Spousal sponsorship
- Thread starter Leon
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We were currently almost completed the Conjugal partner app when I realixed this is only for people who have immigration barriers which we do not have. My question, if we are not married, how can we be common law if they are not allowed in the country for more than 6 months in a year? My partner is a US citizen planning to move here but only visits for 3 weeks to 2 months at a time bc we try and spread the 6 month cap throughout the year. So how does one live together for a entire year with this rule to be able to fill out the common law sponsorship application??
Extremely easy. Enter for the six months and then apply for an extension from within Canada to stay the year to become common law. A conjugal application has almost no chances of succeeding in your case.
Even easier: stop messing about with trying to cobble together 12 months to be common law and just get married.
The lengths people go to in order to avoid 'marriage' when the whole point of common law is that it's 'de facto marriage.'
(Yes, I know there are some subtle legal distinctions...)
I think a lot don't know that they have a lot of common legal obligation and right after becoming common law partners. (getting health insurance and insurance from work...etc.)
It's "almost the same" as marriage just has less legal process when partners want to separate or leave the relationship.
You know my opinion on that: tough.
If couples wish to benefit from the spousal immigration program, let them take on the requisite 'legal process.' They're already attesting (in fact) by docs that they are in a permanent relationship.
At least, of course, when there are no impediments.
You can PR Tracker to track your application : https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login
You can also link your PR application to your gckey account. The PR Portal you used to submit your PR is not helping. I got my PR since July 2014, still shows "in review" there
1) paperwork assistance. Most of us here aren't huge fans of consultants
2) most of us here have applied on our own
3) there are no random rejections. Rejections happen for a reason. For example, of an application is income, it's generally returned. IRCC will sometimes ask for more information, for example if they have concerns if the relationship is genuine.
I totally get that many people apply on their own, but in my case, my consultant made it way easier to organize everything quickly and submit a complete application. Wouldn't a consultant who specializes in this process help reduce the chances of rejection or delays? I’ve read that properly structured applications have better success rates
Yes, a very good consultant would. However we've seen far too many examples of sloppy work and basic mistakes by consultants here which is why most of us are not fans, especially consultants located outside of Canada. Best to do on your own. However since you've already submitted, hopefully yours did a good job. Good luck.
Hopefully you reviewed the full application in detail before they submitted.
I don't need to look up reviews. Just not a fan in general.
Yeah, I made sure to review everything before submission. I get that some consultants do sloppy work, but I personally found mine helpful. Either way, it’s submitted now, so I’ll see how it goes and post updates in case it helps others