Once the pandemic is under control, she can marry you in any province or territory of Canada provided she can get a visitor visa and successfully travel here. She just needs to have legal status in Canada (i.e. visitor status) and a valid ID.
Q&A Categories Archives: Marriage to a Foreigner FAQ
i am a permanent resident here in Canada and want to get married with my boyfriend from US, what do we have to do?
Provided your boyfriend is currently in Canada…
When the local marriage office reopens, after the pandemic measures are lessened, you need to complete a marriage application, pay the fee, provide your IDs (passports are acceptable for foreigners) and it is possible, that they will require proof of your boyfriend’s single status. (Call/email ahead to confirm that is not a requirement.)
That’s it.
If my fiance is about to go to Canada in a few months from now he is under Manitoba Skilled Worker Program. Is it possible to get married before he leaves? Does his application won’t be affected?
If he has already received his Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) it will not affect his application.
My fiance is from Jamaica and I am from Canada, dating for 21mths. We would like to elope in Canada. In relation to the Jamaican culture, elopement is not a traditional practice. However, if we elope in Canada would elopement be an issue? I am a Canadian citizen and don’t want to spend too much money on a wedding. We agreed to have a vow renewal a year or two afterwards. I don’t want any delays.
As long as your fiance can get a visa to Canada and enter the country – unlikely during the pandemic – you can marry in Canada no problem.
I am a Canadian citizen but I live and work outside of Canada and became a non-resident of Canada 5 years ago. I am planning on marrying my Bulgarian girlfriend in Ontario this summer. What documents do we need to obtain a marriage license and marriage certificate?
You will both need your passports. You can contact the municipal office where you plan to get married to see if you need other documentation outside of the application and the fee.
If i got married with a canadian citizen and i am right nos in canada with a visa am i able to stay for longer that 6 months?
You can only overstay your visitor status if your spouse has already submitted the sponsorship application. If that application has not been submited when your visitor status is about to expire, you have to leave the country.
I am Canadian studying in the US. I want to marry my American boyfriend in Canada so my family can attend, but then return to the US to complete my studies and likely live there and work, have a family, etc. Is this possible, or should we be married in the US? What would the travel restrictions be if we were married in Canada but lived in the US? I have heard horror stories of not being able to re-enter Canada for years…
Under normal circumstances this is very possible. Once pandemic travel restrictions are eased again, it will be possible again.
As long as your American fiance isn’t trying to live in Canada, there shouldn’t be a problem.
I’m single and a dual citizen living here in Canada over 20 years and wish to marry a foreigner. Do I need a document to prove a single status from Canada or from my country of birth?
You do not need proof of single status but it is possible, though unlikely, that your fiance may need proof iof single status. Contact your local municipal office where you plan to marry to find out.
I am a Canadian citizen. I have a friend who’s from Egypt and we are both gays. He’s trying to get a Visa to come to Canada. Now, the question is will I be able to marry him when he’s here on a visiting Visa? And what do I need to do to make him stay here with me for good.
If his visa application is approved and he travel to Canada you can legally marry him here while he’s admitted as a visitor.
Once married you can sponsor him for permanent residence.
Can i marry a Canadian citizen while on tourist visa and can I live and work after the marriage
Yes, you can marry a Canadian while you’re here on a tourist visa. Marrying the Canadian citizen does nothing to your status, you will still be a visitor after the marriage. You need to be sponsored for PR.
