aakpawan said:
Hi Guys I have a question, my friend landed last month in Vancouver to become a PR. She started dating her husband in Dec 2010 and they got married July 2012 and they filed for PR January 2013. Does conditional PR apply in her case?? Basically they were together for 2 yrs and married for 6 months out of the two years of being together does conditional PR apply in her case? She wants to know if anyone can help with this question it will help.
Thanks in advance guys.
hi aakpawan,
i think they must give proof of the relationship before the marriage, but it should be ok.
please see the extract of the regulation here below :
DIVISION 8
CONDITION APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENTS
Condition
72.1 (1) Subject to subsections (5) and (6), a permanent resident described in subsection (2) is subject to the condition that they must cohabit in a conjugal relationship with their sponsor for a continuous period of two years after the day on which they became a permanent resident.
Permanent resident subject to condition
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1) and subject to subsection (3), the permanent resident is a person who was a foreign national who
(a) became a permanent resident after making an application for permanent residence as a member of the family class, or an application as a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class to remain in Canada as a permanent resident, as applicable;
(b) at the time the sponsor filed a sponsorship application with respect to the person under paragraph 130(1)(c) had been the spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the sponsor, as applicable, for a period of two years or less; and.........
READ MORE here
http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2012/2012-11-07/html/sor-dors227-eng.html
