Urgent!! Do I need to declare as common law

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Context: I’ve started my CEC application a year ago, and just got Portal 1 two month ago. At the time, I put “Single” as my status

However, my current partner and former roommate and I have been living under the same roof since Sep 2023. I now realize this might be a problem

I did not think twice about whether this would make me common law, because:

1. We did not enter romantic relationship or live conjugally together until much later (May 2024). We did not start sharing expenses until Sep 2024, when we got a joint account
2. I left the country for 24 days in Dec last year, living separately, which makes me believe it’s not been 365 consecutive days of living together

Concern:

Despite this, I know how this might look in the eye of an IRCC agent, especially if I were to sponsor my partner later.

Note: I’m not planning to sponsor her anytime soon - it will be at least 2/3 years from now, maybe after we actually get serious and become married

Question:

What should I do now?
- Do I need to submit the web form, and ask for clarification?
- Do I need to still add my partner to my application to avoid trouble down the line?

It feels like I’d be misrepresenting myself if I do the second option, though. As I truly do not think we qualify as common law

Thank you to anyone who might be able to provide a perspective or weigh in based on your experience

 

[River flow]

I searched all around the forum and didn’t see anyone with similar situation.
Would REALLY appreciate help

 

[Hyper1013]

Context: I’ve started my CEC application a year ago, and just got Portal 1 two month ago. At the time, I put “Single” as my status

However, my current partner and former roommate and I have been living under the same roof since Sep 2023. I now realize this might be a problem

I did not think twice about whether this would make me common law, because:

1. We did not enter romantic relationship or live conjugally together until much later (May 2024). We did not start sharing expenses until Sep 2024, when we got a joint account
2. I left the country for 24 days in Dec last year, living separately, which makes me believe it’s not been 365 consecutive days of living together

Concern:

Despite this, I know how this might look in the eye of an IRCC agent, especially if I were to sponsor my partner later.

Note: I’m not planning to sponsor her anytime soon - it will be at least 2/3 years from now, maybe after we actually get serious and become married

Question:

What should I do now?
- Do I need to submit the web form, and ask for clarification?
- Do I need to still add my partner to my application to avoid trouble down the line?

It feels like I’d be misrepresenting myself if I do the second option, though. As I truly do not think we qualify as common law

Thank you to anyone who might be able to provide a perspective or weigh in based on your experience

Is there any witness that can concur point 1 and 2 you mentioned above? If so, I believe you could attach an LOE along with the witness' details if need to be contacted by IRCC to corroborate your story. It would be even better if the witness is a housemate of yours!