Getting Married in Vancouver BC

[yossiradu]

If the plan is to sponsor him for PR once he's in Canada and you are married, then he should definitely renew his passport. He will need a valid passport to get PR and processing will take beyond March 2020.

Well, he could definitely get his passport renewed either in Peru or in Vancouver, Venezuela-Consular Corps of British Columbia if that would be the ultimate goal, which it very well may be.

 

[yossiradu]

Although renewing a passport when you’ve already claimed asylum could prove to be detrimental to any claim or future travels.

so how do you renew a passport? seems to be quite redundant to say you can have a passport but just don't expect to renew it and remain where you are illegal. No, he plans to renew his passport whether it be in Peru or in Venezuela-Consular Corps of British Columbia

 

[lossada]

Hi everyone,
I haven't had time to read all the postings and I am sure that my question or most of my questions have already been answered but everyone is unique and that's why I am here.

I am a dual national, born in the USA but gained Canadian citizenship through my Canadian mother who adopted me a year before she became a US citizen.

I live in the USA and have always lived in the USA but visit Canada very frequently.

So, the reason for my post is that my fiancé and I will be going to Vancouver in October to get married. Yea!
My fiancé is from Venezuela and I know he needs a passport. His passport will expire in March 2020. In October that will give him 6 months validity on his passport.

Now, I have read it has to be valid for 6 months, and I have read it has to be valid for just the length of the visit which should be about 10 days. I will be providing him more than enough cash to cover the trip and he already has a credit card in his name on my account.

So my question is, do I ask for a visitor visa and then since I am applying for my fiancé - since I am a Canadian citizen and then have him appear at the Embassy or Consulate in Peru where he is living to give his passport and be interviewed give biometrics etc any additional documentation required pay fees etc. or I have also heard that the visitor visa has been discontinued and we need to apply to sponsor our "fiancé, family members" now.

I'm confused

1- You could get married him in Peru
2- He can get "Prorroga" in Peru

 

[canuck78]

And if I decided to remain in Canada and get him protected status as a Canadian citizen and him as my husband, does that account for nothing?

He won’t be able to get to Canada that is the real problem. Has be granted asylum in Peru? He has status in Peru so he may have a problem getting PR. Would suggest you sponsor him as your spouse. Honestly you will likely have to marry in Peru and then sponsor him while proving that you will resettle in Canada once approved. Why don’t you apply for a K1 visa in the US?

 

[canuck78]

so how do you renew a passport? seems to be quite redundant to say you can have a passport but just don't expect to renew it and remain where you are illegal. No, he plans to renew his passport whether it be in Peru or in Venezuela-Consular Corps of British Columbia

In Canada if you use your home country passport as a protected person you can lose your PR or protected person status.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Well, he could definitely get his passport renewed either in Peru or in Vancouver, Venezuela-Consular Corps of British Columbia if that would be the ultimate goal, which it very well may be.

The Venezuelan consulate in Vancouver stopped services a month ago

https://orinocotribune.com/venezuel...rarily-stop-providing-services-communique/amp

 

[canuck_in_uk]

And if I decided to remain in Canada and get him protected status as a Canadian citizen and him as my husband, does that account for nothing?

You can't get him "protected status as a Canadian citizen". You can marry him and sponsor him for PR but that requires you proving that you will reside in Canada.

As he has virtually no chance of being approved for a TRV, you should be planning a wedding in Peru.

 

[Jets13]

According to the requirements, he would need to prove employment, assets, bank accounts, and all of these he has. He has an apartment, he has a job, he has a bank account all in Peru under his name. There would be no reason he would want to stay in Canada.
Not only that especially if on his application it shows that he is coming to get married, he would have every right to stay because I will be at the airport before him waiting outside immigration to ensure that if there is any question they can come out and ask me. I will be there and I can show them my Canadian citizenship, my SSI, my Canadian passport, etc. Once we are married, it really shouldn't make any difference, he would be protected by being married to a Canadian citizen, correct? and if I ask for a change in status...?

I think you are confused with what is a right and what is a privilege. It is not his right to be given a visitor visa because he wants to marry a Canadian Citizen, it would be a privilege if they did. They can take those privileges away depending on if they think the visitor is a genuine visitor or looking to live here. If a person is looking to live here there are other ways they can apply for that.

You mention "there would be no reason he would want to stay in Canada". Is the plan for you to move to Peru? If so I would show that in the file it could help somewhat.
Or is the plan for him to leave his life behind and move to either the US or Canada to be with you? If so then the officer would be thinking there is a potential reason for him to want to stay in Canada.