You are encouraging the OP to lie, IMHO.Ah okay, that makes sense. Yes, that’s precisely what I was thinking about.
This leads to another question. What if she claims that they were not common law at the moment of the application (say they broke up.) and were merely cohabitating. Would that change anything for OP?
I’m not encouraging OP to lie but just curious.
Here's the kicker:
By not declaring the common-law partner in her PR application and landing as a single person...her own PR status could be in peril if IRCC `connects the dots'.