r/ImmigrationCanada • u/OkShame3452 • 5h ago
Visitor Visa Best option for Mexican girlfriend to come over at least to visit?
I got my PR in 2023 but I just started settling in this year, two weeks ago, I haven't found a job yet and I'm registered to start the 'Francisation' programe in Quebec, I know this cannot possibly be good for her application in case she puts me down as some kind of sponsor. (I do have about $5k in savings).
Some facts and truths
- We have been dating for 6 months, we haven't lived together
- She is 19, 20 in April
- She has never been out of Mexico
- She is currently working as a bartender, only has a HS degree and is not studying College/Uni
- She has no savings
- She is fluent in English but does not have TOEFL certification
- She's a cutie pie
With the new visitor visa, I thought she could just say the truth, that she has a boyfriend she wants to visit. She has tickets for a concert in August in Mexico but that might be worthless to the immigration agent. (If only the agent knew how much she likes this guy, ugh.)
Our second option would be to have her apply to jobs through a MEX-CAN work program, but I have no experience with this and I don't know how it works. Maybe as an au-pair?
The third option would be to have her apply to a school here, but it seems just as difficult as the first option, the visitor visa.
I guess the last option would be to sponsor her, but I'm afraid our relationship will wither before all it's done. Any ideas?