does common-law affect my Parents Sponsorship 2019

[AachenLi]

Hello,

In January, my girlfriend has applied to sponsor the immigration of her parents to Canada. In the application form, she put Single as marriage status. Now she gets the invitation from CIC asking her parents to submit their application and so on.

However, this April, when we fax our tax report, we put Common Law as marriage status. So my question is:
1. Will this marriage status change affect her parents' application? (she is currently the only sponsor)

2. If it doesn't affect:
2.1. Do I need to be added as Family Members in her parent's application?
2.2. Do I need to be added as sponsor and co-sign in her parent's application?

3. If it does affect, what should we do?
3.1 Do we re-apply the sponsorship?
3.2 Or we can just attach a notification letter together with her parents' application mentioning the marriage change?
3.3 Or we submit the notification before her parent apply? (will this delay the application)
3.4 and do I need to be added as Family Members and sponsor and co-sign?

My understanding is that the the marriage status change won't affect her parent's application, as her sponsorship has been approved. So we don't need to notify CIC and I don't need to be added as Family Member or co-sign.

Any help would be sincerely appreciated.

 

[k.h.p.]

When did you become common-law? It affects the family size and the LICO, and it may be considered misrepresenting the family size.

 

[AachenLi]

When did you become common-law? It affects the family size and the LICO, and it may be considered misrepresenting the family size.

We live together as boyfriend and girlfriend for one year, from Feb. 2018 to Dec. 2018, but we didn't report to the government of the marriage status change until we fax our tax report, which is middle of April. My girlfriend submitted the application in middle of Jan, 2019, by then, she is still single because we didn't live for one year yet.

 

[k.h.p.]

If you are common-law now, the applications must reflect that. You are now a member of the family. If your income must be added to meet LICO, you must co-sign.

 

[scylla]

We live together as boyfriend and girlfriend for one year, from Feb. 2018 to Dec. 2018, but we didn't report to the government of the marriage status change until we fax our tax report, which is middle of April. My girlfriend submitted the application in middle of Jan, 2019, by then, she is still single because we didn't live for one year yet.

I'm confused how it's possible that your girlfriend applied to sponsor her parents in January. Confirmation emails have only gone now so April 2019 is the earliest she would have been able to submit the application to sponsor her parents this year.

 

[AachenLi]

I'm confused how it's possible that your girlfriend applied to sponsor her parents in January. Confirmation emails have only gone now so April 2019 is the earliest she would have been able to submit the application to sponsor her parents this year.

sorry I was not clear enough. I didn't do it in person, but my understanding is that, you first submit your application to sponsor your parents, the government reviews your incomes and so on, then if they think you're eligible to become a sponsor, they send an invitation to your parents (and to you). with this invitation, your parent can start submit their immigration applications. So the sponsorship application and immigration application are two different things.

 

[AachenLi]

If you are common-law now, the applications must reflect that. You are now a member of the family. If your income must be added to meet LICO, you must co-sign.

Thank you for your help, and I asked a lawyer and she gives me the same suggestion.

 

[scylla]

sorry I was not clear enough. I didn't do it in person, but my understanding is that, you first submit your application to sponsor your parents, the government reviews your incomes and so on, then if they think you're eligible to become a sponsor, they send an invitation to your parents (and to you). with this invitation, your parent can start submit their immigration applications. So the sponsorship application and immigration application are two different things.

The first part is simply an intent form for the lottery - it's not a sponsorship application. The sponsorship application and the immigration application are submitted as one package if you are selected through the lottery. That's what your girlfriend would be working to put together now. Since you are now common law, your partner needs to include you in the count for the number of family members when she submits the sponsorship and immigration application.

 

[AachenLi]

The first part is simply an intent form for the lottery - it's not a sponsorship application. The sponsorship application and the immigration application are submitted as one package if you are selected through the lottery. That's what your girlfriend would be working to put together now. Since you are now common law, your partner needs to include you in the count for the number of family members when she submits the sponsorship and immigration application.

That is correct process, I was wrong before. Thank you guys to help me. me and my gf are preparing for the application now.

 

[AachenLi]

I'm confused how it's possible that your girlfriend applied to sponsor her parents in January. Confirmation emails have only gone now so April 2019 is the earliest she would have been able to submit the application to sponsor her parents this year.

sorry I was not clear enough. I didn't do it in person, but my understanding is that, you first submit your application to sponsor your parents, the government reviews your incomes and so on, then if they think you're eligible to become a sponsor, they send an invitation to your parents (and to you). with this invitation, your parent can start submit their immigration applications. So the sponsorship application and immigration application are two different things.

What I replied before was incorrect. @scylla is correct about the process. Thank you so much to correct me before I make big mistake. God Bless you my friend!