Now That We Are Married?

[meme]

My husband (Thai) has been to Canada twice now on Tourist visas(TRV). He has left before both visas have expired. On his second application he did not need an interview and was given his visa the next day.

Things have changed, we are married now and on our last trip to Canada we had a wedding ceremony but did not register our marriage until we returned to Thailand. We are hoping that this would prove that we have no interest of living in Canada. As we went through no legalities in Canada for our marriage.

We would like to go home for Xmas.

We both have jobs we have to come back too and have proof of this.

I am worried now that we are married that things will not be as easy as his last application. I have heard that if you are married they try to get you to go through the immigration process but we do not want to live in Canada.

We have no assets but we didnt last time either. We could get our name on some land if that would help.

I am wondering if anyone has had experience taking their gf or bf home successfully and then got married and had any problems?

This will also be our first application for a visa to the US. My father lives there and we are hoping to visit him for 5 days. We would arrive there first on route to Canada.

I am assuming I should try for the Canadian visa first and if we get it, will it help our chances with the American visa?

If we arrive in the US, stay for 5 days, then go to Canada and then fly through the US (change planes there) but don't stay, what visa do we need?

Is there a time frame you can apply for TRVs or can we apply ASAP, even though December is 7 months away?

Oh how I dread this ordeal every time!!

any help is appreciated.

[jstumbo]

I do not think you will have a problem with either visa.

Being married usually makes it easier for a US visa. If you are both living in Thailand that is. If you were living in the US, and he was living in Thailand, it would make it more difficult. Because you are both living in Thailand and married it should make it more likely that he would return to Thailand because you are married and not just boyfriend and girlfriend.

Key for the US visa will be showing that he has had Canadian visas before and did not overstay. That you are married. That both of your homes are in Thailand. That you have lived in Thailand for a while and that you plan to continue to live in Thailand and that you have connections to Thailand. Emphasize your reasons for returning to Thailand, and your husband will return with you.

As for the US visa if you do not stay in the US, he would need a C-1 transit visa.

[meme]

I do not think you will have a problem with either visa.

Being married usually makes it easier for a US visa. If you are both living in Thailand that is. If you were living in the US, and he was living in Thailand, it would make it more difficult. Because you are both living in Thailand and married it should make it more likely that he would return to Thailand because you are married and not just boyfriend and girlfriend.

Key for the US visa will be showing that he has had Canadian visas before and did not overstay. That you are married. That both of your homes are in Thailand. That you have lived in Thailand for a while and that you plan to continue to live in Thailand and that you have connections to Thailand. Emphasize your reasons for returning to Thailand, and your husband will return with you.

As for the US visa if you do not stay in the US, he would need a C-1 transit visa.

Thank-you.

So would he need a tourist visa and then an additional C-1 visa?

Also I forgot to mention I have an American passport but I have never lived there.