Marriage requirements for Visa

[Upthere-somewhere]

Hi everyone,
My partner lives in the US. We are planning on having her move here in September. We looked at the family class applications and since we have been together for 4 years already, and other considerations want to put in an in-land application for spousal sponsorship. I qualify under the regulations to sponsor her.
We are currently not married but would do so in September.

The concern is that I am getting conflicting information. Do we need to be legally married is the US and Canada for the sponsorship application or can we just get married in Canada once she moves?

Thank you

 

[starnaenae]

My husband is dominican and we got married here in canada legally - no issues at all. Lots of people do it!!

 

[spousalsponsee]

Hi everyone,
My partner lives in the US. We are planning on having her move here in September. We looked at the family class applications and since we have been together for 4 years already, and other considerations want to put in an in-land application for spousal sponsorship. I qualify under the regulations to sponsor her.
We are currently not married but would do so in September.

The concern is that I am getting conflicting information. Do we need to be legally married is the US and Canada for the sponsorship application or can we just get married in Canada once she moves?

Thank you

If you have lived together for 12 months or more as a couple, you can apply now (Outland, as you are not both in Canada), or wait until she is visiting you in Canada then apply inland (which is historically slower). If you have not lived together for that long, you will need to wait until you are married.

She cannot 'move' to Canada until after sponsorship is complete, though she can have an extended visit with you.

 

[Upthere-somewhere]

If you have lived together for 12 months or more as a couple, you can apply now (Outland, as you are not both in Canada), or wait until she is visiting you in Canada then apply inland (which is historically slower). If you have not lived together for that long, you will need to wait until you are married.

She cannot 'move' to Canada until after sponsorship is complete, though she can have an extended visit with you.

We are both in Canada and getting married. The question is whether we need to be married legally in both US and Canada to apply for in-land sponsorship

 

[spousalsponsee]

We are both in Canada and getting married. The question is whether we need to be married legally in both US and Canada to apply for in-land sponsorship

(you said she lives in the US - it's easier to give advice if you're consistent). As I said, if you have lived together for over a year, you do not need to be married. If you have not, then you do.

 

[Upthere-somewhere]

(you said she lives in the US - it's easier to give advice if you're consistent). As I said, if you have lived together for over a year, you do not need to be married. If you have not, then you do.

I tried to clarify because your response didn't not answer my question. I only have one question: Do we need to be married in both the US and Canada or is being married only in Canada sufficent?

Our decision on spousal sponsorship is already settled.

 

[spousalsponsee]

I tried to clarify because your response didn't not answer my question. I only have one question: Do we need to be married in both the US and Canada or is being married only in Canada sufficent?

Our decision on spousal sponsorship is already settled.

Is it even possible to get legally married in both? (as opposed to legally married in one, and an informal ceremony in the other). It's certainly not necessary.

 

[JulianaAndrew]

We are both in Canada and getting married. The question is whether we need to be married legally in both US and Canada to apply for in-land sponsorship

If you get married in Canada, you'll be married anywhere in the world as long as the marriage goes according to the laws of the other country. If you get married in the US and your marriage isn't a weird one, (you can look this up on the internet to know specifically which cases, like if you were already married to someone else or something like that), your marriage will be recognized in Canada. My wife is Canadian, we got married in Colombia, the marriage is legal here and in Canada and in the rest of the world where it fits the laws of the specific country. We do not even need to register our marriage in Canada, it would be already valid there. So the answer to your question is, you can get married in either of those countries, either one would work

 

[mpsqra]

We are both in Canada and getting married. The question is whether we need to be married legally in both US and Canada to apply for in-land sponsorship

you don't need to get married in the US, just to demonstrate your are being for more than 12 months, if you got married in Canada is a plus

 

[Upthere-somewhere]

Is it even possible to get legally married in both? (as opposed to legally married in one, and an informal ceremony in the other). It's certainly not necessary.

Is it even possible to get legally married in both? (as opposed to legally married in one, and an informal ceremony in the other). It's certainly not necessary.

I didn't think of that. I was under the impression you have to declare it like baggage

 

[Upthere-somewhere]

If you get married in Canada, you'll be married anywhere in the world as long as the marriage goes according to the laws of the other country. If you get married in the US and your marriage isn't a weird one, (you can look this up on the internet to know specifically which cases, like if you were already married to someone else or something like that), your marriage will be recognized in Canada. My wife is Canadian, we got married in Colombia, the marriage is legal here and in Canada and in the rest of the world where it fits the laws of the specific country. We do not even need to register our marriage in Canada, it would be already valid there. So the answer to your question is, you can get married in either of those countries, either one would work

Thanks thanks. That explains a lot! Makes it easier for upcoming planning too!!

 

[Upthere-somewhere]

you don't need to get married in the US, just to demonstrate your are being for more than 12 months, if you got married in Canada is a plus

Thank you but we're getting married because we want to and because I can't wait to call her my wife

 

[mpsqra]

Thank you but we're getting married because we want to and because I can't wait to call her my wife

Congratulations, Felicitations,,,,