Gf To Canada Advice Please

[HPotter]

Been reading a bunch of posts here and I am a bit worried. I have a Thai gf in Bangkok that I want to come to Vancouver to visit so she can she if she likes Canada. We plan on marrying in either Canada or Thailand this calendar year and maybe both if it makes the paperwork easier. We made these plans in October of 2008 just before the economy tanked.

Here are the simple facts. We met two years as I was traveling through the region and she ended up traveling with me for one month. I have returned now two other times to visit her. She had a simple cleaning job in pub but she lost that as the place closed due to lack of tourists due to the many reasons that affect that industry in Thailand. She is your typical Isan lady so has almost no savings of her own to help with the visa application.

I have a good job in Canada making around $50000 CDN a year. The problem is the job I held while I was last in Thailand went backrupt and I had to start in a new company. I am in a new company but the time off, as well a very long trip to SE Asia, killed my savings and to the point in needed to change banks. I can not give the embassy bank records any further back then Jan 09. My records will show regular deposits from my jobs but not huge savigns and not working for three months killed and savings I had. Add to the fact my work records with my new job will only show from Dec 08 concern me.

I am looking at getting some help using a visa company but soem of the posts worry me about doing that. Paperwork and I do not get along and I generally let experts handle it so I do not get so frustrated and give up with. We did try to do the paperwork ourselves but the Canadian embassy has told my gf we did many things wrong and sent her away.

Two companies have emiled me so far about helping.

www.visaconsultingservice.com

and

www.thefrankcorporation.com

Not sure if either is any good.

If all things go well and my gf can come to Canada we will return to Thailand together this Novemeber. After that we will apply for her to get a spousal visa to live in Canada.

Any advice?

Thanks

Kent

[mpetersen]

You do not need a lawyer for routine immigration applications to canada.

If you are legally married, you can sponsor your spouse. FInancials are asked for, but not considered in the processing of your application for spousal PR.

Any info you need, you can get from CIC's 1-800 number. They are very helpful.

Been reading a bunch of posts here and I am a bit worried. I have a Thai gf in Bangkok that I want to come to Vancouver to visit so she can she if she likes Canada. We plan on marrying in either Canada or Thailand this calendar year and maybe both if it makes the paperwork easier. We made these plans in October of 2008 just before the economy tanked.

Here are the simple facts. We met two years as I was traveling through the region and she ended up traveling with me for one month. I have returned now two other times to visit her. She had a simple cleaning job in pub but she lost that as the place closed due to lack of tourists due to the many reasons that affect that industry in Thailand. She is your typical Isan lady so has almost no savings of her own to help with the visa application.

I have a good job in Canada making around $50000 CDN a year. The problem is the job I held while I was last in Thailand went backrupt and I had to start in a new company. I am in a new company but the time off, as well a very long trip to SE Asia, killed my savings and to the point in needed to change banks. I can not give the embassy bank records any further back then Jan 09. My records will show regular deposits from my jobs but not huge savigns and not working for three months killed and savings I had. Add to the fact my work records with my new job will only show from Dec 08 concern me.

I am looking at getting some help using a visa company but soem of the posts worry me about doing that. Paperwork and I do not get along and I generally let experts handle it so I do not get so frustrated and give up with. We did try to do the paperwork ourselves but the Canadian embassy has told my gf we did many things wrong and sent her away.

Two companies have emiled me so far about helping.

www.visaconsultingservice.com

and

www.thefrankcorporation.com

Not sure if either is any good.

If all things go well and my gf can come to Canada we will return to Thailand together this Novemeber. After that we will apply for her to get a spousal visa to live in Canada.

Any advice?

Thanks

Kent