Conjugal Relationship, Do I have to say I'm Common-Law?

[caylxnicole]

So my boyfriend and I have been in a conjugal relationship for over a year. We have only lived together 4 months though.

When asked what my Marital Status is.. Do I have to say Common-Law since we are conjugal? Or do I just put Single since we aren't technically Common-Law yet?

 

[O_guy]

So my boyfriend and I have been in a conjugal relationship for over a year. We have only lived together 4 months though.

When asked what my Marital Status is.. Do I have to say Common-Law since we are conjugal? Or do I just put Single since we aren't technically Common-Law yet?

Common-law and conjugal partner are separate to CIC. Common-law requires you to have been living together at least one year. If you are applying to sponsor him, you can sponsor spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner. Those are all called the "family class".

If you are applying for family class sponsorship, this link will be helpful to you:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/index.asp

 

[caylxnicole]

Common-law and conjugal partner are separate to CIC. Common-law requires you to have been living together at least one year. If you are applying to sponsor him, you can sponsor spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner. Those are all called the "family class".

If you are applying for family class sponsorship, this link will be helpful to you:

That didn't help at all. I didn't ask for a link.
Would conjugal be considered common-law or single?

 

[hashbash]

That didn't help at all. I didn't ask for a link.
Would conjugal be considered common-law or single?

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-apply-who.asp

this might help

 

[hashbash]

So my boyfriend and I have been in a conjugal relationship for over a year. We have only lived together 4 months though.

When asked what my Marital Status is.. Do I have to say Common-Law since we are conjugal? Or do I just put Single since we aren't technically Common-Law yet?

You should apply single since you don't complete the 1 year period as per CIC. It'd be better you put single in the application and explain why you can't be with him in the covering letter

 

[O_guy]

That didn't help at all. I didn't ask for a link.

That is not nice thing to say. Yes, I answered your question. You said, "When asked what my Marital Status is.. Do I have to say Common-Law since we are conjugal" and I clearly told you common-law and conjugal partner are separate, therefore if you are conjugal, you cannot say you are common-law. The link I gave you showed that common-law and conjugal are separate.

 

[Leon]

Or do I just put Single since we aren't technically Common-Law yet?

Yes.