Hello everyone, just had some questions and wanted some advice for common law sponsorship. My boyfriend (Canadian citizen) and I (international on a post-graduation work permit) are planning on applying for common-law sponsorship this March. Here is the proof we currently have:
- Been living in his parents house for the past year (getting a notarized note from them confirming it)
- Government IDs all have the same home address (drivers license, etc.)
- Joint bank account that we put money in monthly to use to buy groceries and other things
- We have both ordered several things from websites such as Amazon throughout the year, where our address is shown
- We are planning on registering ourselves as "common-law" on the CRA website before doing taxes this year
- We recently went on a trip to South America with his parents and have several photos of proof, as well as plane/resort tickets
With that all being said, here are my questions:
1. My post-graduation work permit expires in 5 months, should we apply via inland or outland? We've looked at both, but wanted to know what others suggest on here based on their experience.
2. This application is all new to us, is it better to do it with help (i.e. a lawyer)?
3. Are there any other forms of proof that we could potentially gather that would strengthen our application?
Thanks for all the help in advance!!
- Been living in his parents house for the past year (getting a notarized note from them confirming it)
- Government IDs all have the same home address (drivers license, etc.)
- Joint bank account that we put money in monthly to use to buy groceries and other things
- We have both ordered several things from websites such as Amazon throughout the year, where our address is shown
- We are planning on registering ourselves as "common-law" on the CRA website before doing taxes this year
- We recently went on a trip to South America with his parents and have several photos of proof, as well as plane/resort tickets
With that all being said, here are my questions:
1. My post-graduation work permit expires in 5 months, should we apply via inland or outland? We've looked at both, but wanted to know what others suggest on here based on their experience.
2. This application is all new to us, is it better to do it with help (i.e. a lawyer)?
3. Are there any other forms of proof that we could potentially gather that would strengthen our application?
Thanks for all the help in advance!!