Hello,
Me (Canadian Citizen) and my girlfriend from Mexico resided in the same residence for at least a year and a half total continuously around 2015. There were no breaks and at the time she was on student visa, this would mean we already satisfied the case for common law application at the time.
Unfortunately her student visa expired in November 2017 and she had to go back home. Since then we have been separated for almost 10 months! We have had a grand total of 2 visits to each other (I to Mexico, her to Vancouver during this time apart spanning 5 days and 24 days respectively. Our relationship is real and ongoing however we are ready to explore common law sponsorship again.
What is the best way of going about doing this, is it even possible for her to come back to Vancouver first under a student visa or visitor visa for example and then we start the common law process? I'm aware that marriage is an option but we are not ready for that yet. Is the time apart already too long and we won't be able to have a valid argument for common law sponsorship?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Me (Canadian Citizen) and my girlfriend from Mexico resided in the same residence for at least a year and a half total continuously around 2015. There were no breaks and at the time she was on student visa, this would mean we already satisfied the case for common law application at the time.
Unfortunately her student visa expired in November 2017 and she had to go back home. Since then we have been separated for almost 10 months! We have had a grand total of 2 visits to each other (I to Mexico, her to Vancouver during this time apart spanning 5 days and 24 days respectively. Our relationship is real and ongoing however we are ready to explore common law sponsorship again.
What is the best way of going about doing this, is it even possible for her to come back to Vancouver first under a student visa or visitor visa for example and then we start the common law process? I'm aware that marriage is an option but we are not ready for that yet. Is the time apart already too long and we won't be able to have a valid argument for common law sponsorship?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
