Express Entry - Spouse Details

[Mr. Fiddler]

Hi,

My question is that I am about to apply for Express Entry. I am currently unmarried but we will be married by next three months. So can I apply with marital status married before actually making it official?

Does the date of Express Entry application and the date of marriage should match or happen before the application process?

 

[kashjuni]

Hi,

My question is that I am about to apply for Express Entry. I am currently unmarried but we will be married by next three months. So can I apply with marital status married before actually making it official?

Does the date of Express Entry application and the date of marriage should match or happen before the application process?

Don't do that as you will have to give marriage certificate later (after ITA) and the dates will be different than when u mentioned it in application. you can anyways make change to your application later. read the threads for more details.

 

[Mr. Fiddler]

Noted. Thanks.

 

[Mr. Fiddler]

I have filled the form but have not submitted the application. I will submit it after marriage ceremony. Is that ok?

 

[thestunner316]

I have filled the form but have not submitted the application. I will submit it after marriage ceremony. Is that ok?

upto you... currently CRS is at an all time low, no one knows how long this will last...

personally i would go ahead and submit the application as a single applicant, if i get ITA, i would accept it and send documents as a single applicant.
in the meanwhile i would urge the to-be spouse to take ielts, and get her education assessed... as soon as you both are married, send CIC the marriage details, proof of marriage, spouses wes and ielts report, updated PoF and ask them to add her/him to the application.

good luck

 

[Mr. Fiddler]

Why can't I go for common-law option ?

 

[thestunner316]

Why can't I go for common-law option ?

i could be wrong but common law is used by same sex applicants who cannot get married legally in their countries (again - i could be wrong here)

 

[softwaretesting]

Why can't I go for common-law option ?

I am also not sure, however I think proving common law relationship will be difficult.

 

[kryt0n]

i could be wrong but common law is used by same sex applicants who cannot get married legally in their countries (again - i could be wrong here)

Not true. I am common law. Hetrosexual couple together for 6 years just not got married yet (very normal in Canada). You just have to prove you have lived together for at least a year.

 

[kryt0n]

I am also not sure, however I think proving common law relationship will be difficult.

You prove it with joint leases, joint property ownership, joint bank accounts, bills paid by both or either person for same address, mail sent to same address etc...

 

[Mr. Fiddler]

Does my fiance count as a common law partner?

 

[thestunner316]

Not true. I am common law. Hetrosexual couple together for 6 years just not got married yet (very normal in Canada). You just have to prove you have lived together for at least a year.

heyyyy kryton welcome back... missed you around here...

of course i forgot the common law partnership for hetrosexual couples thanks for correcting me...

 

[thestunner316]

Does my fiance count as a common law partner?

are you both living together ? if no, then its pretty impossible to prove otherwise...

 

[Mr. Fiddler]

No we are not living together. She is my fiance. Which means I will have to proceed my application after the Marriage.

 

[thestunner316]

No we are not living together. She is my fiance. Which means I will have to proceed my application after the Marriage.

yes, exactly like i mentioned earlier.


good luck