Roxie-B said:
Good Morning EVeryone ...how are you guys meeting your day.
Sammystorm...I have a question for you...CIC defines a common law relationship to be a cojugal relationship within it self so why would they want to deny the application if i made clear why i think of my relationship as a conjugal one? and what if i already put all the supporting documents as suggested for the common law application?
you don't fall Conjugal as you lived together for over a year and there is no reason for you not to get married or live together…unless there are reason as stated below that you can't get married. IE - being homosexual as you can't get married in JA if you are but can get married in Canada. Canada will recognize the marriage but JA won't…or if there are religious reasons why you can't.
Also you say that you are engaged…in conjugal relationships you can't get married.
If you have all the documents together for a common law relationship and sent all that in…then good but remember you need a lot more proof for a common law relationship then you do for a marriage. You need leases in both names, joint bank accounts, bills in both names, letters from fmaily and friends telling about your relationshiip, proof that you lived together for 365 days or more, photos and anything else that can help you.
I would check your application again and if it wasn't filed as common law then you should cancel it, get your fees back - minus the 75.00 and file again. They will return it as you don't qualify for conjugal..
I am sooooo sorry to tell you this. I hope it does all work out for you
Conjugal partner
A conjugal partner is a foreign national residing outside Canada who is in a conjugal relationship with a sponsor for at least one year, but could not live with the sponsor as a couple. This term applies to both heterosexual and homosexual couples. This category was established for partners of sponsors who normally would present an application as spouse or common-law partner but cannot due to circumstances beyond their control (e. g., immigration barrier, religious reasons or sexual orientation). Thus, they could not live together for a period of at least one year.
In most cases, the foreign partner is also not able to legally marry their sponsor and qualify as a spouse. In all other respects, the couple is similar to a common-law couple or a married couple, meaning they have been in a bona fide (genuine) conjugal relationship for a period of at least one year.
However, a significant degree of attachment and mutually interdependence between both partners must be demonstrated. They must also provide proof of the obstacles or restrictions that prevent cohabitation or marriage.
I'm pretty excited - so far the secret hasn't been spoiled!
