Canada Spouse Visa
Canadian immigration law is different from that of the UK, USA or Australia. Particularly, it does not offer the benefit of a fiance visa category but recognizes the importance of uniting families. Therefore, the most certain way to bring your Russian women to Canada, though not the only one available, is a spouse visa. Obviously, you will need to get married in Russia or elsewhere before the application. Once your spouse has entered Canada on this visa, she becomes a permanent resident and after a minimum residency requirement of three years she will be able to apply for Canadian citizenship.
Application procedure
The first step is your application as a sponsor. To become a sponsor for your spouse, you need to be a citizen or permanent resident of Canada and meet certain income requirements. You should download a sponsor application kit from Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (www.cic.gc.ca). The kit contains all the necessary instructions and the list of the required supporting documents. The person you are sponsoring then fills the immigration kit downloaded from the same site. Be sure to find and follow specific instructions for visa offices in each country of application. Your spouse should send her completed application and required supporting documents to and you will mail both your sponsorship application and her permanent resident application to Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario. If you are approved as a sponsor, your spouse's permanent residence application will be sent to the appropriate Canadian visa office.
If both your applications are complete and accurate and contain no serious drawbacks, your spouse may be granted permanent residence without any interview. However, if the authorities are not satisfied with your petitions they may invite you and/or your spouse to the selection marriage visa interview to persuade the immigration department that your relationship is genuine and continuous. The final decision will be made by the immigration officer during the interview.
If you need additional information, refer to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website (www.cic.gc.ca) or the Canadian Embassy website in your spouse's country of residence.