Hi everyone,
My common-law partner is trying to sponsor me under the Family class, we submitted our application on August 2016, passed medical exam already.
Yesterday, I received a letter from CIC stating that:
In order to continue processing your application, further information is required. You must complete/submit the following to this office
> Client Information: You did not provide sufficient evidence that you are a common-law partner
(cohabitating for a period of at least one year at time of application). Acceptable documentation
includes: declaration of common-law relationship, evidence of joint bank, trust, credit union or charge
card accounts; jointly signed residential lease, mortgage or purchase agreement, insurance and/or
beneficiary forms. This documentation must provide evidence dated at least one year prior to
the date of your application. Other supporting documentation such as statutory declarations of
individuals with personal knowledge that your relationship is genuine and continuing may be
considered. Please do not send any electronic media items, such as CDs, DVDs, or VHStapes
This must be received at this office by: 2017/11/24
We don't have leases under our names for the requested period of time, as the person who was renting the place we lived in was my father. I did pay some of the bills, and my partner paid some other bills, and we showed proof of this (although in a different language, could this be the problem?). Also showed a bunch of pictures, a signed declaration from my partner's mother, a declaration of common-law relationship, and a joint credit card.
How come this isn't enough? Has anyone here gone through a similar predicament, where there's no lease/mortgage?
Also, do you think I should have ALL proof officially translated? This would be in the thousands!
Thanks!
Seb
My common-law partner is trying to sponsor me under the Family class, we submitted our application on August 2016, passed medical exam already.
Yesterday, I received a letter from CIC stating that:
In order to continue processing your application, further information is required. You must complete/submit the following to this office
> Client Information: You did not provide sufficient evidence that you are a common-law partner
(cohabitating for a period of at least one year at time of application). Acceptable documentation
includes: declaration of common-law relationship, evidence of joint bank, trust, credit union or charge
card accounts; jointly signed residential lease, mortgage or purchase agreement, insurance and/or
beneficiary forms. This documentation must provide evidence dated at least one year prior to
the date of your application. Other supporting documentation such as statutory declarations of
individuals with personal knowledge that your relationship is genuine and continuing may be
considered. Please do not send any electronic media items, such as CDs, DVDs, or VHStapes
This must be received at this office by: 2017/11/24
We don't have leases under our names for the requested period of time, as the person who was renting the place we lived in was my father. I did pay some of the bills, and my partner paid some other bills, and we showed proof of this (although in a different language, could this be the problem?). Also showed a bunch of pictures, a signed declaration from my partner's mother, a declaration of common-law relationship, and a joint credit card.
How come this isn't enough? Has anyone here gone through a similar predicament, where there's no lease/mortgage?
Also, do you think I should have ALL proof officially translated? This would be in the thousands!
Thanks!
Seb
