Looking for some advice as to whether we'll be classed as Common Law? or what issues we might face when submitting our sponsorship application?
I met my girlfriend in March 2016, she's Canadian, and I'm Scottish. We then kept in contact and travelled back and forth between Scotland and Canada to see each other. Notable travels together between 2017 and 2019 were:
- Twice in Canada for a few months - In Scotland a few times for a 2 or 3 weeks
- House sat in Norway together for a month
- Met for a few days in Lithuania
- Road trip around the US for two months, followed by a month house sitting on Vancouver Island.
Then in November 2019 I moved to Canada to be with her. I arrived as a visitor and we lived in a friends basement for a couple of months when we then realised we needed to look for a house. A couple of months then followed in my girlfriends mums basement suite as covid began, but we also found a house that we were able to purchase. I've not been here for 15 months with extensions to my visitors record.
We moved in at the end of May 2020.
When we lived with our friends and her mum, we paid them some rent, however there was no paperwork or legal agreement.
So my question is, when does our year of living together begin?
November 2019 when I arrived in Canada? or the date we were able to buy a house together?
The other issue we're having is that I can't seem to get my name added to much in the way of the house or bills as I'm not a Canadian so it seems strange that they ask for these things. I'm able to get my name on the mailing section of a few, but not the actual bills. That topic probably deserves a whole new post though!
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
I met my girlfriend in March 2016, she's Canadian, and I'm Scottish. We then kept in contact and travelled back and forth between Scotland and Canada to see each other. Notable travels together between 2017 and 2019 were:
- Twice in Canada for a few months - In Scotland a few times for a 2 or 3 weeks
- House sat in Norway together for a month
- Met for a few days in Lithuania
- Road trip around the US for two months, followed by a month house sitting on Vancouver Island.
Then in November 2019 I moved to Canada to be with her. I arrived as a visitor and we lived in a friends basement for a couple of months when we then realised we needed to look for a house. A couple of months then followed in my girlfriends mums basement suite as covid began, but we also found a house that we were able to purchase. I've not been here for 15 months with extensions to my visitors record.
We moved in at the end of May 2020.
When we lived with our friends and her mum, we paid them some rent, however there was no paperwork or legal agreement.
So my question is, when does our year of living together begin?
November 2019 when I arrived in Canada? or the date we were able to buy a house together?
The other issue we're having is that I can't seem to get my name added to much in the way of the house or bills as I'm not a Canadian so it seems strange that they ask for these things. I'm able to get my name on the mailing section of a few, but not the actual bills. That topic probably deserves a whole new post though!
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.