Conjugal Partner or Spouse?

[Francisco000]

Hi guys, thanks for the orientation you could provide me:
I am PR and want to sponsor my fianceé, we didn´t get married but we plan to do it. I am living in Canada and she is in my native country. We are in a relationship since 2014 but since I have been working in Canada we have been together 7 months in a row in 2014-2015, 8 months in a row in 2018 and 20 days per year other years.

Can I sponsor her as Common-Law relationship ? Can I sponsor her as Conyugal Partner? or is it better to get married and immediately after that sponsor her as a Spouse? we are planning to get married still in July so maybe it is faster if I can use Conyugal or Common-Law?

Please let me know your advice about the best path. Ask me any question if you need. Thanks a lot for your help!

 

[JoshC]

Hi guys, thanks for the orientation you could provide me:
I am PR and want to sponsor my fianceé, we didn´t get married but we plan to do it. I am living in Canada and she is in my native country. We are in a relationship since 2014 but since I have been working in Canada we have been together 7 months in a row in 2014-2015, 8 months in a row in 2018 and 20 days per year other years.

Can I sponsor her as Common-Law relationship ? Can I sponsor her as Conyugal Partner? or is it better to get married and immediately after that sponsor her as a Spouse? we are planning to get married still in July so maybe it is faster if I can use Conyugal or Common-Law?

Please let me know your advice about the best path. Ask me any question if you need. Thanks a lot for your help!

You’ve no grounds for conjugal as you have nothing stopping you from marrying. You also don’t have grounds for common-law as it requires 12 months of continuous co-habitation.

Getting married and applying via the spousal route is your only option.

 

[Francisco000]

Hi, thanks JoshC for your reply. Once I get married in my native country, I have to validate this marriage in Canada before applying for being a Sponsor or before my wife applies to the PR?? How I do that?
Thanks a lot!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi, thanks JoshC for your reply. Once I get married in my native country, I have to validate this marriage in Canada before applying for being a Sponsor or before my wife applies to the PR?? How I do that?
Thanks a lot!

You don't need to validate your marriage in Canada. As long as it is legally recognized in your country and doesn't violate Canadian marriage law, it will be recognized.

 

[Francisco000]

Thanks canuck_in_uk for your response ! I found this in the immigration page of Canada under the section
"Sponsoring your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner"

" 2. if performed outside of Canada, the marriage must be legally recognized in the country where it took place and in Canada.

My questions are then:

- The marriage is automatically recognized in Canada?

- Could I apply for citizenship at the same time I am applying to be a Sponsor and my wife applying for PR in Canada?

Thanks for your reply!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks canuck_in_uk for your response ! I found this in the immigration page of Canada under the section
"Sponsoring your spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner"

" 2. if performed outside of Canada, the marriage must be legally recognized in the country where it took place and in Canada.

My questions are then:

- The marriage is automatically recognized in Canada?

- Could I apply for citizenship at the same time I am applying to be a Sponsor and my wife applying for PR in Canada?

Thanks for your reply!

As I said, provided it doesn't violate Canadian marriage law and is recognized in the country where it happened.

A citizenship app would be entirely separate and have nothing to do with the sponsorship app.

 

[Buletruck]

Make sure you actually attend the wedding. Proxy marriages are not recognized by Canada.