Hi
@legalfalcon I have got some doubts about changing martial status after AOR . I have received my AOR on March 2020. Later in May 2020 I moved in with my Girlfriend and started living together. We have all the necessary documents to show our relationship. Our commonlaw relationship will be only effective on may 2021 . Due to backlog in the March 2020 still my background check is in progress.
My questions are :
1. If am not receiving my Copr by May 2021 . Will I be able to add her in to the file ??
2. if yes , how long it will be taking to add the partner and what will be the processing time for that ?
3. Or , Should I sponsor her after receiving the PR ? (Which is what I thought but delay in the processing made me confused )
Please help me out.
TIA
1. Irrespective of whether your receive you COPR or not, if your family composition changes, you have to inform IRCC can add your spouse. / CL partner to your application whether accompanying to not. Not doing so is misrepresentation.
2. a few months.
3. see 1.
Change in circumstance declared after an e-APR has been submitted
To assess an application under
section A11.2, a processing office must consider the information in an applicant’s profile at the time of the round of invitations and the information provided when the applicant submits their e-APR. After an e-APR is submitted, an application cannot be refused due to a change in circumstance unless
- the officer determines that the change occurred before the applicant submitted their e-APR and that the change would have caused the applicant to be refused under section A11.2: therefore, the application should be refused under section A11.2; or
- the change in circumstance means the applicant no longer meets the minimum requirements of the program to which they are applying; therefore, the application may still meet the requirements of section A11.2 but can be refused for failing to meet program requirements.
For example, if an applicant marries before they submit their e-APR but informs IRCC of the marriage only after they submit their e-APR, the marriage can be taken into account as part of the section A11.2 assessment.
If, however, an applicant marries after they submit their e-APR, then informs IRCC of the marriage, the marriage cannot be taken into account as part of the section A11.2 assessment. However, the change in circumstance may affect whether the applicant still meets the program requirements. See below for details.
Changes to family composition
All family members must be examined as part of the e-APR, whether they are accompanying the principal applicant or not. Family members can be added to the application at any time during the process, including after the visa is issued, but prior to obtaining permanent resident status. Applicants are instructed to inform IRCC immediately if their family composition has changed (e.g., birth of a child, marriage, divorce).
Pursuant to
subsection R4(1), the principal applicant may not include a spouse or common-law partner in their application if their relationship was entered into primarily to acquire any status or privilege under the Act or is not genuine. Similarly, in accordance with subsection R4(2), the principal applicant may not include an adopted child in their application if the adoption was entered into primarily to obtain any status or privilege under the Act or if it did not create a genuine parent–child relationship.
Section A11.2 does not apply when an applicant adds a family member to their application after the e-APR; however, the family member will have to be assessed, and the principal applicant must provide IRCC with the
Additional Family Information form [
IMM 5406 (PDF, 570KB)] and pay the applicable fees online.
