u/Admirable-Wind9879

Hi everyone,

I’m a Canadian citizen and my wife is currently in Canada on a study permit. We have been together for around 6 months, and now we are going to legally register our marriage in Canada within the next week. After that, we plan to start the sponsorship application process.

I wanted to ask people who have gone through a similar situation:

- What should be the first step after legal marriage registration?
- Which applications should we submit first?
- Should we apply for inland sponsorship and open work permit together?
- What kind of relationship proof/documents are most important?
- Since our legal marriage will be recent, what additional proof helps show the relationship is genuine?
- What documents did you submit for:
- cohabitation proof,
- chats/calls/photos,
- finances,
- support letters, etc.?
- Is it worth hiring an immigration lawyer for this process, or is it manageable to do everything ourselves?
- Any common mistakes we should avoid?

We are trying to prepare everything properly before submitting the PR sponsorship application.

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who went through this process recently. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m a Canadian citizen and my wife is currently in Canada on a study permit. We have been together for around 6 months, and now we are going to legally register our marriage in Canada within the next week. After that, we plan to start the sponsorship application process.

I wanted to ask people who have gone through a similar situation:

\- What should be the first step after legal marriage registration?
\- Which applications should we submit first?
\- Should we apply for inland sponsorship and open work permit together?
\- What kind of relationship proof/documents are most important?
\- Since our legal marriage will be recent, what additional proof helps show the relationship is genuine?
\- What documents did you submit for:
\- cohabitation proof,
\- chats/calls/photos,
\- finances,
\- support letters, etc.?
\- Is it worth hiring an immigration lawyer for this process, or is it manageable to do everything ourselves?
\- Any common mistakes we should avoid?

We are trying to prepare everything properly before submitting the PR sponsorship application.

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who went through this process recently. Thanks!

Would anyone be willing to add me under their AAA membership?😅

I only need it for one Hertz rental to waive the young driver fee. I’d obviously pay my part if needed. Just wanted to see if anyone has done this before or knows if it works.