Applying for TRV

[success1]

hello everyone

I will be applying for TRV very soon, But i have issues that i don't understand about filling the forms. I have a girlfriend, and we have been dating for 5 months now. on the trv application form, I was asked to stipulated if i have been married or have ever been in a common-law law relationship before, I am not sure what to put in there. we are not married and we have been dating for just 5 months now. and to my understanding, I think common law relationship is demonstated by spending at least one year together in a marriage like relationship. please clarify to me as I don't understand what to write in there.

thanks

 

[shaznaz75]

You are right, common law is when you spend 1 year together - living @ the same address

Your application is pretty simple you are visiting Canada - your gf will send you an invitation letter - you will also write a letter where you can explain why you are visiting Canada....

 

[success1]

maybe i did not clarify it well to you. i don't have a girlfriend in Canada, i am talking about my girlfriend in my home country, I am going to visit a friend and he will be sending aninvitation letter. do I have to indicate my relationship on the application form? and even fill the statutory declaration for commonlaw partners ? thanks

 

[Pippin]

If you are not married and you do not qualify as common-law after 5 months, you would indicate you are single, no stat dec required. If you mean, what do you do about bringing your girlfriend for the visit?.....then she will have to complete her own application. Hope I have answered your question.

 

[success1]

@pinppin

I think you answered my question but I just want to be sure if what i am thinking is what you wrote. do you mean that I should apply as single? because we are not married and we have spent not a minimum of 12 months to be considered as a commonlaw partners?

 

[shaznaz75]

Thats exactly what he means!

 

[Pippin]

Yes, that's exactly what "SHE" means, LOL. Good luck.

 

[shaznaz75]

lol, my bad =p

 

[success1]

hello

thanks very much for your kind answers. I am thinking of attaching a letter to my TRV
application indicating that I am currently in a non
commonlaw relationship and I will be geting
married soon after I come back from my trip to
Canada, I will also attach pics of me and my
fiancee. Is it wise that way? I am doing these to prove enough tie to my country of resident and as a way of proovng that I would not overstay my visit to Canada. I don't want to declare it on my applicatioon form as advised by you but just in a form of a letter, Is it wise this way ?

regards

 

[job_seeker]

Hopefully you have more than your fiancee to show your "ties" with your country.

hello

thanks very much for your kind answers. I am thinking of attaching a letter to my TRV
application indicating that I am currently in a non
commonlaw relationship and I will be geting
married soon after I come back from my trip to
Canada, I will also attach pics of me and my
fiancee. Is it wise that way? I am doing these to prove enough tie to my country of resident and as a way of proovng that I would not overstay my visit to Canada. I don't want to declare it on my applicatioon form as advised by you but just in a form of a letter, Is it wise this way ?

regards

 

[Pippin]

I don't think it would hurt to include a cover letter outlining your country ties, but can you provide something MORE convincing than just saying you are to get married? Have the banns been announced in church, engagement announcement in the newspaper, written evidence of date booked at church or registry office, invitation. I cannot stress how important it is not to ignore any opportunity you have to provide back up documentation. Even providing three months worth of bank statements on official bank documents to show you have sufficient finances and note how you came to have the funds (earnings, sale of item) especially if they appeared recently in the account. Full time employment is another important tie. Get your employer to write a letter stating you are expected back on xx date. Good Luck.