PMM - Please Help!

[sujatms]

Hello PMM,
I am currently in the USA on a H1B visa and my company has a branch in CANADA too. My fiancee is in CANADA, and we plan to get the marriage done in the city clerk's office (somewhere in Nov/Dec). She is a CANADIAN Citizen.

I have two scenarios: I can move to the CANADIAN branch of my company and start working there or submit paper work for the PR while working in the US itself.

My question is : Will it be better - to start working in CANADA and then marry and submit the paperwork for her to sponsor me? I believe that my income then can be summed with hers and would provide a better picture too.

Second part : The marriage license obtained from the City of clerk office - is that enough documentation to show as proof of marriage? I have been unable to get an answer about this.

TIA
Sujat

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hello PMM,
I am currently in the USA on a H1B visa and my company has a branch in CANADA too. My fiancee is in CANADA, and we plan to get the marriage done in the city clerk's office (somewhere in Nov/Dec). She is a CANADIAN Citizen.

I have two scenarios: I can move to the CANADIAN branch of my company and start working there or submit paper work for the PR while working in the US itself.

My question is : Will it be better - to start working in CANADA and then marry and submit the paperwork for her to sponsor me? I believe that my income then can be summed with hers and would provide a better picture too.

Second part : The marriage license obtained from the City of clerk office - is that enough documentation to show as proof of marriage? I have been unable to get an answer about this.

TIA
Sujat

1. Are you sufficiently senior in the company for an intra company transferee? It may be difficult to prove since you are on a H1B in the US, the only other shot is specialized knowledge worker. You may wish to read:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/manuals-guides/english/fw/fwe.pdf section 5.31
2. Income in spousal sponsorship is immaterial as long as the sponsor is not on welfare.
3. A marriage license is not proof of a marriage, you have to have the marriage certificate, which in its self is not proof of a bona fide marriage. You have to prove that the marriage is not one of convenience.

PMM

 

[sujatms]

Thanks!

Moving to my company in CANADA should not be a problem.

About the marriage proof - pictures of a social marriage and what else would suffice?

Thanks again

 

[nsr]

Thanks!

Moving to my company in CANADA should not be a problem.

About the marriage proof - pictures of a social marriage and what else would suffice?

Thanks again

whether you do civil marriage or social marriage, your marriage will be registered. You will be able to get marriage certificate.

We did both way, first civil then social wedding. Marriage certificate is requirement not option in sponsorship. Proving your relationship is second thing before that you need marriage certificate to tell them you are married.

Marriage licence doesn't prove you are married. Stuff you would need like pictures of wedding, before wedding and post wedding, letters from people aware of your marriage and ongoing relationship, wedding shopping receipts like dresses and jewellery, any post wedding trips or honeymoon proof. Receipt of gifts you purchased for each other, greeting cards exchanged between two of you, joint bank account after marriage, supplementary credit cards for spouse, joint bank safety box agreement. and list goes on.

The more of the above stuff you will be able to get, easy it would be for you.