Please see step 2 where I say that this is an option which allows sponsorship, so again, the answer is yes.
Again, I myself am legally married to someone else in the Philippines but I was sponsored by my common law spouse and have been in Canada for over a year now. We did not have a problem with my marriage not being annulled.
My spouse also had full time employment here when we decided she will live with me in the Philippines to achieve common law. My personal opinion is, you have to weigh your priorities and the risks. We risked a high possibility of being rejected for a conjugal sponsorship (even if we have 3 children and have been together for over 10 years) because she has an option to live in the Philippines (as a former Filipino, she is allowed a 1 year stay upon entry). The pros of having a smooth sailing sponsorship application was more important for us rather than her full time high paying job. I received my visa LESS THAN 6 months after IRCC received our application.
Hello, jddd.
Did you use a lawyer? Or just did it yourself?
Thank you.