Questions about common law

[Himalayas917]

Hi, a few questions...

If me and my partner in a common-law relationship lives with his mother which she owns (house), do I just need a letter from her explaining we lived together for a year in her property with no rent required? We live in Ontario Toronto, where can we get letters notarized and officially translated if it is not in English/French?

Should we change ALL beneficiary to each others names?
When does common-law begin? a year after you live together? so example we live together since May 2016 to May 2017 with one month separation for family matters (me helping his family in Calgary), are we legally in a common law relationship in May 2017, or JUNE 2017 due to a month separation? or do we have to start over?

Do we have to sign anything to legally become common-law? For example marriage would have marriage certificate, what about common-law?

What other documents should we provide? Skype? Letters from friends acknowledging our relationship?

And I do NOT (I am principle applicant) plan to sponsor ANYONE from MY family if I get my PR. My family is either deceased or estranged. I do not wish and never will sponsor them. Should I leave them on in the declaration form? It says if I leave out family for medical exam even if they do not come to Canada it may affect my application, and I won't be able to sponsor them... But I do not want to. How should I go about this? (Yes, it is my final decision I will not sponsor my own family to Canada if I get my own PR. I don't even know where they live.)

Thank you in advance.

 

[Amy01]

Hi!

My boyfriend and I are in te same situation as you. We got an affidavit stating that we live at his mom's house, why we are not living on our own, and few other things. An immigration lawyer did it for us.

May 2017, as long as you explain why in a letter you should be fine. You can be separated during that year, as long as the separation was for .a short period of time, and for good reasons.

Yes, there is a document that you need to sign, which is this one ( http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM5409E.pdf ) again, you have to sign it with someone authorized.

Everything that you can think of that can prove your genuine relationship, your cohabitation during that period of time and your future together.

This question is for the people who want to sponsor their families later in life, so in your case just don't mention their names, and put no when they ask you that question.

Good luck