APPLYING UNDER EXPRESS ENTRY AND COMMON LAW SPONSORSHIP

[Rinamac]

Hello everyone,

please help me out with my situation here:

My post-grad work permit is expiring soon in July 2016. I'm currently applying under Express Entry (EE) and have 452 points. My boyfriend is already Canadian 20 yrs ago. I know my clock is ticking... Can I apply PR through EE and Common-law sponsorship with my bf at the same time???


All I need to have my wp to be extended to get ITA from EE if my points level are drawn later...


Thank you very much for your knowledge out there!!!

 

[scylla]

Yes - you can apply for both.

To apply as common law you and your boyfriend must have already lived together continuously for a minimum of one full year and have evidence to prove this cohabitation.

 

[Rinamac]

THANK YOU SCYLLA!!!!

And is it ok that I have been declare myself as single in EE and in all my tax documents? I am afraid that if I apply the sponsorship the CIC will question my marital status...

 

[Aquakitty]

THANK YOU SCYLLA!!!!

And is it ok that I have been declare myself as single in EE and in all my tax documents? I am afraid that if I apply the sponsorship the CIC will question my marital status...

No it's not ok for EE if you are common-law, that is misrepresentation.

 

[scylla]

No it's not ok for EE if you are common-law, that is misrepresentation.

Agreed. You're either common law in both applications or you're single. And if you're single then you can only apply under EE.

If you file one as single and one as common law you'll be flirting with a 5 year ban from Canada.

 

[ImABule]

No it's not ok for EE if you are common-law, that is misrepresentation.

She could have been living with her BF and not had a year pass when she filed her application for EE. Once the year passed then she should update her status as common law.

If she updated her status on her EE to common law stating that a year has just past living with her partner and then provided proof would that not make filing a common law application as well ok?

If she just filed 2015 taxes as single then clearly common law is not an option.

 

[SAMANTALA]

Yes - you can apply for both.

To apply as common law you and your boyfriend must have already lived together continuously for a minimum of one full year and have evidence to prove this cohabitation.

I'm Nov 2013 applicant as married spouse sponsorship but denied due to my husband divorce date May 2013 while our marriage date was Oct 2012. We got married but without knowing that his divorce was not yet finalize before and I was depressed about it, now a consultant told us that we can apply as common law, is that possible? Because to remarry again in the Philippines we need to nullify our previous marriage though it will take 1 year cost is 6,000$, we don't have that amount and takes longer.