Need help sponsoring American wife

[Kay1]

i found this - it's not much but it may help
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.

 

[osdamour]

Thank you Kay1. you hit the nail on the head !

 

[parker24]

Hi again. Was reading the forums and came up with two more questions if anyone would be so kind to help

1) When I am crossing the border into the states, do I tell them I am going there to get married? I've heard that people get rejected if they say this. Should I just say I'm visiting? Won't this bring up a problem next time I want to come to the USA and they see I got married while I was there or will they not see that?

2) Once we're married and my wife comes to visit me, do we need to have the PR application sent in for her to be able to visit me? If she tells the CBSA officer at the border that she is visiting her husband, will they reject her?

Thanks in advance!

For both, just say you're visiting, and include proof that you are just visiting. Proof of a job, a lease etc. My husband mentioned he was coming to see his girlfriend (me) at the time and they went through EVERYTHING of his, even his laptop and phone.