Hey there.
I am a Canadian born citizen, and my spouse is a Russian born national. We are in a homosexual relationship, and because being openly homosexual is impossible in Russia (I am transgender and being transgender is illegal, being openly gay can be considered terrorism by law) we have moved abroad to travel while trying to plan to move my partner to Canada, wishing to wait for a Sponsorship and apply for a TRV to hopefully have them be in Canada.
I understand that there needs to be proof of sufficient home ties, but this isn't really possible or feasible for my partner. They cannot claim sufficient ties to a nation that actively arrests anyone who identifies as LGBTQ, and being married to me can actively be considered an act of "terrorism" if openly discussed.
Additionally, my spouse worked for a company prior to the Ukrainian Invasion advocating for democracy. This company was shut down and many employees were arrested without news of what happened to them. My partner has many reasons to be fearful of ever returning there -- their family is not any better.
We have no intention of overstating a Visa. At the expirey of a TRV, we would both simply try to travel while we wait for the sponsorship to process if we cannot get it legally and fairly extended. We travel to many countries now (I work remotely) and respect our visa time limits, Canada would be no different while we wait for our Sponsorship to be approved. But the question remains -- If home ties is a reason for refusal, then what can we do here to help our case and prove that we would respect our Visa limits, when returning to the home country in question could risk their life and freedom?
Sincerely, me.
I am a Canadian born citizen, and my spouse is a Russian born national. We are in a homosexual relationship, and because being openly homosexual is impossible in Russia (I am transgender and being transgender is illegal, being openly gay can be considered terrorism by law) we have moved abroad to travel while trying to plan to move my partner to Canada, wishing to wait for a Sponsorship and apply for a TRV to hopefully have them be in Canada.
I understand that there needs to be proof of sufficient home ties, but this isn't really possible or feasible for my partner. They cannot claim sufficient ties to a nation that actively arrests anyone who identifies as LGBTQ, and being married to me can actively be considered an act of "terrorism" if openly discussed.
Additionally, my spouse worked for a company prior to the Ukrainian Invasion advocating for democracy. This company was shut down and many employees were arrested without news of what happened to them. My partner has many reasons to be fearful of ever returning there -- their family is not any better.
We have no intention of overstating a Visa. At the expirey of a TRV, we would both simply try to travel while we wait for the sponsorship to process if we cannot get it legally and fairly extended. We travel to many countries now (I work remotely) and respect our visa time limits, Canada would be no different while we wait for our Sponsorship to be approved. But the question remains -- If home ties is a reason for refusal, then what can we do here to help our case and prove that we would respect our Visa limits, when returning to the home country in question could risk their life and freedom?
Sincerely, me.
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