Marrying a US citizen with goals to work and go to school

[meaghanqc 0]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

[kizza 1]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

Hi!

Here is a good place to start so you can understand better what your options are:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...mp;page=compare

You'll find a lot of info in the guides (tab at the top of the page)

You might also want to look into the process required for him to come to Canada. Compare your options...

Good luck and dont hesitate to ask more questions!

[Busaiteen 0]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

Honestly i wouldn't be thinking about marriage quite yet.

At all.

If the two of you are just beginning your studies just have your boyfriend apply for a school in Canada (McGill or Simon Fraser... i'm biased) and get a student visa. He should be able to at least hold a part time job with that, or a full time campus job. If you really wanted to you could do the same in the U.S. But the fact is that if you two are going to seriously go through with the marriage visa process, on any level, it's going to take a significant investment which could turn out to be for nothing simply because you don't meet the income requirements (note: i dont know if they even have education minimums. i just assume everyone has a degree... again im biased).

If you don't care about any of this and love trumps everything I just said, get married in Canada. The process is much easier!

[kizza 1]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

Honestly i wouldn't be thinking about marriage quite yet.

At all.

If the two of you are just beginning your studies just have your boyfriend apply for a school in Canada (McGill or Simon Fraser... i'm biased) and get a student visa. He should be able to at least hold a part time job with that, or a full time campus job. If you really wanted to you could do the same in the U.S. But the fact is that if you two are going to seriously go through with the marriage visa process, on any level, it's going to take a significant investment which could turn out to be for nothing simply because you don't meet the income requirements (note: i dont know if they even have education minimums. i just assume everyone has a degree... again im biased).

If you don't care about any of this and love trumps everything I just said, get married in Canada. The process is much easier!

I have to say, that's not a bad idea at all.

Are you sure you are allowed to work on student visa though? I have no idea...

[ms_jinga_lala 0]

I currently work 2 jobs and go to school full time. It can be done. I intend to quit one job when I marry my fiancee. I don't need the job, I'm working it to save up money faster for the wedding, the trips to India, filing fees during the course of this process etc. You two can both work and go to school. Try to schedule your classes at roughly the same times so you don't miss each other so much. You can also take a limited schedule instead of full time college. Consider online courses. There are many options available that will still allow you to work.

You can also consider waiting a little while. True love doesn't expire or go away. I don't mean wait until you are done with school, but consider working towards saving up money to start your life so you can start your marriage off without so many complications.

Edited November 19, 2009 by ms_jinga_lala

[Busaiteen 0]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

Honestly i wouldn't be thinking about marriage quite yet.

At all.

If the two of you are just beginning your studies just have your boyfriend apply for a school in Canada (McGill or Simon Fraser... i'm biased) and get a student visa. He should be able to at least hold a part time job with that, or a full time campus job. If you really wanted to you could do the same in the U.S. But the fact is that if you two are going to seriously go through with the marriage visa process, on any level, it's going to take a significant investment which could turn out to be for nothing simply because you don't meet the income requirements (note: i dont know if they even have education minimums. i just assume everyone has a degree... again im biased).

If you don't care about any of this and love trumps everything I just said, get married in Canada. The process is much easier!

I did it! My BC buddy did the same thing with his American gf and after they graduated they got married.

I have to say, that's not a bad idea at all.

Are you sure you are allowed to work on student visa though? I have no idea...

[meaghanqc 0]

i am canadian and my boyfriend is american. we want to get married. we haven't decided whether we want to live in the united states or canada, but wherever we decide on going we both want to go to school as well as work. i don't really know how to go about this, if we should get married in canada/the states, how much it will cost, etc. this is something i want to get done as soon as possible, as neither of us want to be without the other and we both want to go to school but can't afford living without working. helppppppppppppppppp

Honestly i wouldn't be thinking about marriage quite yet.

At all.

If the two of you are just beginning your studies just have your boyfriend apply for a school in Canada (McGill or Simon Fraser... i'm biased) and get a student visa. He should be able to at least hold a part time job with that, or a full time campus job. If you really wanted to you could do the same in the U.S. But the fact is that if you two are going to seriously go through with the marriage visa process, on any level, it's going to take a significant investment which could turn out to be for nothing simply because you don't meet the income requirements (note: i dont know if they even have education minimums. i just assume everyone has a degree... again im biased).

If you don't care about any of this and love trumps everything I just said, get married in Canada. The process is much easier!

we've been together for almost 3 years and are really sick and tired of the traveling back and forth, i'm just really unsure of the easiest way to go about everything.

[canadian_wife 1,795]

I came to the US initially on a student visa, and although your work is restricted on a student visa, it can be done.

I agree, if you both are just starting your studies a student visa might be the way to go.

Full immigration is a huge investment in time and money, not something to be taken lightly - and it is certainly not an easy process.

Good luck.