Common law spouse sponsorship

[Jieun2712]

I am not from Canada but I've lived with my Canadian bf for over 1 year so we are trying to submit the visa prosess. I have four questions.

1. Do lots of people get denied?
2. How long does it usually take?
3. Does the government contact my family in my country about it?
4. Does the support letters from friends and people need to have their signatures?

Thank you in advance

 

[Rob_TO]

I am not from Canada but I've lived with my Canadian bf for over 1 year so we are trying to submit the visa prosess. I have four questions.

1. Do lots of people get denied?
2. How long does it usually take?
3. Does the government contact my family in my country about it?
4. Does the support letters from friends and people need to have their signatures?

Thank you in advance

1 - No
2 - Depends on where you're from and how you're applying
3 - No
4 - Yes

 

[Jieun2712]

1 - No
2 - Depends on where you're from and how you're applying
3 - No
4 - Yes

2. I am from South Korea is it going to be fine? And what do you mean by how I apply, isn't it all by mail?
4. Can the sign be on email? Not by hand. Thank you

 

[Rob_TO]

2. I am from South Korea is it going to be fine? And what do you mean by how I apply, isn't it all by mail?
4. Can the sign be on email? Not by hand. Thank you

I mean you can submit OUTLAND or INLAND
Inland means you're physically inside Canada when app is submitted, and you submit an OWP with the PR app. App would be processed in Canada.
Outland means you could be in our out of Canada, there is no OWP involved, and the app is processed in Manila office (for Korean citizens).
Typically the outland process is quicker than inland.

All letters of support should ideally be hand signed by whoever wrote them. This makes them more authentic. Letters with scanned signatures may be ok as well, but really it's up to the visa officer how to view them.

 

[Masonb6888]

All letters of support should ideally be hand signed by whoever wrote them. This makes them more authentic. Letters with scanned signatures may be ok as well, but really it's up to the visa officer how to view them.

A lot of out family and friends are out of the country. So we set up an email and and had people send email letters to us. Since they couldn't hand sign it, we asked them to put their full name, DOB, address, and occupation, along with contact info. If they CIC really wanted to verify they were real. we assumed they could contact our friends and family themselves. We doubt they would though.

 

[Rob_TO]

A lot of out family and friends are out of the country. So we set up an email and and had people send email letters to us. Since they couldn't hand sign it, we asked them to put their full name, DOB, address, and occupation, along with contact info. If they CIC really wanted to verify they were real. we assumed they could contact our friends and family themselves. We doubt they would though.

As long as it's not asking for statutory letters/declarations, then scanned/photocopied signatures on the letters should be good enough.

I doubt a visa officer would ever contact anyone from the letters, but indeed giving all that info makes them more genuine.

 

[Masonb6888]

As long as it's not asking for statutory letters/declarations, then scanned/photocopied signatures on the letters should be good enough.

I doubt a visa officer would ever contact anyone from the letters, but indeed giving all that info makes them more genuine.

which is what we were hoping for. In all honesty.. a lot of our far away family don't have fancy computers.. it would be out of the way to ask them to sign it and scan it in.
In the newer application they got rid of the required "2 statutory letters" requirement.. at least to our knowledge.
Lawyer said the letters were good to go.