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Greetings! I have looked into the threads regarding applications with a conjugal partner. This forum has proved to be very helpful, but I have a very basic question that is still left unanswered. I desperately need your help, please enlighten me.
I am currently completing my application package for Permanent Residence under Provincial Nominee Program, the guide states that partners who have been in a conjugal relationship** for at least one year but are unable to live together may still qualify and should be included on the application.
The questions is – how exactly do we do this? ???
In the Generic application form for Canada IMM 0008, question #13 on your current marital status there is NO Conjugal-Partner among the options.
The options available are:
A. Annulled Marriage
B. Common law*
C. Divorced
D. Legally Separated
E. Married
F. Single
G. Widowed
My partner and I have not lived together due to personal reasons (same-sex relationship is not legal in my country and it viewed as immoral) but my partner stays in my place 3-4 times a week for the past year.
In the other forms where in family members are supposed to be listed, there is no “Conjugal Partner” in the options, only “common-law” or “spouse”...
So basically, how does one include a (non-accompanying) conjugal partner in the PR application?
I am afraid to indicate our relationship as common-law since we do not qualify as that and it may be viewed as erroneous or worse, fraudulent. I am also afraid of indicating that I am single because we plan to build a future in Canada – I may not be able to sponsor her in the future or worse my application will be refused – the website reads: “failure to declare the family member may also result in the applicant being found inadmissible to Canada for misrepresentation for withholding this information.”
N.B.
I have been reading the guides for definitions and I have included them for whatever purpose it may serve to those who are in a similar situation, or those who would like to share their opinions regarding the matter. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Your opinions and suggestions are very much appreciated.
Guide P7000 (Application for Permanent Residence – Provincial Nominee Program (IMM P7000)
*Common-law partner
Refers to a person who is living in a conjugal relationship with another person (opposite or same sex), and has done so continuously for a period of at least one year. A conjugal relationship exists when there is a significant degree of commitment between two people. This can be shown with evidence that the couple share the same home, support each other financially and emotionally, have children together, or present themselves in public as a couple.
Common-law partners who have been in a conjugal relationship for at least one year but are unable to live together or appear in public together because of legal restrictions in their home country or who have been separated for reasons beyond their control (for example, civil war or armed conflict) may still qualify and should be included on the application.
Guide 3900 (Sponsorship of a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child living outside Canada) Definition:
**Conjugal partner:
A conjugal partner is a foreign national residing outside Canada who is in a conjugal relationship with a sponsor for at least one year, but could not live with the sponsor as a couple. This term applies to both heterosexual and homosexual couples. This category was established for partners of sponsors who normally would present an application as spouse or common-law partner but cannot due to circumstances beyond their control (e. g., immigration barrier, religious reasons or sexual orientation). Thus, they could not live together for a period of at least one year.
In most cases, the foreign partner is also not able to legally marry their sponsor and qualify as a spouse. In all other respects, the couple is similar to a common-law couple or a married couple, meaning they have been in a bona fide (genuine) conjugal relationship for a period of at least one year.
However, a significant degree of attachment and mutually interdependence between both partners must be demonstrated. They must also provide proof of the obstacles or restrictions that prevent cohabitation or marriage.
I am currently completing my application package for Permanent Residence under Provincial Nominee Program, the guide states that partners who have been in a conjugal relationship** for at least one year but are unable to live together may still qualify and should be included on the application.
The questions is – how exactly do we do this? ???
In the Generic application form for Canada IMM 0008, question #13 on your current marital status there is NO Conjugal-Partner among the options.
The options available are:
A. Annulled Marriage
B. Common law*
C. Divorced
D. Legally Separated
E. Married
F. Single
G. Widowed
My partner and I have not lived together due to personal reasons (same-sex relationship is not legal in my country and it viewed as immoral) but my partner stays in my place 3-4 times a week for the past year.
In the other forms where in family members are supposed to be listed, there is no “Conjugal Partner” in the options, only “common-law” or “spouse”...
So basically, how does one include a (non-accompanying) conjugal partner in the PR application?
I am afraid to indicate our relationship as common-law since we do not qualify as that and it may be viewed as erroneous or worse, fraudulent. I am also afraid of indicating that I am single because we plan to build a future in Canada – I may not be able to sponsor her in the future or worse my application will be refused – the website reads: “failure to declare the family member may also result in the applicant being found inadmissible to Canada for misrepresentation for withholding this information.”
N.B.
I have been reading the guides for definitions and I have included them for whatever purpose it may serve to those who are in a similar situation, or those who would like to share their opinions regarding the matter. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this. Your opinions and suggestions are very much appreciated.
Guide P7000 (Application for Permanent Residence – Provincial Nominee Program (IMM P7000)
*Common-law partner
Refers to a person who is living in a conjugal relationship with another person (opposite or same sex), and has done so continuously for a period of at least one year. A conjugal relationship exists when there is a significant degree of commitment between two people. This can be shown with evidence that the couple share the same home, support each other financially and emotionally, have children together, or present themselves in public as a couple.
Common-law partners who have been in a conjugal relationship for at least one year but are unable to live together or appear in public together because of legal restrictions in their home country or who have been separated for reasons beyond their control (for example, civil war or armed conflict) may still qualify and should be included on the application.
Guide 3900 (Sponsorship of a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or dependent child living outside Canada) Definition:
**Conjugal partner:
A conjugal partner is a foreign national residing outside Canada who is in a conjugal relationship with a sponsor for at least one year, but could not live with the sponsor as a couple. This term applies to both heterosexual and homosexual couples. This category was established for partners of sponsors who normally would present an application as spouse or common-law partner but cannot due to circumstances beyond their control (e. g., immigration barrier, religious reasons or sexual orientation). Thus, they could not live together for a period of at least one year.
In most cases, the foreign partner is also not able to legally marry their sponsor and qualify as a spouse. In all other respects, the couple is similar to a common-law couple or a married couple, meaning they have been in a bona fide (genuine) conjugal relationship for a period of at least one year.
However, a significant degree of attachment and mutually interdependence between both partners must be demonstrated. They must also provide proof of the obstacles or restrictions that prevent cohabitation or marriage.