Hello,

I'm a PR but I cannot renew my PR card for the next two years due to not fulfilling the requirement of physically being in Canada for 2 years out of 5. I just got back to Canada from being in the Philippines for 4 years but my girlfriend who I met in Philippines came with me. Long story short, I can't sponsor her as common-law or marriage for a minimum of 2 years.

She applied as a visitor and didn't mention anything about me but rather mentioned her aunt who lives in Mississauga who is inviting her to stay. She got approved for multiple re-entry till 2018 as visitor.

Her initial 6 months will come to an end next week. We were thinking of extending her visit visa but due to financial issues in bank account we might not be able to do that. So the only remaining option is for her to leave Canada before her 6 months expire.

But here is what I have in mind, please let me know what you guys think.
Option A:
(Assuming everything goes well)
She goes to PH, finishes TOEFL, gets acceptance letter (if you know any colleges in Toronto, please let me know) and re-enters Canada as a student on a two year program and stays here till I am ready to submit my sponsorship papers for her.

This whole process also relies on financial backing, and also might take 3-4 months.

Option B:

She returns to Canada after 2 months using her visitor visa and stays for another 6 months (or however long the immigration officer at the airport allows)


But if she gets rejected for student permit, she might not be able to re-enter on her visitor visa either.

Please suggest me how I can have her stay here with me for two years. Also, if you know any colleges that can do installment payments, etc and flexible for a 2 year course, please let me know.

Thank you so much!