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    Work Permit and Common Law Marriage

    Hi @baggins24 , my boyfriend and I are in the same situation as you - we mistakenly didn't realize that we were in a common-law relationship while filling an older Canadian immigration application, and now my boyfriend's company is applying for a work permit and declaring me as a partner. I am...
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    Please help: didn’t declare common law when I applied for the PGWP

    Hi @Ponga , we have already made our EE profile together. Yes, we are planning to attach a letter of explanation once we get an ITA. Do you recommend doing it sooner, and if so how can we do that? We were mainly looking for tips on how to apologize, any pointers on how to write the letter and...
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    Common law partner for PR

    Hi @Miss bee , thank you for your advice. Just wondering if you have any tips or advice on how to explain this in the letter? Do I need to give a full timeline in 2-3 paragraphs, or it enough to write 2-3 lines saying we didn't know about our status while filling out TRV applications and that we...
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    Please help!!! Did not declare common-law relationship

    Hi, I am in a similar situation, my partner and I are in the process of getting our PRs and mistakenly did not declare our common law relationship during a previous TRV application because we didn't know that we were in a common-law relationship back then. May I know how you explained it in the...
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    Please help: didn’t declare common law when I applied for the PGWP

    Hi @samcanada2417, we also mistakenly didn't declare common-law during our individual TRV applications in the past, and are applying for PR together under CEC now. What are you planning on doing, and did you receive any helpful advice? Thank you!
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    Common law partner for PR

    Hey @canuck78, my partner and I entered a romantic relationship after meeting in university. We had only been living together for approximately 6 months after graduating, so we applied for our PGWPs separately. However, at the time of submitting our TRV applications in February 2022 (based on...
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    Will not declaring common-law status during previous TRV (based on PGWP) application affect our LMIA+SOWP applications? How should we explain it?

    Hey guys, my spouse and I met in Canada a few years ago while studying on our individual study permits and began a romantic relationship, but did not live together at the time. After graduating from our University, we applied for PGWP (post-grad work permit) separately from the same address, but...
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    Will not declaring common-law status during previous TRV application affect PR application? How should we explain it?

    Hey guys, my spouse and I met in Canada while studying at the same university on our individual study permits, and did not live together for the 4 years of our initial romantic relationship. After graduating, we applied for PGWP (post-grad work permits) separately from the same address, but...
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    Will not declaring common-law status during previous TRV application affect PR application? How should we explain it?

    Hey guys, my spouse and I met in Canada while studying at the same university on our individual study permits, and did not live together for the 4 years of our initial romantic relationship. After graduating, we applied for PGWP (post-grad work permits) separately from the same address, but...