Marital status: common-law or single??

[Eyleen]

Hi,
could anyone please help, its rather trivial question, but still I am not sure!
Me and my partner whos sponsoring me, should we fill out in the forms our marital status as "single" or "common-law" ??? ;D

 

[British_Bulldog]

Have you lived together for at least 12 months? If yes, then you are common law.

 

[Eyleen]

Yes, we have. But I am confused just because I thought oficial marital status can be only 'single' or 'married'. Since Im not coming from an English speaking country, we dont have legaly recognized a common-law partnership in my country, that's where is my confusion coming from.

 

[CharlieD10]

You are to fill in the forms based on how your relationship will be recognised in Canada, NOT your home country. So, if you qualify to emigrate as a Canadian's common-law partner, that is your status.

 

[Eyleen]

I thought so, but just wanted to confirm!
Thank you !!

 

[Eyleen]

One more question please ???

'Provide the date on which you were married or entered into the common-law relationship'

Is that a date we have been declaring to live together (as this is the prove of common-law)? Or is that the date on the Statutory declaration of common-law union IMM 5409 ??? ???

 

[visita44]

The date you started living together as common law partner. The Statutory declaration is a legal proof that CIC wants with both of your signatures on it on which you will declare (under oath in front of a commisionaire of oath) on what date you started living together in a genuine loving common law relationship and still continuing so..

Better have other documnets also that will prove that you started livng together on a certain date to make your application credible..

 

[Kazakhstan]

I guess the only situation when anyone would check off "single" is a conjugal partner relationship?? (I.e. when there's a valid legal or immigration barrier to living together).

However, the logic of spousal sponsorship suggests that you can only be "married" or "common-law" in order to be eligible...

 

[Eyleen]

Thank you very much guys for your helpful advice!