Is she my common-law partner?

[stavkyrkje]

Hello!

Me and my girlfriend have been together for a few month more than a year and have been living together for a month. We are also planning to get married. The thing is that she is russian and I am from Ukraine and due to politics and stuff we can't be together. I am a student in Canada and I want us to reunite in here, while I am studying. Is she my common-law partner? Or can we write down that she is my fiance?

Reader, please give us your answers and opinion
Thank you

 

[caseyarnold]

Only Canadian citizens and PRs may sponsor their significant others to move to Canada under the family class category. However, she can get a work permit (if you get married) and come to Canada to work while you study. Regardless, you are not common-law, Canada defines it as having cohabited for a period of at least 12 months.

There's some more information on your specific type of case:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ur-spouse-common-law-partner-work-canada.html

 

[Naturgrl]

A common law partner is someone you have lived continuously with for a minimum of one year. You aren’t common law. Fiancé makes no difference.

 

[stavkyrkje]

Only Canadian citizens and PRs may sponsor their significant others to move to Canada under the family class category. However, she can get a work permit (if you get married) and come to Canada to work while you study. Regardless, you are not common-law, Canada defines it as having cohabited for a period of at least 12 months.

There's some more information on your specific type of case:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ur-spouse-common-law-partner-work-canada.html

Thank you