Living with spouse or not?

[Rainbow1198]

Just finishing filling out the spousal PR forms, and one point stuck out to me. If you are claiming Outland, you then shouldn’t say you are living with your spouse, right? Asking because then it looks much easier for proof of relationship If you DO claim you are living together. My husband does live with me while he’s here visiting. Last time he stayed 6 months, he’s been gone for 2 months, and when he comes back his plan is to stay until PR gets approved if he can get extensions. He’s from the US. Just wondering if we can claim he’s living here, because technically he’s visiting?

 

[Wakki]

if he only visited temporarily and gone for months to return for another visit....you may choose the outland sponsorship option.....if he is inside canada when the PR visa is approved, he could send his passport to Ottawa.

 

[Rainbow1198]

Ok thank you!!

 

[momo2018]

Choose the class of application

• If you’re sponsoring your conjugal partner or dependent child, you must submit an application under the Family Class. These applications are processed outside Canada.
• If you’re sponsoring your spouse or common-law partner, you may sponsor them under the Family Class or under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class.
• When you sponsor a spouse or common-law partner, you must specify the “Class of Application” on the checklist you’ll submit as the covering page for your application package.

Apply under the Family Class if:

• the person you want to sponsor lives outside Canada
• the person you want to sponsor currently lives with you in Canada but doesn’t plan to stay in Canada while the application is being processed
• you plan to appeal if the application is refused
• you’re sponsoring your conjugal partner or dependent child

Apply under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class if your spouse or common-law partner:

• lives with you in Canada
• has valid immigration status in Canada
• would like to apply for, and qualifies for, an Open Work Permit so that they can work while the application is being processed

For more detailed information about the requirements for these classes, see Part 7 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations:

• for requirements to sponsor a spouse or common-law partner under the Family Class, see Part 7, Division 1
• for requirements to sponsor under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada class, see Part 7, Division 2

 

[momo2018]

As far as I understand your only safe option is family class (outland) if youre not sure he will be here all the time
But you can apply to Inland with work permit and that will give him the legal status to stay during the process. Yes kinda confusing. I guess its up to you to choose.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Just finishing filling out the spousal PR forms, and one point stuck out to me. If you are claiming Outland, you then shouldn’t say you are living with your spouse, right? Asking because then it looks much easier for proof of relationship If you DO claim you are living together. My husband does live with me while he’s here visiting. Last time he stayed 6 months, he’s been gone for 2 months, and when he comes back his plan is to stay until PR gets approved if he can get extensions. He’s from the US. Just wondering if we can claim he’s living here, because technically he’s visiting?

It is perfectly fine to put that you are living together in Canada when applying outland. As he is in the US right now, you aren't living together. If he comes back to Canada before the app is submitted, then you are.