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Applied Too Early?

Apr 16, 2019
18
9
Alberta
Category........
FAM
App. Filed.......
16/04/2019
At the beginning of my application, I used an immigration consultant. They advised me to apply as soon as possible because of processing times.
My partner and I became common-law on May 1, 2018 and my application was marked received on April 23, 2019.
Will the bad advice of the immigration consultant and turning in my application a week early cause it to be denied?
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,304
2,166
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
At the beginning of my application, I used an immigration consultant. They advised me to apply as soon as possible because of processing times.
My partner and I became common-law on May 1, 2018 and my application was marked received on April 23, 2019.
Will the bad advice of the immigration consultant and turning in my application a week early cause it to be denied?
You must meet the eligibility requirements on the day of application submission. When you say that you "became common-law", had you already been living together in a conjugal relationship since May 1, 2017? Or, did you start living together on May 1, 2018?
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,558
7,196
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
At the beginning of my application, I used an immigration consultant. They advised me to apply as soon as possible because of processing times.
My partner and I became common-law on May 1, 2018 and my application was marked received on April 23, 2019.
Will the bad advice of the immigration consultant and turning in my application a week early cause it to be denied?
If you meant that you became common-law May 1st, 2019, yes, you applied too early and your application will be refused. At the time of applying, you failed to meet the most basic requirement of common-law, which is one continuous year of cohabitation. It's like applying as married a week before you actually get married.