Need Advice Please: Same sex marriage / common law partner

[punkmyworld]

hello, guys. i badly need your advice on this. i have a girlfriend for 8yrs now. we lived together under one roof in the philipines for 2 years and 6 years here in Dubai (up to this date, July 03, 2018). And, I am planning to apply as a Permanent Resident very soon in Canada.

These are my questions:
1. Should I include her under my PR application (Express Entry) as my common law partner? if so, what should be the required documents. We only have old and present photos and love letters to prove. sweet posts to each other and comments from friends in social media.

2. If i will include her in my PR application as my common law partner, what are the pros and cons? how many months should I wait to be with her in Canada? do i still need to apply TRV for her if she is under my visa as my common law partner and marry her in Canada?

3. If I will include my brother in my PR application, would it cause problem for us in the future? because my brother is currently on a PR visa in Canada and if I will include him in my application I would benefit additional points in my PR application.

This really bothers me a lot. I want to work and migrate in Canada but I cannot leave without my gf. we are not used to be away from each other.

Please help me. Thank you very much.

 

[prpurohit]

1. Yes you can include her in your pr application. Check out this page to know what documents would be needed as proof. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=347&top=14

2. There are no cons. Pros would be that both will get PR and can travel to Canada together. Since both of you will receive PR you dont have to apply for TRV.

3. It won't cause any problems in future.

 

[punkmyworld]

@prpurohit no need for us to get married before going to Canada, am i right? thank u so much. i felt relieved.

 

[prpurohit]

As long as you can provide proof of common law relationship there's no need to get married.

 

[punkmyworld]

@prpurohit i cannot open the other document list. maybe because it needs an adobe 8. if you have another copy, if it's ok, can you send me one? appreciate it. sorry to disturb you. thanks.

 

[prpurohit]

@prpurohit i cannot open the other document list. maybe because it needs an adobe 8. if you have another copy, if it's ok, can you send me one? appreciate it. sorry to disturb you. thanks.

I am also unable to open the document checklist. But you already have a list given on the webpage so just arrange for those and you'll be good.

 

[punkmyworld]

I am also unable to open the document checklist. But you already have a list given on the webpage so just arrange for those and you'll be good.

Thank you for the help. Appreciate it.

 

[punkmyworld]

Hello, @prpurohit.

I have to bother you again. I'm Sorry.

I'm about to finish gathering all the supporting docs for my common law sponsorship application.

Except for the letters. They said I need to provide letters from our respective family members, from our friends and landlords.

Is there a specific format that I should follow for this letter? Does it need to be notarized?

I don't know really what to tell my friends and family what to write. Please enlighten me. Thanks.

 

[prpurohit]

Could you share a web link to this information?

 

[prpurohit]

If you're both applying for PR together under one application then its not a sponsorship application. If you're already living in Canada with a pr and want to help your partner get PR and join you in canada then that would be sponsorship. So I'm wondering if you're looking at the wrong type of application.

 

[punkmyworld]

@prpurohit it's only me who applied for EE-PR here in Dubai. The agency advised me to include my partner in my application for 8 years under common law sponsorship since same sex relationship is legal in Canada.

 

[prpurohit]

Oh ok, so you have already applied? Have your received an ITA and submitted all the documentation? What stage of the process are you at?

 

[punkmyworld]

i will apply next month @prpurohit . hope everything goes well. appreciate all your replies. thank u.

 

[prpurohit]

i will apply next month @prpurohit . hope everything goes well. appreciate all your replies. thank u.

If you haven't yet applied then it won't be a sponsorship. You can include her into your application anytime before ITA and go about it as a regular express entry pr application and not a sponsorship application.

 

[punkmyworld]

so that means, if i will include my partner in my application, she will travel with me to Canada if ever I will be approved?

But still, I need to gather required docs as proof for common law partnership if i will include her in my application (such as letters, bills etc...). am i right @prpurohit?