Needing some advice!

[Desi.g]

Hi all,

This year i'm going to be visiting Canada from Australia as a tourist. During the trip my partner and I want to get married.
After that though I need go back home as we can't yet afford sponsorship.
Are you able to go back there on a working holiday visa if you're married to a Canadian citizen?

It's also harder because we're in a long distance relationship who have met online. We've been together for 5 years but I am sure that it will be something that we'd get called in for.

What would be the best thing to do?

 

[Betina]

Hi all,

This year i'm going to be visiting Canada from Australia as a tourist. During the trip my partner and I want to get married.
After that though I need go back home as we can't yet afford sponsorship.
Are you able to go back there on a working holiday visa if you're married to a Canadian citizen?

It's also harder because we're in a long distance relationship who have met online. We've been together for 5 years but I am sure that it will be something that we'd get called in for.

What would be the best thing to do?

What do you mean when you say you can't afford sponsorship?

 

[Suin]

There is no income proof requirements for spousal sponsorship.

 

[scylla]

Hi all,

This year i'm going to be visiting Canada from Australia as a tourist. During the trip my partner and I want to get married.
After that though I need go back home as we can't yet afford sponsorship.
Are you able to go back there on a working holiday visa if you're married to a Canadian citizen?

It's also harder because we're in a long distance relationship who have met online. We've been together for 5 years but I am sure that it will be something that we'd get called in for.

What would be the best thing to do?

It's going to be more expensive for you to come on the WHV program than pay the $1040 (plus medical and police certificates) for sponsorship.

 

[Desi.g]

What do you mean when you say you can't afford sponsorship?

I meant as in affording to move permanently, we dont have stable enough incomes to be able to support it in the long run for now

 

[scylla]

I meant as in affording to move permanently, we dont have stable enough incomes to be able to support it in the long run for now

OK - that makes more sense.

Since your relationship has been online only up to this point, I would strongly recommend that you visit each other once first before you get married. Getting married on the first in-person visit is a red flag for CIC. So if you can do it, make a separate trip first.

Otherwise I would go with the WHV plan and hold off getting married until you've been living in Canada for several months on the WHV.

 

[Desi.g]

OK - that makes more sense.

Since your relationship has been online only up to this point, I would strongly recommend that you visit each other once first before you get married. Getting married on the first in-person visit is a red flag for CIC. So if you can do it, make a separate trip first.

Otherwise I would go with the WHV plan and hold off getting married until you've been living in Canada for several months on the WHV.

We met last year, so that's all good. It's been the only trip though

Also, my travel agent just told me that I would have to apply for a USA visa if i fly through america even as a stop over if i want to visit Canada for more than 90 days.
Does anyone have any insight on that? It sounds so bizarre to me