Smartgirl

Hello Mr. Miller:

I have been seeing someone for well over a
year. He lives in India and received a visa through the temple as he is
a preacher. He has come 3 times to Vancouver, BC. My question is that we
would like to get married. However, should we get married now before he
has to go, which is March 14th or should we wait the next time he comes
back, which will be in about 6 months? I would rather get married in
Canada than have to go to India. However, at this point he would have to
go back to India. Is it easier to marry now to speed up the immigration
process. We would have a court marriage at first and then have an actual
ceremony when he comes next time. I'm sure he'll have no problem in
obtaining another visitors visa as his track record is good. He has
returned to India on time the previous two times.

We are very time
limited here and he had just proposed to me last week. Someone had told
me that he may have difficulty in obtaining a visitors visa if Canadian
Ambassy knows he has been sponsored...is this true??

I would
appreciate your guidance in this matter.

Thank you

Regards,

NB

Andrew Miller

His previous record may give him some benefit, but not a lot. Once you are
married he must disclose that fact next time he applies for visa and he may
not get it. More - not disclosing information like having a spouse in Canada
and/or being sponsored or about to be sponsored when applying for visitor
visa or at the port of entry for admission to Canada will constitute an
offence under Immigration and Refugee Protection Act:

http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-2.5/sec127.html

and is punishable as follows:

http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-2.5/sec128.html

Make alternate plans just in case he is refused visa or admission.

Ashok

A loud thought, may be worth exploring >>

Can preachers get work
permit. Stayback and apply for PR.




Originally posted by
smartgirl
    > Hello Mr. Miller:
    >
    > I have been seeing
someone for well over a year. He lives in India and received a visa
through the temple as he is a preacher. He has come 3 times to
Vancouver, BC. My question is that we would like to get married.
However, should we get married now before he has to go, which is March
14th or should we wait the next time he comes back, which will be in
about 6 months? I would rather get married in Canada than have to go to
India. However, at this point he would have to go back to India. Is it
easier to marry now to speed up the immigration process. We would have a
court marriage at first and then have an actual ceremony when he comes
next time. I'm sure he'll have no problem in obtaining another visitors
visa as his track record is good. He has returned to India on time the
previous two times.
    >
    > We are very time limited here and he had just
proposed to me last week. Someone had told me that he may have
difficulty in obtaining a visitors visa if Canadian Ambassy knows he has
been sponsored...is this true??
    >
    > I would appreciate your guidance
in this matter.
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    > Regards,
    >
NB

Smartgirl

Thank you so much to the both of you for your help. Much appreciated
it.

NB



Originally posted by Andrew Miller
    > His
previous record may give him some benefit, but not a lot. Once you
are
    > married he must disclose that fact next time he applies for
visa and he may
    > not get it. More - not disclosing information like
having a spouse in Canada
    > and/or being sponsored or about to be
sponsored when applying for visitor
    > visa or at the port of entry
for admission to Canada will constitute an
    > offence under
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act:
    >
    > http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-
2.5/sec127.html"]http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-
2.5/sec127.html[/url]
    >
    > and is punishable as follows:
    >
    > http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-
2.5/sec128.html"]http://www.canlii.org/ca/sta/i-
2.5/sec128.html[/url]
    >
    > Make alternate plans just in case he is
refused visa or admission.
    >
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    >
    > ../..
    >
    > Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email:

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from the above address before sending email)
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    > "smartgirl"
<member7759@british_expats.com> wrote in message
    > news:12918-
"]news:1291846.1078714132@britishexp-
ats.com[/url]...
    > > Hello Mr. Miller:
    > > I
have been seeing someone for well over a
    > > year. He lives
in India and received a visa through the temple as he is
    > a preacher. He has come 3 times to Vancouver, BC. My question
is that we
    > > would like to get married. However, should
we get married now before he
    > > has to go, which is March
14th or should we wait the next time he comes
    > > back,
which will be in about 6 months? I would rather get married in

    > > Canada than have to go to India. However, at this point he
would have to
    > > go back to India. Is it easier to marry
now to speed up the immigration
    > > process. We would have
a court marriage at first and then have an actual
    > >
ceremony when he comes next time. I'm sure he'll have no problem
in
    > > obtaining another visitors visa as his track record
is good. He has
    > > returned to India on time the previous
two times.
    > > We are very time
    > > limited here
and he had just proposed to me last week. Someone had told
    > me that he may have difficulty in obtaining a visitors visa if
Canadian
    > > Ambassy knows he has been sponsored...is this
true??
    > > I would
    > > appreciate your guidance in
this matter.
    > > Thank you
    > > Regards,
    > NB
    > > --
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