or such) that we paid for the bills if that is allowed.

I haven't actually been looking into this route but I will definitely give it some research now, thanks a lot!

 

[Carlaganda23]

Hey Carl, thank you for your reply.

That is some really useful information, I just had one question. We were living together with my brother and his gf (so 4 of us in the house) however we are now looking for a house for just us two, does this affect living together for 12 months? We both have contracts with us on the tenancy agreement but none of the bills were in our names, however I'm sure we can get documents (letters or such) that we paid for the bills if that is allowed.

I haven't actually been looking into this route but I will definitely give it some research now, thanks a lot!

Well, as long as you have a proof that you are Common- Law with her not roommates.

If you are looking to rent a new place for just two of you, it doesn't affect. Just keep your tenancy agreement from your previous landlord and have a tenancy agreement with your new landlord signed by you and your gf.

You can now start gathering documents that you were living together for a yr and you can prove it.

You can apply for Work Holiday Visa if you want to come over in Canada with her while you submitted an application in London Visa Office for Sponsorship( Common-Law Class) the estimated processing time is 8-10 months.

 

[PhilCox12]

Just had another question on this and with visas in general, can you apply in advance with them? E.g stating I would be completed uni in 2015 and would have a job then etc... Or does the apply have to start once all of them are finished?

Sorry if it sounds confusing, hope you understand what I'm trying to ask.

Thanks!

 

[Carlaganda23]

Just had another question on this and with visas in general, can you apply in advance with them? E.g stating I would be completed uni in 2015 and would have a job then etc... Or does the apply have to start once all of them are finished?

Sorry if it sounds confusing, hope you understand what I'm trying to ask.

Thanks!

Yes you can do it right now, if you live together with your gf for more than 1 yr and you have a proof then you can apply right now. If you get approval for your Permanent Residency, you just have to enter canada for a short visit and come back to England to finish your university. You have to live for 3 yrs out of 5 yrs to get qualified for Canadian Citizenship and your residency obligation.

Your gf needs to have a concrete plan that you and her is planning to move back to Canada.

She has to find a job in Canada through online and send it with your Permanent Residency Application with letters from her parents that they are willing to help until you get settled and established in Ontario.

 

[PhilCox12]

Hi,

Thanks for all the information provided, just had another question about a completely different scenario that we are now looking into.

We have been considering the route of marriage to get Canadian permanent residency for me and I would then complete my university course there.

Pretty much just wondering how this affects any visa applications, as I said we have been dating over 2 and a half years and living together for over 12 months now so it is a genuine relationship, also expecting a baby in mid-November.

Is there any way to fast track applications as well, because obviously if it takes 11 months then I could of just finished my course here by then, however I wouldn't be against starting in January semester.

So pretty much if we were to get married (in england or canada) how would that affect visa application and such (does having a baby come into play at all?).

Thanks!

 

[rhcohen2014]

Is there any way to fast track applications as well, because obviously if it takes 11 months then I could of just finished my course here by then, however I wouldn't be against starting in January semester.

So pretty much if we were to get married (in england or canada) how would that affect visa application and such (does having a baby come into play at all?).

Thanks!

No, there is no "fast track" for PR unless its a refugee situation, which even then takes time. Spousal sponsorship seems easier to prove than common-law sponsorship, as it requires a lot less "proof". Spousal sponsorship "may" take less time, and is still quite lengthy. Having a baby or being pregnat does not have any baring on how quickly the application is processed.

 

[Rob_TO]

No, there is no "fast track" for PR unless

Ya if there was a way to fast track, every single person would do it.

Spousal sponsorship seems easier to prove than common-law sponsorship, as it requires a lot less "proof". Spousal sponsorship "may" take less time, and is still quite lengthy.

Not necessarily. A wedding after a shorter relationship, or not done as per the cultural norms of the applicant, or with no family/friends present, may raise lots of red flags. In a common-law relationship a couple has actually lived together for a full year. So as long as you can prove common-law, sometimes they may be stronger apps than married.

 

[rhcohen2014]

Not necessarily. A wedding after a shorter relationship, or not done as per the cultural norms of the applicant, or with no family/friends present, may raise lots of red flags. In a common-law relationship a couple has actually lived together for a full year. So as long as you can prove common-law, sometimes they may be stronger apps than married.

very true... i was going on the fact the op is from the UK, which isn't seen as an at risk country for marriages of convenience. yes, even regular marriages are scrutinized to confirm legitimacy. bottom line... there's no easy route for this process. we all have to go through it the same way, except some countries take longer than others. US and UK citizens are "lucky" compared to others for sure, and i'm certainly reminded of that when i read some of the stories on these threads.

 

[taffy7]

you will have some cost that will occur . You have to have a valid passport,you will need your birth certificate and you will need a medical from a panel physician it's about 400.00 pounds. The application fee is $1040 dollars to apply. If you wait for the baby to be born your girlfriend can apply for dual citizen ship for the baby.

Having a letter from here parents saying they will help you out by you both staying with them when you come to Canada that will definitely help. They can also write a letter saying that they can offer you a job when you get your PR. I would apply when you have all the information together, IT TAKES SOME TIME TO GATHER.. You will also need a police check which is about 30.00 pounds . Good luck.