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Hi wondering if Roy or someone else could help answer this.
My American boyfriend would like to move to Canada to be with me. We are not married, nor have we been living together as CL partners.
He´s highly educated and scored 76 points as a skilled worker. Would his chances of acceptance be better applying as a skilled worker and then after we are married/CL applying for PR. Or applying as conjugal parters straight away?
Any advice would be appreciated.
[06-09-2006,18:12]
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Linda |
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(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
Have the two of you committed to each other? WELL?
Do you or him/her have a problem with being faithful?
If the answer is Yes to the first and NO to the second question go for it but be sure to prove the relationship.
Pictures of him/her hugging you the same way and you leaning on him, the same way in different photos with different clothes on goes a long way. Be sure to answer the bold non-numbered question at the end of both questionnaires and to write a note why you are not married. Yes it is an issue but not a huge hurtle.
Do not say like one client of mine said that her husband likes to vacuum whether he does or not.
Faster as a conjugal/CL/spousal applicant but if he could get an offer of employment and a PNP certificate it would have a greater chance of success and you could :) :) :) while the process of PNP is happening.
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[06-09-2006,23:35]
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Roy |
(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
Don´t waste your time or money on a conjugal application. Unless you have a VERY good reason as to why you can´t get married, you´ll likely be looking at a refusal. A ´legitimate´ impediment to marriage would be (for example) someone from a country where divorce is not permitted.
My American guy (now hubby) and I had 3 years worth of flight records, kissy-face photos, family-togetherness photos, love letters, phone records, gift reciepts, younameit. We applied under Conjugal because my ex was delaying our divorce and we didn´t know how long it was going to drag on for. In our refusal letter, the IO said she believed our relationship was genuine, but we didn´t have a serious impediment to marriage. (even a pending divorce wasn´t good enough). It´s not just about proving your relationship, they basically want you married, or at least common-law.
My husband had enough points to qualify for Skilled Worker´s too, but the process takes faaaar too long.
We ended up getting married once my divorce was finalized, and we re-filed as Spousal. That application processed in just under 3 months without even an interview. All´s well that ends well, but to do it over again, we would not have bothered with Conjugal Partner class, it was a colossal waste of time.
Good luck!
[07-09-2006,00:34]
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FWChelle |
(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
I would tend to go with FWChelle on this one - my application was sent off as conjugal and without going into too much info could firm the relationship up due to having a child with my partner although due to border constraints we had not lived continuously in one anothers country for a year. The application looked like it would go through but to be on the safe side my partner and I decided to get married sooner rather than at a later date as previously planned. Indeed upon informing CIC of the change and submitting the docs it only took days until I got my PPR.
Unless you can show way and beyond without being married you would probably be better off going skilled worker.
[07-09-2006,04:40]
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ty |
(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
Why not try researching the Provincial Nominee program for the province you would like to reside in. The PNPs often offer a myriad of skilled worker/business entrepreneur options and they are WAY faster than the federal immigration process. Cheers.
[07-09-2006,06:24]
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I_heart_trolls |
(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
Thanks for all of the responses. We would be living in Ontario and from what I have seen on the website, the province does not offer a PNP.
If he applies as a skilled worker should we try to find an immigration lawyer to help us with the paper work? Or should we try to do it ourselves? I´m worried we´ll spend $2,500 only to get a rejection.
[07-09-2006,13:26]
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Linda |
(in reply to: Conjugal vs. Work Permit)
ty - that was a strategic move on your part. We did the same thing, but we just didn´t do it quickly enough. During the time our Conjugal application was processing, my divorce got finalized and we got married. The Tuesday after the wedding he left to fly back to CA, and I was getting together a package to take to our consultant to send to Buffalo, informing them of our change of status, along with photos from the wedding, marriage cert, etc. That was the day I received the refusal letter. Really bad timing :(
Linda, whether or not you hire a consultant/lawyer depends on your comfort level. Many people do their own applications just fine. We used a consultant for our family class application(s), and though we could have easily done everything ourselves, it was nice to have that little bit of extra support. It´s important to understand though, that hiring a consultant/lawyer doesn´t guarantee you an approval. They can, however, head potential problems off at the pass and steer you down the right road. Well... sometimes. Our consultant initially steered us down a windy, curvy road with a dead-end, LOL, but I digress...
[07-09-2006,13:45]
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FWChelle |
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