So here's my situation, I'm wondering if a conjugal sponsorship is the best way to proceed...
What do you think? Do we have a shot, should we seek out an immigration lawyer, are there any glaring issues you see in our situation?
(Do personal details matter? If so, I'm an American woman, he's a Canadian citizen. I have a graduate degree and we're both in our late 20s. I have an aunt and uncle in Canada as well, though I'm not close to them just because I never saw them growing up).
I appreciate the advice! We're finally both out of school and want to make a life together!
- I met my (now) boyfriend online in 2008, we were just online friends until 2011
- In mid-late 2011 we decided to pursue a romantic relationship and his first visit to the States (to see me) was in 2012
- We have visited each other several times a year since then
- There's an abundance of evidence that our relationship is genuine (e.g., photos, social media posts, tickets, having met each others' families, etc.)
- We are not married and have no immediate plans to get married for various reasons - one, we don't really believe a marriage is necessary to validate our relationship, so we're not even sure we ever want to get married and if we do, we both feel strongly that we need to live together and create a life together before getting married, and lastly, his family and my family are different religions and, quite frankly, we don't really want to deal with trying to navigate that situation to make everyone happy.
- Our barrier to immigration is financial more than anything - neither one of us could really afford to just move to another country to live without a job.
What do you think? Do we have a shot, should we seek out an immigration lawyer, are there any glaring issues you see in our situation?
(Do personal details matter? If so, I'm an American woman, he's a Canadian citizen. I have a graduate degree and we're both in our late 20s. I have an aunt and uncle in Canada as well, though I'm not close to them just because I never saw them growing up).
I appreciate the advice! We're finally both out of school and want to make a life together!