What are my options *urgent*

[Zilli]

I am an immigrant of Canada and I have been here for 5 years with no paper work or anything. What are my options of what I should do to be able to apply my paper work but also to not get deported. I have a 2 year old daughter that was also born here in Canada. I am not sure what I should do or where to go from here I have filled out some paperwork to be able apply for some kind of status here. If anyone could answer my question it would greatly appreciated. Also I am with a Canadian common law, but not sure what I should do in that situation either I don't know if they can help me with my paper work. But my biggest fear is that they will kick me out for trying to turn some papers in.

 

[scylla]

If you are an immigrant - this means you would have permanent residency status.

However you mention that you have no paperwork. This would mean you're not here as an immigrant - but came here on some sort of visa and then overstayed. Is that what happened?

Can you clarify?

 

[Leon]

If you are in a common law partnership with a Canadian and have been for at least 12 months, your partner can apply to sponsor you for PR as long as your partner is not on welfare and not bankrupt and making enough money to support you and your child. It does not necessarily mean you'd have to leave if you apply inland. You can apply to stay based on the application being in process.

 

[Zilli]

If you are an immigrant - this means you would have permanent residency status.

However you mention that you have no paperwork. This would mean you're not here as an immigrant - but came here on some sort of visa and then overstayed. Is that what happened?

Can you clarify?

I have my paperwork as in my birth certificate and my social and everything from the states I do not have my immigrantion papers as of yet I need to apply. When I came over the boreder 5 years ago I came as a visitor from the states. But I went over the 6months of visiting here in canada. I have no visa either I just came here with my passport told them I was visiting then been here ever since.

 

[Zilli]

If you are in a common law partnership with a Canadian and have been for at least 12 months, your partner can apply to sponsor you for PR as long as your partner is not on welfare and not bankrupt and making enough money to support you and your child. It does not necessarily mean you'd have to leave if you apply inland. You can apply to stay based on the application being in process.

Would it be any easier if I were to marry a Canadian would that make my paperwork any easier to get or do if so?

 

[Leon]

Would it be any easier if I were to marry a Canadian would that make my paperwork any easier to get or do if so?

It does not matter for the process if you are living as common law for 12 months or if you get married.