To Canada from Hungary

[Marinak]

Hello,

I am not sure if this is the place to ask but thank you for reading my situation.

My bf and I are looking for options to bring him to Canada from Hungary. My question is which program or programs would allow him to come to Canada, work and stay the soonest. His goal is to get permanent residence but the processing time for that is so long. Is there any way he can come and work in the meantime? Would he have to return to Hungary periodically? How long does a visitor visa last for EU citizens? I have read that for US citizens they can stay for 6 months, but that they get special preference.

He does have skills in Accounting, Economics and I.T.

Any help at all is appreciated!



Thank you very much,

Rina K

 

[amikety]

It's not just US citizens, anyone from a visa exempt country can stay for 6 months. Based on this list, it appears Hungry is visa exempt as well:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/visas.asp

His best chance to work is find an employer willing to supply him a LMO. That isn't generally an easy feat.

Your bf can come to Canada as a visitor. Either you can get married or live together for one year (he can apply to extend his stay in Canada) then apply for PR. Depending on how you apply as PR, he can work after Stage 1 approval or after landing. The times for processing are here, but if you wait one year to apply as common-law, they may change.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm-fc.asp