Here's the story.
I met my girlfriend online about a year and a half ago. She came to Canada from Sweden to visit me and to do her final school project. She was here for almost 3 months and during that time we became very close.
We are planning to try to get married at the end of August in Sweden while I'm there for a vacation. I have just purchased a house and I'm hoping that she can come live here as soon as she can move her things.
Our main priority is to be together as soon as possible.
I am a Canadian citizen.
I am self employed, but do not make a huge income. (I do own a small business)
She is a university graduate with a degree which qualifies her to be a Medical Lab Technologist. She is going through the process of getting certification for that in Canada, but the process is expensive and might take a while.
Her English skills are excellent.
What is the best (quickest) way for her to be allowed to be here and work? She is willing to do pretty much any job while waiting for her MLT certification.
Can she come on a visitor visa and look for work? If she is offered a job can the visitor visa be turned into a work visa?
It seems like it's pretty straightforward in our situation for her to get PR status if we do get married, but we would like to be together sooner and I'm not sure if I can support both of us comfortably without her being able to work.
I met my girlfriend online about a year and a half ago. She came to Canada from Sweden to visit me and to do her final school project. She was here for almost 3 months and during that time we became very close.
We are planning to try to get married at the end of August in Sweden while I'm there for a vacation. I have just purchased a house and I'm hoping that she can come live here as soon as she can move her things.
Our main priority is to be together as soon as possible.
I am a Canadian citizen.
I am self employed, but do not make a huge income. (I do own a small business)
She is a university graduate with a degree which qualifies her to be a Medical Lab Technologist. She is going through the process of getting certification for that in Canada, but the process is expensive and might take a while.
Her English skills are excellent.
What is the best (quickest) way for her to be allowed to be here and work? She is willing to do pretty much any job while waiting for her MLT certification.
Can she come on a visitor visa and look for work? If she is offered a job can the visitor visa be turned into a work visa?
It seems like it's pretty straightforward in our situation for her to get PR status if we do get married, but we would like to be together sooner and I'm not sure if I can support both of us comfortably without her being able to work.