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Eyleen
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« on: January 19, 2012, 05:28:01 am »
 Hi,
could anyone please help, its rather trivial question, but still I am not sure!
Me and my partner whos sponsoring me, should we fill out in the forms our marital status as "single" or "common-law" Huh Grin
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2012, 06:15:52 am »
Have you lived together for at least 12 months?  If yes, then you are common law.
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Eyleen
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« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2012, 06:50:38 am »
Yes, we have. But I am confused just because I thought oficial marital status can be only 'single' or 'married'. Since Im not coming from an English speaking country, we dont have legaly recognized a common-law partnership in my country, that's where is my confusion coming from.
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« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2012, 07:00:15 am »
You are to fill in the forms based on how your relationship will be recognised in Canada, NOT your home country.  So, if you qualify to emigrate as a Canadian's common-law partner, that is your status.
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« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2012, 07:09:20 am »
I thought so, but just wanted to confirm!
Thank you !!  Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2012, 08:12:09 am »
One more question please  Huh

'Provide the date on which you were married or entered into the common-law relationship'

Is that a date we have been declaring to live together (as this is the prove of common-law)? Or is that the date on the Statutory declaration of common-law union IMM 5409 Huh  Huh
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« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2012, 02:36:45 pm »
The date you started living together as common law partner. The Statutory declaration is a legal proof that CIC wants with both of your signatures on it on which you will declare (under oath in front of a commisionaire of oath) on what date you started living together in a genuine loving common law relationship and still continuing so..

Better have other documnets also that will prove that you started livng together on a certain date to make your application credible..
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« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2012, 02:49:41 pm »
I guess the only situation when anyone would check off "single" is a conjugal partner relationship?? (I.e. when there's a valid legal or immigration barrier to living together).  

However, the logic of spousal sponsorship suggests that you can only be "married" or "common-law" in order to be eligible...
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« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2012, 05:32:02 am »
Thank you very much guys for your helpful advice!
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