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That's right, you don't have to fill out the questionnaire for Albanians if you are not a citizen or resident of Albania. Just leave it out.

Hi! Actually we haven't got them signed yet,(we will be filing in July) and we are having the hardest time finding someone to do it as well! We have asked a family friend who is a paralegal here to look into it for us and she should be getting back to us any day (I will let you know what she...

There is no requirement for a specific amount of income for a spouse and dependent child. You should show that your family can support itself without resorting to help from the government (welfare). You can show that with bank statements, showing you have savings, letters of support from family...

Yes, I would agree with JimM. Many people don't have a lawyer and have no problem, however if you have a particularly complicated case (like criminal issues, unusual relationship, relationship that is hard to prove or some other issue that you are not sure how to present in your application)...

That looks pretty good to me. I will also be 21 when my partner and I file (he is 23) however we will be applying outland. The only things I will include that you don't have are : - tenancy agreements from when we lived in my families house and when we lived in his families house - Statutory...

Thanks everyone, you've been very helpful! I will include both of our bank statements, evidence of my job search and the letter from my parents stating we will live in their basement suite and they will provide the basics for us, should we have the need.

Really? I have never heard of having a co-signer for spousal sponsorship. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Will a letter from my parents saying they will support us suffice? Also, I will be living in Canada again by the time we file, so I don't need to prove re-establishment, do I?

Hi all, I am aware that there is no income requirement for spousal sponsorship, However I have heard that if they think that the sponsor cannot support themselves or their spouse w/out resorting to welfare, they can reject them. Here is the situation: For 2010, I only made about $600 because I...

I'm inclined to agree with CharlieD10 here. A requirement of applying in the Common-law category is that you have a "Conjugal" relationship - meaning "marriage like". You should consider that person your spouse and be 100% committed to them as if you were married in order to truly qualify for...

I have no idea about the working visas. However, if you were to apply for PR under spousal sponsorship you would probably not be accepted. Your best option if you want to come to Canada under spousal sponsorship would probably be to fulfill some of the requirements to apply as a common law...

It is true that spousal sponsorship is exempt from the income requirement. #19 only applies if you are not producing an option C printout. Even though you must not meet the income requirement you still have to send an option C printout and if you cannot, you should send other evidence that your...

Hi there, I am not really sure about the CEC, although from what I've heard, in most instances a family class sponsorship goes through faster than CEC (but I may be wrong on this). What I do know is that if you are applying under the common-law category, you not only need to prove your...

Yes, we do plan to apply after July 20th when I am back in Canada. I think I will put the first date, because, as I said, we still intended to live together during the time we were apart, and I did need the time to wrap stuff up in Canada, and he needed time to settle again in Germany and make...

Good! Ha ha. Does anyone disagree with us?

I am wondering what date to put for when our common law relationship actually started. Here is the situation: He moved in with me August 1st of 2009 - we can prove it. He left Canada May 31st of 2010 when his visa expired I moved in with him in Germany July 20th 2010 (so we were apart for 7...

I'm glad I saw this thread because this is exactly how I've been feeling the last few days. Me and my common law partner haven't yet applied, but we are getting our application together, and plan to file as soon as I have to go home to Canada. Over the last few days we have been gathering...

Should we really write N/A in all the little individual boxes, even the date boxes?! Or can we just write it in the first box of a section or question that doesn't apply. You would think they would be able to figure it out...

rjessome is correct, it would be hard to get a TRV in that situation. I do not have much knowledge of visitors to Canada who need a visa to enter, since my own partner comes from a visa-exempt country. However, it may be possible to apply for a TRV before you apply for PR. But I could be totally...

I wouldn't worry about it too much. I'm sure there are lots of people who don't give each other a lot of "gifts" in the traditional sense. For example, me and my common law partner are both students so we often don't give expensive gifts, but instead take each other shopping for clothes, make...

Read page 8 and the top of page 9 of "The Sponsor's Guide" carefully and you will see that spousal sponsorship is exempt from the income requirement.