CharlieD10 said:
There are lots of folks who go through as common-law partners. You must understand that the amount of proof needed by different couples is always different for each couple, because you have to present information that supports the development and continuation of YOUR relationsip. No-one here can tell you if what you have is adequate, YOU and the Immigration Officer processing your file are the only ones who will know.
Did you read the OP2 link I posted? Did you take note of all the different kinds of supporting documents they are looking for from couples in a genuine relationship who have combined their lives? Look at what you have, how does it stack up against what is in the manual? If there are areas mentioned where you have little or no supporting documents, can you get them? Can you shore up other areas where you might have documentation? Have you considered who you will ask to do the notarized letters confirming you have a genuine relationship?
Seriously, no-one here can judge your documents for you, and no-one else's experience is going to tell you exactly what you need to do for yourself.
YES exactly!!! they treat each couple case by case....i mean someone can send 2 photos, 1 letter 50 pages in total and they r ok, others send the same and they r interviewed, others send hundreds of pages and again they r ok, while others send hundreds of proves and still have interview and problems; each embassy is also different; look at ur relationship from outside (like someone who doesn't know at all) and try to judge it as best as u can; send everything which makes u confortable; if u feel u r ok with 3 pages no problem....
here r other ideas for proofs:
- the pictures should also b with family/friends, u with his family / friends, with u at different events (weddings, baby showers, family reunion, professional gatherings, etc)
- the letters should b from both sides (his family/friends, ur family/friends); letters from proffesionals r even better (ur manager, ur priest, etc)
- trips taken together (hotel bookings, reservations, tickets, pictures, etc)
- proof of activities u've done together (common memberships, movie ticket stubs, tickets to other events or receipts from those especially if they r paid from ur joint account, credit card, etc)
- cards u give to each other at different occassions, or u received from family/friends (especially if u received it by mail) or u sent to family/friends
- common ownership of goods (receipts with ur names, address, warranty of those) - household appliances, furniture, electrical appliances, etc etc
- it would help a lot proofs from the beginning (phone logs, skype, facebook, emails, chats, maybe u sent emails to friends talking abt him or him talking abt u)
there's not really a big difference between conmon-law or married i mean if u get married now it does not mean that ur chances r higher....married or common-law the key is the proofs and how u present urselves and those proofs....for common law u need to focus on proving the cohabitation also that's the only thing extra
do read that manual and do read the guides carefully!!! u should send as much as u have and prepare as best as u can (from their eyes they could think that u just want to b in Canada for a better live standard not for his sake; they will take in consideration the economical problems in ur birth country and other problems there, ur status in US, the percentage of marriage fraud from that region, etc....it's ur job to prove that that's not the case and all u want is to b with him)
good luck!!
and u don't need to have everything listed....those were examples 
