Help, Common Law Sponsership - UK Citizen

[KWPD]

I am currently looking into applying to sponsor my British Boyfriend, I have full Canadian Citizenship, I have a few queries regarding the process,

My current situation; My boyfriend and I met while on a working holiday in Australia. We have been in a relationship for over a year but have only been traveling and living together in a common law relationship since march (9 months), as we both separated over the Christmas period due to our Australian working holiday visas expiring. We are considering applying for a common law (De-facto) partner visa in which I would sponsor him, but we would not be able to apply until march 2013. We would like to travel to Canada before that date, would he be able to do so as a visitor, should we explain our intentions for inland common law sponsorship to immigration?

He is also currently preparing documents for an Experience Canada (working holiday) application, but as he has not been living with me in a common law relationship for a full year yet so he is filling all his information in as single, is this correct, we wouldn't want it interfering with our common law (De-facto) partner visa application, when it comes to proving our relationship.

While waiting for these applications, Experience Canada or common-law, would he be able to enter the Canada as a visitor visa?

I thank you in advance for any help or advice that you can provide me with.

 

[Kev1n]

He does not need a visitor visa to come to Canada.

It would be much easier is you were married, more experienced people on this site will beable to advise you...

 

[CansponsoringAussie]

My partner and I applied through common law, via the IE program. From what i remember the IE visa is approved pretty quick (like a few weeks) and you have to apply from out of Canada so I'd recommend staying in the UK until that is complete. When we were applying for common law time travelling together counted towards your common law time, but you had to show proof such joint bank accounts, booking tickets together, insurance policy together etc. You basically have to show shared assets. If you met travelling it's less likely that you'd have that type of proof. For the strongest, application I would recommend the IE visa, live together in Canada ensuring you have things such as insurance together, bank accounts, bills to the same address etc. Then in a years time, put the application in for sponsorship.

 

[amikety]

I am currently looking into applying to sponsor my British Boyfriend, I have full Canadian Citizenship, I have a few queries regarding the process,

My current situation; My boyfriend and I met while on a working holiday in Australia. We have been in a relationship for over a year but have only been traveling and living together in a common law relationship since march (9 months), as we both separated over the Christmas period due to our Australian working holiday visas expiring. We are considering applying for a common law (De-facto) partner visa in which I would sponsor him, but we would not be able to apply until march 2013. We would like to travel to Canada before that date, would he be able to do so as a visitor, should we explain our intentions for inland common law sponsorship to immigration?

He is also currently preparing documents for an Experience Canada (working holiday) application, but as he has not been living with me in a common law relationship for a full year yet so he is filling all his information in as single, is this correct, we wouldn't want it interfering with our common law (De-facto) partner visa application, when it comes to proving our relationship.

While waiting for these applications, Experience Canada or common-law, would he be able to enter the Canada as a visitor visa?

I thank you in advance for any help or advice that you can provide me with.

He can update his status as common-law with CIC once March rolls around and it's official.

You don't have to get married as mentioned, but married couples have a higher success rate and slightly easier application. However, from what I've read on this forum, most common-law couples having trouble with their application - it's because they applied too soon, even by a week or two. That's just my experience, but something to consider.

From what I understand, the document checklist won't require a notarized copy of Common-Law union. Get one anyway. Immigration likes to ask for it. That will slow down the process.

The thing that's going to be your biggest "enemy" isn't common-law versus married, but the length of your relationship. Of course, now when I'm trying to explain this, I cannot find the web page I wish to show you....... CIC's re-vamped their website and moved things. Grr! Basically, "short" relationships are looked at more closely. I can longer find the link, but I believe it was common-law less than 4 years and married less than 2. Plenty of people fall into those however, so don't let it worry you too much.