can i be a common-law partner even if i didn't declare it at first?

[karyl]

I applied for PR under the FSW Program last year but was refused due to cap reached and ineligibility of arranged employment (my NOC is C or D and can't gain points for arranged employment). Therefore, I did not pass the passing score of 67.

When I came to Canada as worker, I did not declare my live-in partner for 2 years as my common-law partner since I wasn't familiar with CIC's definition of common-law marriage. Also, when I applied for PR, I did not declare him either.

This coming July 2012, once cap will reopen, my partner, who is in our home country, plans to apply for PR under FSW and wishes to include me as his common-law partner. This will actually qualify us both since he will get 9 additional points from Adaptability.

I am just worried that the inconsistency of our marital status may affect the application. We have a lot of proofs to show like joint accounts, joint credit cards, certification from the community where we lived that we have been cohabiting and is signed by both our parents, letters to each other since I left for Canada to work, proof of remittances, etc...

Can we still apply as common-law partners? I can make a written explanation why I did not declare him at first but will it be enough? I hope to get some advice from you, especially from those who had experiences about this. THANK YOU...

 

[Jitu1011]

You can file as you want and it doesn't bother then until you have documents to prove your application. There are so many cases where divorce are in process or people add husband/wife in application after they filed and PR is in process.

First thing they wont ask you and even if they ask they will ask you to why you want to add yourself as co-applicant, and they you can just add your explanation that our eligibility was different during that time and we were not sure how to initiate process.


For any queries you can call CIC helpline and get your query answered by CIC official.