Good morning everyone,
Long story short, met my girlfriend online, fell in love, and have been visiting each other for the past year numerous times and now ready to live together. We decided that it would make more sense for me to come to her, as she is more established (she has a home that is paid off). If it matters, she lives in Duncan, BC.
I've been exploring my immigration options and it's a bit overwhelming because no option seems to be better than another, at least on the surface.
Info on me: I'm an employed baccalaureate with desire to seek my masters in Social Work. I've applied for this at University of Victoria, but have yet to get a response from them (application still processing). Getting into school would allow me to get a Student Visa, and from there I could get an Inland Spousal Sponsorship which would also allow me to get an Open Work permit. Do I have this right?
We want to marry, and she would like to have our relationship official and on the books (we can get a ceremony done at another time). She's offering to come down next month and marry me (I proposed to her last year). This would get the ball rolling on an Outland Spousal Sponsorship. Do I have that right? Am I able to get an Open Work Permit on an Outland Spousal Sponsorship?
Express Entry requires I have 10k in my account at the time of applying/immigrating (one of those). I don't think I can get that much anytime soon. I just have some financial concerns to take care of over here before that becomes a reality.
At the end of the day, we just want to be together as soon as possible. I don't want to get there and not be able to work, or work towards a degree. So I just want to know what the best course of action I should take to get there quickly, and responsibly.
Thank you all in advance.
Long story short, met my girlfriend online, fell in love, and have been visiting each other for the past year numerous times and now ready to live together. We decided that it would make more sense for me to come to her, as she is more established (she has a home that is paid off). If it matters, she lives in Duncan, BC.
I've been exploring my immigration options and it's a bit overwhelming because no option seems to be better than another, at least on the surface.
Info on me: I'm an employed baccalaureate with desire to seek my masters in Social Work. I've applied for this at University of Victoria, but have yet to get a response from them (application still processing). Getting into school would allow me to get a Student Visa, and from there I could get an Inland Spousal Sponsorship which would also allow me to get an Open Work permit. Do I have this right?
We want to marry, and she would like to have our relationship official and on the books (we can get a ceremony done at another time). She's offering to come down next month and marry me (I proposed to her last year). This would get the ball rolling on an Outland Spousal Sponsorship. Do I have that right? Am I able to get an Open Work Permit on an Outland Spousal Sponsorship?
Express Entry requires I have 10k in my account at the time of applying/immigrating (one of those). I don't think I can get that much anytime soon. I just have some financial concerns to take care of over here before that becomes a reality.
At the end of the day, we just want to be together as soon as possible. I don't want to get there and not be able to work, or work towards a degree. So I just want to know what the best course of action I should take to get there quickly, and responsibly.
Thank you all in advance.
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