COMMON LAW SPONSORSHIP CONCERN & QUESTION

[hasbeenkid]

Me and my Canadian citizen gf have been together for almost 4 years now here in Canada. We had lived for like 2 years before but we didn't think of common law at that time. I was only thinking of CEC.....

The thing is we still have some document we can prove but i dont think its enough.... and plus at one point, we lived separate due to parents reasons... so i guess at least we can prove our relationship is genuine?

So since we decided to do common law, we just started living together again and preparing all the documents so i will be applying for PR around Aug 2016 but my concern is my PGWP expires Nov 2016...

Any advice??? plan to apply outlnad though....

 

[Aquakitty]

Me and my Canadian citizen gf have been together for almost 4 years now here in Canada. We had lived for like 2 years before but we didn't think of common law at that time. I was only thinking of CEC.....

The thing is we still have some document we can prove but i dont think its enough.... and plus at one point, we lived separate due to parents reasons... so i guess at least we can prove our relationship is genuine?

So since we decided to do common law, we just started living together again and preparing all the documents so i will be applying for PR around Aug 2016 but my concern is my PGWP expires Nov 2016...

Any advice??? plan to apply outlnad though....

Why would you wait a year to apply? You only have to live together for a year to qualify which you already did. The living separately part afterward doesn't matter. Just get as much documentation as you can. Get notarized letters from the people you were living with during those years, for instance. If you were living with parents, did they make you pay rent? You can have them sign rental agreements for that period.

 

[hasbeenkid]

Why would you wait a year to apply? You only have to live together for a year to qualify which you already did. The living separately part afterward doesn't matter. Just get as much documentation as you can. Get notarized letters from the people you were living with during those years, for instance. If you were living with parents, did they make you pay rent? You can have them sign rental agreements for that period.

Thanks for your reply first.

You are saying it doesn't have to be continued?
We did live separately at one point for like 6 months before but we recently moved into a new apartment together again, as joint leaseholders. I thought what we can prove during the period of living together is not enough.. Currently I have a joint bank account, phone bill, money order recepit for rent, references from friends and family and letters to each other.

We don't even have a landlord reference because it was not our apartment. We were both students at the time so we lived under the leaseholder's name.....

What do you think????????

 

[Aquakitty]

Thanks for your reply first.

You are saying it doesn't have to be continued?
We did live separately at one point for like 6 months before but we recently moved into a new apartment together again, as joint leaseholders. I thought what we can prove during the period of living together is not enough.. Currently I have a joint bank account, phone bill, money order recepit for rent, references from friends and family and letters to each other.

We don't even have a landlord reference because it was not our apartment. We were both students at the time so we lived under the leaseholder's name.....

What do you think????????

It does have to be continuous, for the first year. If you lived together for 2 years continuously that is enough.
So for these 2 years you sublet an apartment? Can you contact this person and get a letter or any kind of proof from them? You must have access to SOME kind of proof if you lived together for 2 years already.

 

[hasbeenkid]

It does have to be continuous, for the first year. If you lived together for 2 years continuously that is enough.
So for these 2 years you sublet an apartment? Can you contact this person and get a letter or any kind of proof from them? You must have access to SOME kind of proof if you lived together for 2 years already.

Ya.. We lived like for one and half year there. But the original lease holder went back to her county so there is no way I can reach her..... and it was only me and my gf without roommate... me and my gf hope I can use this period.. for PR.. but I am not sure.

otherwise gotta count a year again. Me and my gf are changing our every mailing address now..

 

[Aquakitty]

Ya.. We lived like for one and half year there. But the original lease holder went back to her county so there is no way I can reach her..... and it was only me and my gf without roommate... me and my gf hope I can use this period.. for PR.. but I am not sure.

otherwise gotta count a year again. Me and my gf are changing our every mailing address now..

Did the apartment owner know you were subletting? Did any family and friends know you were living together? Any pics in the apartment together? Charges on cards showing you both at the same stores/restaurants Etc.

 

[hasbeenkid]

Did the apartment owner know you were subletting? Did any family and friends know you were living together? Any pics in the apartment together? Charges on cards showing you both at the same stores/restaurants Etc.

I don't think apartment management know about us.. but lots her and my friends know we lived together there. Me and my gf have picture together but not with friends at the apartment. We have shared joint account for long time so no problem showing transaction on our joint account such as apartment money order, money spent and paying off each other whatever owe each other but not actual paper receipt.

We have few mail from CRA indicating our name with the same address but not actual paper bill or receipt. Just wondering.. Do we need bills or mail for each and every month during the time we lived together???????????

 

[kettle]

You should probably stop referring to your partner as your girlfriend or GF.

If you are aiming for common-law, calling them such does little for credibility.

 

[hasbeenkid]

You should probably stop referring to your partner as your girlfriend or GF.

If you are aiming for common-law, calling them such does little for credibility.

Oh ok I didn't know that term... English is not my first language lol.

Anyways thanks for help..