Documents for CEC application

[yokies]

Hi, Can someone please clarify.. if my common law spouse is already a Canadian Citizen do I need to include him in the application and do the statutory declaration? Thanks!

 

[yokies]

anyone please?
There is a statutory declaration for common law spouse. I mean he won't ever need to be sponsored as he is Canadian citizen. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[jes_ON]

Hi, Can someone please clarify.. if my common law spouse is already a Canadian Citizen do I need to include him in the application and do the statutory declaration? Thanks!

No. Because he is already a Canadian citizen, he does not need to apply to become a permanent resident : )

So he is not a member of the application, you do not need a statutory declaration, but you DO need to include his information on your forms (e.g. "Additional family information"). And you need to include a letter of explanation ("I have a common-law spouse who is a Canadian citizen...") and include a photocopy of his Canadian birth certificate and/or passport. If CIC has further questions, they will ask...

And yes, it would sure be nice if CIC provided this guidance, but I believe the assumption is that you would of course apply under the family class. Many who are eligible for CEC class choose it over family class and succeed, so - no worries.

 

[yokies]

You're amazing! Thanks for your help Jess.
I will just include his information as you suggested. I didn't think it made sense to do a stat dec if he is already Canadian