Common law sponsorship questions

[Ferirosha]

Alright. So, I want to ask some questions as I KNOW for sure my application will not be common.

-I grew up in a rather abusive home (my Father died in 2010, my mother and I are estranged (and she is somewhere on the other side of the world) and my sister is somewhere in London, and we haven't talked since 2007. Yeah, basically, no family.)
I lived with an abusive Uncle (mother's side) that kicked me and had verbal abuse until 2013, where I moved in with a school-arranged home with a landlord that would cook for me etc.

Now, I know common-law requires parents statements. We will have my fiance's mother's statement, his aunt, and his uncle. His parents are DIVORCED and his father is in China. Therefore, he wouldn't be able to get a statement as he was never in my fiance's life either. We have plenty of friends for statements, got a joint bank account, spend all our time together, and live with his mother at the same address. How do I go about this? Would I need to prove that my father died, even though he died in 2010, and as I'm not his wife I do not have his death certificate? How do I prove my family and I are basically all estranged, and I have been independant since maybe .. 13? (Lived with uncle until then). I'm struggling, and I need help. We have photos, friends statements, joint bank accounts, a LOTTTTTTT of receipts, hotel receipts, Niagara falls receipts, you name it. But the issue is our family situations, which I believe is well, uncommon.

Please advise... :/

Edit: Yes we also have chatlogs and what not as well. The only difficult part is the family issue, which I basically do not have a family.

 

[Jeffuk88]

You don't NEED your family's approval, if anything it may just cause immigration to request an interview

 

[Ferirosha]

You don't NEED your family's approval, if anything it may just cause immigration to request an interview

I'm curious if there's anyway to prove this. It can't be possible that every SINGLE applicants have a full unbroken family, right?
I have pretty much everything under the same address. Insurance, doctor visits, going out, conjoint bank now, and also debit cards are in same account, in same name plus drivers license. His mother, aunt, and uncle will be able to provide letters, and our friends will be able to as well.

I'm just not quite sure how to go about this. I know that parental approval is NOT required, but helps with proof that the relationship is genuine. I'm just trying to make sure the application goes smoothly, but will be unable to do that given the fact that my own father is deceased, I do not talk to my mother, and his father and mother are divorced and his father was never the legal guardian for him.

 

[Jeffuk88]

I'm curious if there's anyway to prove this. It can't be possible that every SINGLE applicants have a full unbroken family, right?
I have pretty much everything under the same address. Insurance, doctor visits, going out, conjoint bank now, and also debit cards are in same account, in same name plus drivers license. His mother, aunt, and uncle will be able to provide letters, and our friends will be able to as well.

I'm just not quite sure how to go about this. I know that parental approval is NOT required, but helps with proof that the relationship is genuine. I'm just trying to make sure the application goes smoothly, but will be unable to do that given the fact that my own father is deceased, I do not talk to my mother, and his father and mother are divorced and his father was never the legal guardian for him.

Just emphasise your closeness to his family. The only section youd have to mention your family is the question as to whether your close friends and family know about your relationship. And because theres only 5 spaces you can fill that up with his family and your friends... at worst theyll request info or interview you at which point you can explain what you told us.

They will be used to the non canadians family having not met the canadian because of distance and travelling... my wife has only met my sister and 2 nieces in person

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Alright. So, I want to ask some questions as I KNOW for sure my application will not be common.

Now, I know common-law requires parents statements.

Relax. Your situation is common enough. Many people, my partner included, don't have contact with their family. It really isn't a big deal and you don't even need to explain much in the application. For the family information form, we put down what info we had and added a little explanation on a separate sheet that there has been no contact since childhood. No issues.

Common-law doesn't require statements from the parents, so again, not something to stress about.

 

[DollyM]

Neither my partner nor I included statements from our parents. For one, his parents are both dead, so impossible to obtain statements. My father is dead, so again not possible to get a statement. My mother is 92 years old and in a nursing home. She is in no position to write anything.

What makes you think you NEED (your emphasis) statements from your family?

 

[spousalsponsee]

Alright. So, I want to ask some questions as I KNOW for sure my application will not be common.
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Now, I know common-law requires parents statements.
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Edit: Yes we also have chatlogs and what not as well. The only difficult part is the family issue, which I basically do not have a family.

Your fundamental flaw is that assumption. There's no requirement whatsoever for anything from parents.

Having them listed on the 'relatives and friends my partner's met' sheet is useful for showing a genuine relationship, but by no means required if you're not in contact with them/they're not around/they're dead.