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Thank you very much for your precise answers!

This answers my question perfectly. Thank you for this

Yes, I think the answers here make it quite clear: we have to prove the whole time in order to claim common-law, but there is a bit of lee-way, in the sense that it depends on the agent looking at our application. I think, in order to be on the safe side, that we should open a common bank...

Re: Spousal or common-law? Better chances of success? Yes, yes she is. That seems to be the plan: use the fact that she's visa exempt for us to live together. However we've lived together for the past 5+ months, though not in Canada. I'm shifting my focus on that question: can we use the 5+...

Re: Spousal or common-law? Better chances of success? When I first wrote the post, I wanted to know if we had a better chance success using the outland+conjugal or inland+common-law. That question has now been answered. Ok, but since she's visa exempt, she can come and go as she wants. If...

Just a quick question... how intense are the officials about the definition of "common-law"? I've been living together with my girlfriend since the end of December 2015 and we've been physically together ever since, though not in Canada - we have proof of that thanks to pictures and plane...

Re: Spousal or common-law? Better chances of success? What if we have continuously been together under the same roof but have had separate official addresses? Would that still count as common-law? Do they want the proof of the very first day?

Hi! I'm new to this forum and I'd like to say hi to everyone. This is a great community and I'm happy to join! I have a relatively easy question, as opposed to some of the crazy situations I've read about on this forum... I'm in a spousal relationship with a woman who lives in Western Europe...