How do i get a working visa within Canada? And a job?Fast!

[Lisaleathers]

Hi,
ok so im Irish, coming to Alberta next week, with my canadian boyfriend, I only have a visitors visa but want to get a decent job and quickly. I have just seen something about getting an LMO?Will this get me a job?Do employers hate filling them? I wouldnt mind a cash job but i dont think i could get cash in an office job. I will try get my boyfriend to sponsor me but that could take months and all i have with both of us is photos and car insurance documents, even though we did live together, Are they very strict on sponsorship, he says no but it would be just my luck, i dont want to come back to ireland!!Help please...:roll:

 

[jambo101]

Immigration to another country is a process that needs to be done right because if you dont your chances of getting back in are diminished considerably,it will be a beureacratic headache to get the resident visa but you'll need at least that to stay permanently,staying much beyond the expiration of your visitors visa is not a good idea as you will then be an illegal alien which doesnt look good on a reapplication visa.
heres a site that may answer some questions=
Canada Immigration FAQ - Find Answers to Your Canada Immigration Questions

Marrying the Canadian dude would make things a bit/lot easier,i think that you have to remain married for 2 years to retain your Canadian residency .good Luck
Also getting a job would require a Canadian Social insurance card,i think i'd give up on the idea of this venture happening quickly,when i immigrated from England the whole immigration process took about 14 months.

 

[Lisaleathers]

I dont know if im ready to marry him at the moment!Do you think if i keep leaving canada before my tourist visa is up and coming back that they would stop me!I was thinking that gettin back in, if i stay ovr would be difficult alrite!

 

[jambo101]

If you keep coming and going wouldnt you need to reapply for a visitors visa every time? sure sounds like a pain in the butt,You need to get the paperwork rolling for that permanent resident visa..

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I dont know if im ready to marry him at the moment!Do you think if i keep leaving canada before my tourist visa is up and coming back that they would stop me!I was thinking that gettin back in, if i stay ovr would be difficult alrite!

I think that is the only solution if you want to come to Canada that badly. Get married and it becomes a snap. If you get married while you are in Canada, you probably will get a work visa right away, while you are waiting for your immigration papers to arrive.

Without getting married, it would be difficult, in these days of recession. I assume the authorities won’t be so quick to issue work visas when unemployment is so high.

 

[Lisaleathers]

Ok so im in Canada now and yep ye were right!So if we get married, which has been spoken about now, even though thats not the way i wanted to do it, what happens then?

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Um... well... You want to stay in Canada, you don't want to go back to Ireland, you're willing to take an under the table job for cash (and that would be a very bad, low-paying job, guaranteed), and you don't want to marry the guy but you'll think about it if it'll help you stay here...

If I were him and saw what you've posted here, I'd be a little suspicious of your motives.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Ok so im in Canada now and yep ye were right!So if we get married, which has been spoken about now, even though thats not the way i wanted to do it, what happens then?

My advice still is, get married and then contact the Immigration Department (or whatever it is called) here in Canada and tell them you want to apply for immigration visa. I assume they will tell you the proper procedure.

Of course, they may need some convincing that it is not just a marriage of convenience. For instance, they may ask how long you have been dating, how long have you known each other etc. Perhaps ask you to produce some proof to that effect. But once you convince them that it is a genuine marriage, there should be no problem.

 

[Lou Garu]

My advice still is, get married and then contact the Immigration Department (or whatever it is called) here in Canada and tell them you want to apply for immigration visa. I assume they will tell you the proper procedure.

Of course, they may need some convincing that it is not just a marriage of convenience. For instance, they may ask how long you have been dating, how long have you known each other etc. Perhaps ask you to produce some proof to that effect. But once you convince them that it is a genuine marriage, there should be no problem.

And they WILL be very thorough , to the point of inviting themselves into your place of residence and checking out the every very personal things and happenings of your married life ( eg: contents of medicine cabinets , contents of clothing chests) for verification.

 

[gerryh]

This is rich..... now we have Canadian members of CC counseling immigrants on how to get into and stay in Canada illegally.

 

[FiveParadox]

Re: Immigration to Canada

It should be mentioned for your own safety, Lisaleathers, that Immigration and Citizenship Canada has the authority to reject residency bids and to deport persons if it is discovered that misrepresentations were made during the application process. I would strongly encourage you to use proper channels and to be completely truthful during the process; it may take longer than a sham marriage, but it would be much less risky and it would also be far more demonstrative of respect for your prospective new nation.

The best answer when it comes to immigration is for your T’s to be crossed and your I’s dotted.

Answers to any questions that you may have can be found here.

 

[taxslave]

Hi,
ok so im Irish, coming to Alberta next week, with my canadian boyfriend, I only have a visitors visa but want to get a decent job and quickly. I have just seen something about getting an LMO?Will this get me a job?Do employers hate filling them? I wouldnt mind a cash job but i dont think i could get cash in an office job. I will try get my boyfriend to sponsor me but that could take months and all i have with both of us is photos and car insurance documents, even though we did live together, Are they very strict on sponsorship, he says no but it would be just my luck, i dont want to come back to ireland!!Help please...:roll:

Tell them you are a muslim terrorist. Should be a full citizen in a matter off hours.

 

[Lisaleathers]

Ha ha very funny tax slave!I do love the guy anyway, ha ha i didnt know marriage was a convenience, i thought many think its a burden!HA!Thanks for all your help people!

 

[SirJosephPorter]

I would strongly encourage you to use proper channels and to be completely truthful during the process; it may take longer than a sham marriage, but it would be much less risky and it would also be far more demonstrative of respect for your prospective new nation.

The best answer when it comes to immigration is for your T’s to be crossed and your I’s dotted.

Answers to any questions that you may have can be found here.

I am assuming that it won’t be a sham marriage, FP. From what Lisa said, I gather that they love each other, but she is not sure if she wants to get married right away. The fact that it may be easier to get immigration may tip the decision in favor of getting married. I am assuming that they want to spend the rest of their life together, whether they get married or not.

This is a far cry form a sham marriage, where one marries a relative stranger just to obtain immigration.

If they have been going together for a fair amount of time, can prove that they have been on friendly terms for quite a while (and I don’t mean sex), I don’t think there would be any problem convincing immigration authorities that the marriage is genuine.

And I assume the marriage would be genuine.

 

[AnnaG]

This is rich..... now we have Canadian members of CC counseling immigrants on how to get into and stay in Canada illegally.

.... and marrying for convenience. Peachy. Nothing like taking it seriously and being honest. I think I would simply head for an embassy or a gov't office and ask for advice. Then if something goes sideways later and you have some CIC moron breathing down your neck, you can say you were acting on advice from the gov't itself.

 

[karrie]

From what I've seen, sponsorship and paperwork with a marriage isn't much easier than sponsorship and paperwork with a cohabitation.

Not to sound too jaded, but, you're white (I'm assuming, what with the Irishness and all;-)), seem somewhat educated, and you're a woman.... file your paperwork for a work visa, and you'll probably get it.

Try to go about it illegally, or marry for citizenship, and you're likely to run into trouble.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Cohabitation s much more difficult to prove than marriage, karrie. Also, I am not sure that cohabitation will get you an immigration visa, marriage will.

Interestingly, my guess is that if somebody from Indian subcontinent gets married (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); the authorities probably don’t require any proof that it is a genuine marriage.

Dating is frowned upon in those communities. The bride and groom may have met each other perhaps once or twice before the marriage. So there is really no way to prove that the marriage is genuine. Arranged marriages are quite common in those communities even among the educated, upper middle and rich classes.

So if a doctor or an engineer from Canada goes back to India or Pakistan and gets married, the immigration authorities probably require only the proof of marriage (for him to bring his wife over) and nothing else.

But that is culture specific. I assume for an Irish citizen, they will demand proof that the marriage is genuine. But I am sure many people (perhaps thousands) get married each year and get immigration visa, it probably is routine.

 

[TenPenny]

Cohabitation s much more difficult to prove than marriage, karrie. Also, I am not sure that cohabitation will get you an immigration visa, marriage will.

Interestingly, my guess is that if somebody from Indian subcontinent gets married (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); the authorities probably don’t require any proof that it is a genuine marriage.

Dating is frowned upon in those communities. The bride and groom may have met each other perhaps once or twice before the marriage. So there is really no way to prove that the marriage is genuine. Arranged marriages are quite common in those communities even among the educated, upper middle and rich classes.

So if a doctor or an engineer from Canada goes back to India or Pakistan and gets married, the immigration authorities probably require only the proof of marriage (for him to bring his wife over) and nothing else.

But that is culture specific. I assume for an Irish citizen, they will demand proof that the marriage is genuine. But I am sure many people (perhaps thousands) get married each year and get immigration visa, it probably is routine.

I assume that my guess is probably what?

 

[Lisaleathers]

Thanks to evryone for their advice!It helps!We will just have to see i guess, first thing is that he gets a job and then i can sort the sponsorship out!

 

[DurkaDurka]

Did the potato famine force you from your homeland?