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Ecas is notoriously unreliable. I wouldn't worry. I think it's common for inland people not to hear anything until first stage approval, which I think is currently at 10-11 months. Hopefully someone who has gone through an inland app can weigh in on this too. :) I wouldn't worry though, long as...

Stay positive guys! :) I'm sure you'll be fine. Just think "If a complete stranger saw all this evidence, would they mostly understand our relationship and believe we are a real couple?" If yes, you're good to go! :)

I was answering your comment about no common-law couples you knew not having a "good excuse" for getting married, other than that they aren't ready. Those are just two of the answers I have. For me, one of the only reasons to actually get married, rather than remaining common-law, would be to...

Nope, there is no income requirement for sponsors of spouses. You just have to show that you have a plan to support yourself without resorting to welfare. This can be proof of savings from you or your partner, proof of job searchers, proof of support from friends/family (you can live with them...

All of this sounds about right. The only only other thing I'll say is that, obviously, in the case of my application I didn't need to be married to provide a "piece of paper" that showed some "legal ties that help back up legitimacy". We signed the Declaration of Common-Law Union in front of the...

I was mostly commenting on the "not so easy to dump your partner when you get to Canada" bit. I think it's pretty hard to "dump" your partner if you have lived with them, combined your financial and other affairs. Plus, technically, under the law, common-law and marriage are for all intents and...

But it's easy to live with them and combine your affairs with them for a year before hand? Think before you speak. I have never heard of a case of fraud where the couple applied common-law. (they might be out there, but I've certainly never heard of them).

How about "marriage is an antiquated institution and I don't see the need for it?" How about "if I do get married, the only difference in our relationship will be that we threw a bit party for all our friends and family, and maybe went on a trip together afterwards, and since we're poor...

You call CRA and request it. It's free and it usually takes 2 weeks tops. They'll know what you're talking about when you say option C.

I'm sorry, but I take pretty great offence to this. I am common-law with my partner, and I think we have a stronger, more serious relationship than plenty of people I've met who are married. We not just "dating". We're partners. To be approved as common-law or conjugal you can't just be dating...

All of my partner's photos were the same. The DMP said it didn't matter, but I would call the DMP your using to make saure.

Yes, I claimed my partner on my income tax, even though he doesn't have a SIN. So that can be done. Just submit a note saying your husband is foreign and has no SIN, that's what I did. My partner has never worked in Canada, nor stayed here out of status, but those things shouldn't affect...

I don't think it's necessary...Just explain to them why you don't have it, should be fine. Lots of people submit without an option C.

Congrats Bluesteam! Happy Berlin came through for you before the holidays! :D

I know right? Isn't searching past threads for the answer, before you post a new question, like the first rule of forum etiquette?

No no no, you definitely want to get the FBI stuff rolling (fingerprints) before you do the medical. Wait til the last possible minute to do the medical. And yes, they hold the medical info until they receive the application and match it up.

Just one month's pay stub (but it had YTD earnings and whatnot). We didn't send anything of my parent's, except for the letter. I forgot to mention that I also included an Option C from the year BEFORE the previous tax year, and a note saying why I didn't have the current one (Revenue Canada...

Just curious, for a non-visa-exempt country, can you still just extend the tourist visa as easily as you can extend a visitor visa for visa exempt people?

1) If you've been married 10 years you will have plenty of proof of genuine relationship. Proof of joint property ownership, joint bank/credit accounts and the like are good. Send some photos though, perhaps wedding photos, or family photos? You don't need tons, just of some important events...

Oh, I forgot to say in my last post that at the medical, the DMP will give you a form which you include in your app. They mail the results off, and once your visa office needs to look at your medical results, they check the paper you included in your app, and that is how they match it up with...