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conjugal or common law sponsorship?

bukayo

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May 4, 2011
155
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Manila
Job Offer........
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App. Filed.......
01-11-2016
Doc's Request.
08-02-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1 18-11-2016 AOR2 28-11-2016
Med's Done....
05-10-2016
need help!!! im a filipino citizen and separated for 8 years but not yet annulled because my ex-wife won't cooperate. what are my options going to canada? i have a girlfriend in manitoba, we have been together for 7 years now. all your suggestions are welcome....tia.
 

pinklady

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Jan 13, 2011
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London
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16-12-2010
Passport Req..
28-02-2011
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09-04-2011
Unless you have lived together continuously for 1 year, you are not common law, therefore if you want to apply, you must do so as conjugal.
 

brookslakeside

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Oct 15, 2010
193
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Dubai, UAE
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
19-08-2014
Doc's Request.
24-09-2014 (updated IMM1344), Submitted October 2014
File Transfer...
12-11-2014
Med's Done....
28-07-2014
Passport Req..
14-01-2015, Full Hearing December 7, 2016, Oral Decision given right away, Written Decision received December 19, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
Request for Updated Forms,Medical &Police Clearances: January 23, 2017, Emailed Scanned Copies February 22,2017
LANDED..........
28-06-2017
bukayo said:
need help!!! im a filipino citizen and separated for 8 years but not yet annulled because my ex-wife won't cooperate. what are my options going to canada? i have a girlfriend in manitoba, we have been together for 7 years now. all your suggestions are welcome....tia.
You don`t need your wife to cooperate just so you can get an annulment in the Philippines. The more she will not cooperate the better it will be for you. The public prosecutor will be investigating for `collusion` and if during the interview you were found to be in agreement with your wife your petition will be dismissed. The common ground for annulment of marriage in the Philippines is psychological incapacity. You need a psychologist as an expert witness in your trial. Annulment is an expensive and very long process but it`s worth it and it`s the only way for you to marry you girlfriend. I`m doing my annulment right now so i`m a bit of an expert ;D.
If you`re not going to file for an annulment then why not try the Federal Skilled Worker Category or work in Canada as a Temporary Foreign Worker with a possibility to apply as permanent resident as Provincial Nominee.
Or the ones suggested by Pinklady.
 

lyvly

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Oct 31, 2011
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Vegreville
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02-08-2011
brookslakeside said:
You don`t need your wife to cooperate just so you can get an annulment in the Philippines. The more she will not cooperate the better it will be for you. The public prosecutor will be investigating for `collusion` and if during the interview you were found to be in agreement with your wife your petition will be dismissed. The common ground for annulment of marriage in the Philippines is psychological incapacity. You need a psychologist as an expert witness in your trial. Annulment is an expensive and very long process but it`s worth it and it`s the only way for you to marry you girlfriend. I`m doing my annulment right now so i`m a bit of an expert ;D.
If you`re not going to file for an annulment then why not try the Federal Skilled Worker Category or work in Canada as a Temporary Foreign Worker with a possibility to apply as permanent resident as Provincial Nominee.
Or the ones suggested by Pinklady.
Hi..i wonder where did u file ur annulment,,in canada or phils? How much does it cost? U may pm me pls
 

emrn

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Jun 8, 2011
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Makati City, Philippines
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Manila
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-09-2011 (September 02,2011)
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13-12-2011
Med's Request
13-12-2012 (remeds)
Med's Done....
27-07-2011/ remeds done 19-12-2012
Interview........
13-11-2012 Passed the Eligibility ;)
Passport Req..
27-12-2011 sent the same day
VISA ISSUED...
March 26, 2013 (DM: 28-03-2013)
LANDED..........
April 19, 2013
My marriage isn't annuled yet since it's too expensive. We filed for conjugal partnership now waiting for a positive result ;D We tried applying for tourist visa but we were denied twice maybe because of the reason that I'm a nurse, so we went through the conjugal partnership route. It's really difficult to prove way lot of paper works and proofs to show but it's worth it. And hopefully if I get to go to Canada that's where I will be filing for divorce after a year of residency there. Then we will get married in Canada. ;D
 

brookslakeside

Star Member
Oct 15, 2010
193
48
Dubai, UAE
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
19-08-2014
Doc's Request.
24-09-2014 (updated IMM1344), Submitted October 2014
File Transfer...
12-11-2014
Med's Done....
28-07-2014
Passport Req..
14-01-2015, Full Hearing December 7, 2016, Oral Decision given right away, Written Decision received December 19, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
Request for Updated Forms,Medical &Police Clearances: January 23, 2017, Emailed Scanned Copies February 22,2017
LANDED..........
28-06-2017
emrn said:
My marriage isn't annuled yet since it's too expensive. We filed for conjugal partnership now waiting for a positive result ;D We tried applying for tourist visa but we were denied twice maybe because of the reason that I'm a nurse, so we went through the conjugal partnership route. It's really difficult to prove way lot of paper works and proofs to show but it's worth it. And hopefully if I get to go to Canada that's where I will be filing for divorce after a year of residency there. Then we will get married in Canada. ;D
I read some of your posts emrn and i`m hoping that you`ll be reunited with your love one soon.
You are right, annulment is not for the faint of heart, it`s expensive and there are a lot of cases being heard in the Family Courts making the process very long, years actually if you`re unlucky.
My fiance and i lived together for 10 months, 2 months shy of the required 12 months for common law and i`m a Filipino citizen so we opted for an annulment and get married next year. Keep on posting, i know there are a lot of Filipinos out there who are in the same situation as us and we can give them a little encouragement.
 

brookslakeside

Star Member
Oct 15, 2010
193
48
Dubai, UAE
Visa Office......
Manila
App. Filed.......
19-08-2014
Doc's Request.
24-09-2014 (updated IMM1344), Submitted October 2014
File Transfer...
12-11-2014
Med's Done....
28-07-2014
Passport Req..
14-01-2015, Full Hearing December 7, 2016, Oral Decision given right away, Written Decision received December 19, 2016
VISA ISSUED...
Request for Updated Forms,Medical &Police Clearances: January 23, 2017, Emailed Scanned Copies February 22,2017
LANDED..........
28-06-2017
lyvly said:
Hi..i wonder where did u file ur annulment,,in canada or phils? How much does it cost? U may pm me pls
I left you a message.
 

emrn

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Jun 8, 2011
961
6
Makati City, Philippines
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-09-2011 (September 02,2011)
File Transfer...
13-12-2011
Med's Request
13-12-2012 (remeds)
Med's Done....
27-07-2011/ remeds done 19-12-2012
Interview........
13-11-2012 Passed the Eligibility ;)
Passport Req..
27-12-2011 sent the same day
VISA ISSUED...
March 26, 2013 (DM: 28-03-2013)
LANDED..........
April 19, 2013
brookslakeside said:
I read some of your posts emrn and i`m hoping that you`ll be reunited with your love one soon.
You are right, annulment is not for the faint of heart, it`s expensive and there are a lot of cases being heard in the Family Courts making the process very long, years actually if you`re unlucky.
My fiance and i lived together for 10 months, 2 months shy of the required 12 months for common law and i`m a Filipino citizen so we opted for an annulment and get married next year. Keep on posting, i know there are a lot of Filipinos out there who are in the same situation as us and we can give them a little encouragement.
Thank you. I really hope so too. ;) Yes there are a lot of situation the same as ours because our government wont approve divorce in our country. We didn't live together either that's why we opted for conjugal partnership because it says that u can't live together for a lot of reasons one of which is that we don't have divorce in our country, it's also for same sex, and if you both tried living in each other's country but there are a lot of barriers. We have been together as a couple for more than a year now and he visited me twice and I met his dad and step mom cus his step mom is also a Filipina and they met my family too. I really hope that my application will go smoothly because I've really been depressed myself too my birthday is coming up and he's not with me. Last year he was here to spend my birthday with me and we went to Boracay. Now that my birthday is coming up I'm missing him more and it's just frustrating that all our plans are put on hold and we are counting on someone to play God and dictate about how our life will be. Whether we'll be together or not. :(
 

bukayo

Star Member
May 4, 2011
155
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Manila
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2016
Doc's Request.
08-02-2017
AOR Received.
AOR1 18-11-2016 AOR2 28-11-2016
Med's Done....
05-10-2016
What are the requirements for conjugal sponsorship? Annullment takes a very long process.