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Chris111

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Hello,I hope everyone is doing well.

I would like some advice.

I am a Canadian citizen and i want to sponsor my husband for Pr.

I am currently on university in a different province from my husband and we meet with my husband at work when I was off school (he still working at the same place)

He came to Canada on a closed work permit in Ontario.

After couple years of dating and got married we applied for inland in Canada class. But unfortunately our lawyer applied on the wrong stream . We where not fully cohabiting together fully because I was in another province studying and my husband was on a closed work permit. The laywer knew that we were not cohabiting but he said we have to apply for inland .We spend time together during summer,when I’m off school I come to Ontario and live with him .he comes and visits me very often.

But the application got refused because of the cohabitation.
He applied in May for inland, and applied for his open work permit in June and got the approval in October.But yesterday we got the confirmation that the application of Spouse and Common in law in canada class has been refused as the agent is not satisfied that we are cohabiting from the start of the application.But we never said that we are cohabitating and we also added that on the application.

We want to reapply and i need some advice on what to do next .
My husband has a open work permit now but can’t come right away here because he is working on a contract . He did apply on a few jobs here over the phone or LinkedIn where I’m studying but he hasn’t heard anything back.


If we apply Outland will the officer of immigration expect him to move right away. I will be spending summer in Ontario because I have my family there too but also im working here after school, so we havent decided yet what to do. We talk very often during the day ( calls and facetime more often)

What is the best route in our case and what is important when comes to prove the genuine relationship . We dont have any bills or joint account together.
 
Hello,I hope everyone is doing well.

I would like some advice.

I am a Canadian citizen and i want to sponsor my husband for Pr.

I am currently on university in a different province from my husband and we meet with my husband at work when I was off school (he still working at the same place)

He came to Canada on a closed work permit in Ontario.

After couple years of dating and got married we applied for inland in Canada class. But unfortunately our lawyer applied on the wrong stream . We where not fully cohabiting together fully because I was in another province studying and my husband was on a closed work permit. The laywer knew that we were not cohabiting but he said we have to apply for inland .We spend time together during summer,when I’m off school I come to Ontario and live with him .he comes and visits me very often.

But the application got refused because of the cohabitation.
He applied in May for inland, and applied for his open work permit in June and got the approval in October.But yesterday we got the confirmation that the application of Spouse and Common in law in canada class has been refused as the agent is not satisfied that we are cohabiting from the start of the application.But we never said that we are cohabitating and we also added that on the application.

We want to reapply and i need some advice on what to do next .
My husband has a open work permit now but can’t come right away here because he is working on a contract . He did apply on a few jobs here over the phone or LinkedIn where I’m studying but he hasn’t heard anything back.


If we apply Outland will the officer of immigration expect him to move right away. I will be spending summer in Ontario because I have my family there too but also im working here after school, so we havent decided yet what to do. We talk very often during the day ( calls and facetime more often)

What is the best route in our case and what is important when comes to prove the genuine relationship . We dont have any bills or joint account together.

Your only option is Outland. If you don’t have any joint finances, have spent minimal time in person, etc. while dating and after marriage all while both being in Canada that is a warning flag for IRCC. You should have at a minimum some shared finances. Currently there is very little separating a long distance dating relationship from a marriage.
 
We dont have joint accounts as didn’t need one ,we have bank transfers that sometimes he sends money over .
We travel every month or couple months for few days or weeks do see each other when we find time from work or school. We lived together during summer time when I am off school but not actually sharing the rent or bills . And now we are waiting for him to find a job near me , but until then he can’t leave the job he is working in Ontario. Previous before November he couldn’t leave Ontario as he was restricted on his closed work permit. But now that he has open work permit does IrCc requires him to move right away? As he is not able to find a job near me , and his contract with his actual job is until June 2026
 
We dont have joint accounts as didn’t need one ,we have bank transfers that sometimes he sends money over .
We travel every month or couple months for few days or weeks do see each other when we find time from work or school. We lived together during summer time when I am off school but not actually sharing the rent or bills . And now we are waiting for him to find a job near me , but until then he can’t leave the job he is working in Ontario. Previous before November he couldn’t leave Ontario as he was restricted on his closed work permit. But now that he has open work permit does IrCc requires him to move right away? As he is not able to find a job near me , and his contract with his actual job is until June 2026

Even if joint accounts or other similar things aren’t necessary you need to think of these things as accumulating items that will prove your marriage/relationship history. No IRCC does not require him to move as soon as possible. How fast he should/can move and the pros/cons of the timing of the move is something I would discuss with your lawyer. If for example your application has some areas that IRCC may consider as weak it may make sense to move earlier than you may have wanted to.