what is the best thing to do on the inland sponsorhip, need to be married first or just use common-law? we are together for 2 years but the problem is we did not update our CRA account because we are still waiting for the divorce paper. Thanks
You can do either. For common-law, the key is being able to prove it with joint tenant leases, joint bank accounts, etc. If you can't prove it, don't go down that road.
Thank you for answering my question, I appreciate it. We have all the proofs that we are in relationship for 2 years. But my partner will be expiring her work permit this june 2015, is it possible to get OWP? Can we send the application for sponsorship and OWP together? Thanks
it's best to send them together i didnt and almost had to leave and im still waiting on a responce so send both together it will make it easyer for you both
Uh, wait, I'm pretty sure that either CIC or CRA are going to have an issue if you claim "common-law status" to one agency but not to the other for the same period.
I'm sure there was a question on one of the CIC forms about if the Canadian sponsor declared his/herself common-law to CRA for the appropriate year.
Lying to one agency or another will probably not be good for you.
Uh, wait, I'm pretty sure that either CIC or CRA are going to have an issue if you claim "common-law status" to one agency but not to the other for the same period.
I'm sure there was a question on one of the CIC forms about if the Canadian sponsor declared his/herself common-law to CRA for the appropriate year.
CIC and CRA have different definitions of common-law; it is entirely possible to be common-law for the purposes of CRA but NOT for the purposes of CIC. The only way CIC would know a person's marital status with CRA is by the Option C and since many applicants either don't send one (living abroad) or weren't yet common-law when they filed their taxes, CIC doesn't care if the Option C states 'single'. And CRA would never even know that a person had a common-law sponsorship app processing anyways.
No, there is no question in the PR app asking whether they've declared common-law to CRA.
As said above, marital status listed with CRA doesn't matter to CIC.
Unrelated to CIC, you are supposed to change your tax status with CRA to common-law in the month you become common-law. So by continuing to file taxes as 2 "single" people and not as common-law, you may be committing tax fraud. Especially if either of you are receiving any credits or benefits as "single", that you wouldn't qualify for under common-law. If CRA ever finds out you were getting credits/benefits you weren't entitled to, they can demand all that money back along with penalties.