Stayed in Canada during a Working Holiday Visa and holidays. What do I need!?!?

[annak1 0]

Hi there!

I need some help with a couple of questions that are confusing me a lot . I hope you can help me.

This is my situation:

I met my fiance when I was on holidays in Canada for around six months, a friend introduced us cause I was planning a trip to NYC and he thought it was a good idea for us to be friends ( It really was hehehe) Anyway, during my time on holidays I heard about the Working Holiday Visa in Canada (WHV) so I decided to apply in order to keep visiting my boyfriend and having him visiting me, improve my french and get to travel a bit around the area. I got lucky and I get my WHV after 5 months in Canada, so I went to visit my boyfriend for a few days and went back to Canada to activate my visa at the border. Everything went fine and I had my visa activated during 11 months, I worked on retail for 6 months in Canada and after 11 months (one month before my visa expired) My boyfriend picked me up and took me with him to the States for 83 days of holidays

The total amount of time I stayed in canada was 16 months and two weeks.

So, my questions are:

1. In the G-325A when they ask for your residence in the last five years, what should I consider residence in Canada? The time since I got my WHV activated till I left? or the time since the moment I arrived for holidays plus the WHV time?

2.I am the foreign fiancee, am I going to need any kind of paper, certificate or record from Canada? I never had problems with the police or anything neither in Canada or Spain.

3. If I need some kind of record from the police in Canada, how do I get it? any idea?

And my last question, Do you think we should hire an attorney since we have this situation? or is not such a big deal?

Thank you very much for your help! you are awesome!

Good Luck!

[agnesb 47]

1. You should, your timing doesn't have to be 100% accurate as long as there is no gaps.

2&3

You will need police certificates from any country you lived over 12 months since you turned 16 for your interview. sS yes you will need police certificate from Canada. You can get info on how to get it here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=9013#docs . You will also need your birth certificate, divorce decree, name change document etc but that list you will get from your embassy when its time.

[annak1 0]

1. You should, your timing doesn't have to be 100% accurate as long as there is no gaps.

2&3

You will need police certificates from any country you lived over 12 months since you turned 16 for your interview. sS yes you will need police certificate from Canada. You can get info on how to get it here: http://travel.state.gov/visa/fees/fees_5455.html?cid=9013#docs . You will also need your birth certificate, divorce decree, name change document etc but that list you will get from your embassy when its time.

So I have to say 16 months in Canada, isn't it?

Thank you very much for your help, I called the canadian embassy today and they couldn't tell me what to do... You guys are awesome!

Thanx!!!!

[agnesb 47]

Yes i would put 16 mths

[annak1 0]

Yes i would put 16 mths

done!! thank you!!!