Canadian marrying American in Vancouver...

[tamaraincanada 0]

My fiance is American. Presently he lives and works in San Francisco. I am Canadian and live in Vancouver, Canada.

He is in what is considered a 'high skilled' profession (.. and I am not, haha). Recently he received a job offer from a Vancouver Company. He has actually worked for this same company in Vancouver before, so this move would not be a difficult thing for him to do again. It would go much the same as before.

We were thinking, however, that it might be advantageous from an immigration point of view to get married in Canada while he is up here living & working. He would have a Canadian bank account, SIN card/number, and so forth. Am I correct in assuming that if we get married in Canada, and live here together for awhile, that we could then apply for DCF when we wanted to return to the United States at some point down the road?

Are we totally off-base here? Is this do-able?

How long do you think completing DCF would take in this case?

Any words of wisdom or advice?

Thanks everyone!!

[trailmix 77]

Hi and welcome!

Yes it is doable. He will need to present proof of residency when you DCF - provincial driver's license etc. While you can apply at the Vancouver consulate, the interview will take place in Montreal.

Lots of information in this thread that was just started a couple of days ago:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=214438

Edited August 28, 2009 by trailmix

[txladykat 1]

Yes, after legally residing in Canada for 6 months, you can file for the spouse visa from Canada.

[trailmix 77]

Yes, after legally residing in Canada for 6 months, you can file for the spouse visa from Canada.

Actually residing in Canada for 6 months is not a requirement (see thread linked above).

Edited August 29, 2009 by trailmix