kaelti
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- Fort Erie, Ontario
Hi there! I'm a Canadian and my fiance is Colombian. We are getting married here in Ontario on June 30th (yay!)
He is currently here on a 10 year TRV and entered Canada Feb 16th. It is my understanding that he can stay until August 16th (6 months).
When we applied for our marriage license today, the clerk informed us that it takes approximately 12 weeks after our wedding date to receive a marriage certificate...this is alarming to me as that will exceed the 6 month time limit for his current visit. I also read on the application information that the marriage license/record of solemnization is not accepted in substitute of a marriage certificate.
I'm not sure what we should do... I would be nervous for him to overstay while we wait for the documents and have that reflect badly on the application. If he were to leave Canada (we live on the border of the US, so he could even go there for a short time), how long do you think he would need to be gone for? I know it's most likely the discretion of the border officer, but I just really don't know what to do. We both don't want to be apart, so that would suck if he has to leave, and of course finances are tight as I am the only one working at this time.
What have people done in the past in these situations? Any guidance is much appreciated.
-Kaelti
He is currently here on a 10 year TRV and entered Canada Feb 16th. It is my understanding that he can stay until August 16th (6 months).
When we applied for our marriage license today, the clerk informed us that it takes approximately 12 weeks after our wedding date to receive a marriage certificate...this is alarming to me as that will exceed the 6 month time limit for his current visit. I also read on the application information that the marriage license/record of solemnization is not accepted in substitute of a marriage certificate.
I'm not sure what we should do... I would be nervous for him to overstay while we wait for the documents and have that reflect badly on the application. If he were to leave Canada (we live on the border of the US, so he could even go there for a short time), how long do you think he would need to be gone for? I know it's most likely the discretion of the border officer, but I just really don't know what to do. We both don't want to be apart, so that would suck if he has to leave, and of course finances are tight as I am the only one working at this time.
What have people done in the past in these situations? Any guidance is much appreciated.
-Kaelti