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Okay, that's really good info to have. Thank you! Also, I'm officially very nervous to leave the country lest my entire life fall apart! Until I have permanent status here, anyway.

Thanks for this input! A couple more questions: If I'm able to rearrange things until I get the visa extension, would leaving the country nullify that even after I get it? I'm getting the impression that every time I leave the country I'll have to get permission to visit afresh. Would the visa...

Thanks for your response! I do ultimately want to apply for PR. Does communicating that fact endanger my chances? I consider myself visiting until then, of course, but I'm a little confused. And is the $100 fee I paid for my visa extension a month ago just collateral damage, then?

Thanks for your response! I'm posting to the Family Class section as suggested.

Hello! I have been visiting my common-law spouse in Canada for about 5 and a half months. I'm from the United States. We intend to apply for my Permanent Residence (Inland), and have been gathering evidence for the past couple months. About a month ago, I applied for a visitor visa extension so...

Hi! I'm in the last month of my six-month visit (I'm from the U.S.), and sent in an application for a visa extension about a month ago. My reason was to stay in Canada to spend more time here with my spouse while we prepare paperwork to apply for PR. I have to travel to the U.S. for an...

Hello! I'm applying for a visa extension to stay with my common law partner. We have a signed and notarized Statutory Declaration of Common Law Union, but I'm not sure if we're supposed to send the original notarized version or a copy of this. Also, does anyone know if we are supposed to...

Thanks for your response, canuck_in_uk. That's really good to know. Am I to understand that you can prepay the fees for PR application before applying?

Hey, there! I'm currently visiting my common law partner in Canada since he moved here in November. I'd like to extend my visit to spend more time with him and gather our paperwork to apply for permanent residency. We have already lived with each other for over a year, back in the United States...