Cohabitation question

[mmmm]

Hi, thank you so much for this great forum.

I was just filling up my application for sponsorship(common-law) and I realized my partner was away for about a month in Summer.

We have lived together since september 1 2006 til now but she took a trip with her mother and her sister in july of 2007.

Does this mean our cohabitation is not counted for continuious over one year? (sep/06-july/07 and august/07-current)

please help me.

thank you!

[DutchMan]

Holiday or business trips are allowed:

Common-law partner

You are a common-law partner—either of the opposite *censored word* or same *censored word*—if:

    * you have been living together in a conjugal relationship for at least one year in a continuous 12-month period that was not interrupted. (You are allowed short absences for business travel or family reasons, however.)

You will need proof that you and your common-law partner have combined your affairs and set up a household together. This can be in the form of:

    * joint bank accounts or credit cards
    * joint ownership of a home
    * joint residential leases
    * joint rental receipts
    * joint utilities (electricity, gas, telephone)
    * joint management of household expenses
    * proof of joint purchases, especially for household items or
    * mail addressed to either person or both people at the same address.


(http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/sponsor/spouse-apply-who.asp#common_law)

[mmmm]

hi!

thanx for quick reply. I was just making sure if a month away with her mother and her sister is considered "short absences"


thanx

[ThirstyDeer]

People go on holidays and trips and whatnot, you're OK.