What marital status to select ?

[roy1947]

My wife and I are separated but staying physically under one roof.
We plan to file divorce after few months.
But we shd be eligible to file for citizenship next month or so.

What marital status should I select ?

married ? since we are still legally married.
separated ? we are NOT separated as per CRA, since they consider staying at same address as "married"

For IRCC will it be Married or Separated ?

 

[CaBeaver]

My wife and I are separated but staying physically under one roof.
We plan to file divorce after few months.
But we shd be eligible to file for citizenship next month or so.

What marital status should I select ?

married ? since we are still legally married.
separated ? we are NOT separated as per CRA, since they consider staying at same address as "married"

For IRCC will it be Married or Separated ?

This is what the instruction guide says about the different marital status:

Question 6.
Choose your current marital status:

• Annulled Marriage - This is a marriage that is legally declared invalid. An annulment can also be a declaration by the Catholic Church that the marital union did not have a binding force.
• Common - Law - This means that you have lived continuously with your partner in a marital-type relationship for a minimum of one year.
• Divorced - This means that you are officially separated and have legally ended your marriage.
• Separated - This means that you are married, but are no longer living with your spouse.
• Married - This means that you and your spouse have had a ceremony that legally binds you to each other. Your marriage must be legally recognized in the country where it was performed and in Canada.
• Single - This means that you have never been married and are not in a common-law relationship.
• Widowed - This means that your spouse has died and that you have not re-married or entered into a common-law relationship.

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

My wife and I are separated but staying physically under one roof.
We plan to file divorce after few months.
But we shd be eligible to file for citizenship next month or so.

What marital status should I select ?

married ? since we are still legally married.
separated ? we are NOT separated as per CRA, since they consider staying at same address as "married"

For IRCC will it be Married or Separated ?

That's a legal question which should be directed to a lawyer.

However, as a layman, my understanding is that if you don't have any documents to show you are separated AND you both live under the same roof AND CRA considers you NOT separated, I'd go with married.

You can change it later by raising a webform request. Apply separately (send applications in separate envelopes).