Conjugal Sponsorship question

[Steve_OO]

Hey all,


I'm a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian citizen. She came to the UK on a youth mobility visa and we've been dating for 18 months.

Of this 18months we have been living together for 6months. In October she has to move back to Canada as her VISA will expire. I had some concerns over being classified for as conjugal partners as we have lived together for some time, however due to immigration barriers not 1 year to be eligible for common-law.

My question concerns the "Conjugal partner:A person outside Canada who has had a binding relationship with a sponsor for at least one year, but could not live with their partner. Includes both opposite- and same-sex relationships". Because we have lived together for 6months (when we were able to) do we are we still eligible for this programme?


Any general advise or answers welcome!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Hurlabrick]

Hey all,


I'm a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian citizen. She came to the UK on a youth mobility visa and we've been dating for 18 months.

Of this 18months we have been living together for 6months. In October she has to move back to Canada as her VISA will expire. I had some concerns over being classified for as conjugal partners as we have lived together for some time, however due to immigration barriers not 1 year to be eligible for common-law.

My question concerns the "Conjugal partner:A person outside Canada who has had a binding relationship with a sponsor for at least one year, but could not live with their partner. Includes both opposite- and same-sex relationships". Because we have lived together for 6months (when we were able to) do we are we still eligible for this programme?


Any general advise or answers welcome!

Thanks in advance!

Sorry, but no chance whatsoever of a conjugal sponsorship.

It is intended for those very rare situations where it is not possible or a danger to life for spouses to live together (think religious differences or repressive regimes).

In your case, it would be very easy for you to marry should you want to.

 

[Steve_OO]

Ah, I see. Perhaps I misunderstood the meaning of the programme. I was under the impression that we may be able to apply under the fact the immigration barrier is stopping us from being able to live together when we are in a committed (physically, financially etc.) relationship. So we would be essentially 'forced to marry' In order to apply for sponsorship? I would like to marry her anyway but just curious.

 

[scylla]

Ah, I see. Perhaps I misunderstood the meaning of the programme. I was under the impression that we may be able to apply under the fact the immigration barrier is stopping us from being able to live together for longer. So we would be essentially 'forced to marry' In order to apply for sponsorship?

It has to be a real immigration barrier (i.e. inability to marry, inability to live together). You face no "real" immigration barrier. You could easily chose to get married or to live together for a year to become common law. Agreed that conjugal will be refused if you go in that direction. You don't meet the requirements.

An example of a real immigration barrier is the following: Same sex couple. Non-Canadian lives in a country where same sex marriage isn't recognized and can't get a TRV to Canada or any other country that recognizes same sex marriage. Canadian is not allowed to remain in the non-Canadian's country for more than three months (so common law is not possible). That's who conjugal is for.

Again, you either need to get married or live together for a year continuously.

 

[Steve_OO]

Thanks for this information I see where I was mistaken!