Hello Redditors,
Short question: Do I need to be married for a year, before applying for the spouse visa?
I (Brazilian) met my girlfriend (Japanese) in Canada. We've been together for 2.5 years and lived together for a year. We both know each other's parents.
At this moment, I am in Brazil, and she is in Japan, and our plan, is for me to move to her country, since we believe we'd have a better life there.
I am sure I want her to be my wife, and so is she. I am working really hard on job hunting and on my Japanese, but the opportunities of finding a good job are not coming. We both didn't want the proposal to happen because of Visa, but at this point we can't wait anymore to be together, and we are planning to get married, so that I can get the Spouse Visa.
Searching up online, I saw that the process was actually really quick, but an immigration agency a in Brazil, s told me that is necessary to be married for at least a year, to be eligible for the spouse Visa, is that true? Has anyone here gotten married, and applied for the visa right after? This 1 year wait would completely break me.
I've tried to search by myself, as one of the requirements before posting.
Ps. I am looking for a Job, fluent in english and portuguese, almost finishing my bachelor's degree on accounting, and with banking/people management both in Canada and Brazil.
by Serafini123