What do you recommend?

[ja77]

please bear this in mind that you need to be living together with your girl friend for at least one year in order to include her in your application as a common law partner.

[mbastudies]

But how do they know if you are living with her or not? Is there a need for a document to prove it?

[windtunnel]

yes. joint bank accounts, common mortgages stuff like that.