Hi there, I feel like I'm bombarding this forum with questions lately but I'm stressing out and my head is exploding with confusion on what to do.
Is 1 piece of evidence dating back a year (along w/other more recent evidence) enough to prove cohabitation for common law?
Background: I've been living with my boyfriend for 14 months (since Aug 2016) but the only solid piece of evidence we have is our licenses which will place us at the same address for a year as of mid November (they were both issued Nov 2016) - and I was planning on submitting application Nov 2017 but now I'm having doubts.
All other evidence of cohabitation (bank statements, paystubs, phone bills & other mail to same address etc) is much more recent... I believe the earliest is dated March 2016. (We are living with my family, hence the lack of evidence.) Also have letters from friends/family etc. We did print off and backdate a lease agreement to Aug 2016 but as it's just with my parents and rent is $0 I don't know how much weight this will hold in the eyes of CIC.
Is it enough to just have the licenses that show we've been living together since November 2016 if we are to submit our application next month? Obviously we'd submit all other evidence mentioned above as well, but it is not at least a year.. Otherwise would have to wait until March 2018 to apply and apply inland instead....which opens another can of worms.
Any advice or experience with those in similar situations?
Is 1 piece of evidence dating back a year (along w/other more recent evidence) enough to prove cohabitation for common law?
Background: I've been living with my boyfriend for 14 months (since Aug 2016) but the only solid piece of evidence we have is our licenses which will place us at the same address for a year as of mid November (they were both issued Nov 2016) - and I was planning on submitting application Nov 2017 but now I'm having doubts.
All other evidence of cohabitation (bank statements, paystubs, phone bills & other mail to same address etc) is much more recent... I believe the earliest is dated March 2016. (We are living with my family, hence the lack of evidence.) Also have letters from friends/family etc. We did print off and backdate a lease agreement to Aug 2016 but as it's just with my parents and rent is $0 I don't know how much weight this will hold in the eyes of CIC.
Is it enough to just have the licenses that show we've been living together since November 2016 if we are to submit our application next month? Obviously we'd submit all other evidence mentioned above as well, but it is not at least a year.. Otherwise would have to wait until March 2018 to apply and apply inland instead....which opens another can of worms.
Any advice or experience with those in similar situations?
