Hi everyone,
I am a Canadian Citizen. My girlfriend is American, and she has a full time job in the US that she plans to keep even after the application/approval is done. We're hoping to get some information to help us with the application via the common law stream.
As it stands now, she comes to Canada on a visitor basis quite often and stays with me (travel for us is easy fortunately). She maintains a legal address in Florida, pays taxes there, etc. We’ve had this arrangement for over 3 years.
Since she is here a visitor, she is not on the title to the house, does not have any legal documents reflecting the address here, but does occasionally get mail of various documents (bills, magazines) sent here.
Does anyone have some ways we can prove that we are common law without some of those legal documents?
Our concern, whether valid or not, is that she might get accused of living in Canada without a proper permit (TRV?). Our confusion lies in the fact that she’s here as a visitor each time, yet they want proof of her living here when she technically doesn’t have that status when she comes to Canada.
(Reference the temporary resident visa - we had an immigration officer say we had to have it; when she went to apply at an airport of entry the officer said that did not apply to her case).
Any insight is appreciated! Thanks!
C&M
I am a Canadian Citizen. My girlfriend is American, and she has a full time job in the US that she plans to keep even after the application/approval is done. We're hoping to get some information to help us with the application via the common law stream.
As it stands now, she comes to Canada on a visitor basis quite often and stays with me (travel for us is easy fortunately). She maintains a legal address in Florida, pays taxes there, etc. We’ve had this arrangement for over 3 years.
Since she is here a visitor, she is not on the title to the house, does not have any legal documents reflecting the address here, but does occasionally get mail of various documents (bills, magazines) sent here.
Does anyone have some ways we can prove that we are common law without some of those legal documents?
Our concern, whether valid or not, is that she might get accused of living in Canada without a proper permit (TRV?). Our confusion lies in the fact that she’s here as a visitor each time, yet they want proof of her living here when she technically doesn’t have that status when she comes to Canada.
(Reference the temporary resident visa - we had an immigration officer say we had to have it; when she went to apply at an airport of entry the officer said that did not apply to her case).
Any insight is appreciated! Thanks!
C&M
