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TiffanyHunter

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May 1, 2016
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So I have full custody of my son and I wish to move in with my conjugal partner of three years. Is it hard to work this process if you're from the US? We want to move in with him right away at least by the end of the summer so my son can start school there as well. Also me and my son have our passports.
 
All you can do at this time is visit Canada - you cannot move here or live here. In order to move or live here - you would need to become a permanent resident first. For your boyfriend to sponsor you for PR, you would first need to either get married or live together for a full year first to become common law.

Your son will most likely have to obtain a study permit to attend school in Canada and also pay international student fees (around $14K / year for public school, more for private).
 
TiffanyHunter said:
So I have full custody of my son and I wish to move in with my conjugal partner of three years. Is it hard to work this process if you're from the US? We want to move in with him right away at least by the end of the summer so my son can start school there as well. Also me and my son have our passports.

You can't apply for conjugal - that is only if there is some really extreme reason as to why you can't live/be together.

You either need to get married or become common-law (live together for a year).
 
Agreed. A conjugal partner sponsorship application is doomed to fail for the OP.
 
You and your son can come to Canada to visit your partner. Usually Americans are given 6 months, and you can apply to extend this time about one month before it expires. So while you will be with your partner, living in his house, to the CIC and to any border agent you talk to, you are just visiting.
After you have lived with your partner for one year (which is possible as a visitor - many Americans have done so), he can sponsor you and your son for PR. If you get married, he can sponsor you right away (though it takes a while to get the application ready).
Some people have managed to get their child enrolled in school in Canada without having to pay international fees. If the stepparent goes to talk to the principal of any neighborhood school, they might let him enroll. Elementary schools seem more willing than high schools, and it is not a given that anyone will allow it.