My girlfriend and I came here on a work permit (independently), worked for a couple of years and applied for PR last year (around the same time). A couple of months after we both applied for PR, we met each other and started dating.
Eventually, we decided to live with each other about two months after meeting each other (rushed, I know, we did it because of the crazy high rent in Toronto), and got an apartment together.
I remembered reading in an email I was sent after applying PR about updating IRCC about any change to circumstances, and was thinking about sending IRCC a webform saying that we are common law now. After reading through the IRCC’s website, I noticed that I need to cohabit with my partner for 12 months to be considered common law. Since I just moved in with her, I figured that doesn’t apply to us yet.
We both received our PRs pretty much within two months of moving together (so before living together for 12 months), so I didn’t get an opportunity to inform IRCC.
I was talking to someone recently and they said that I should’ve told IRCC that we are common law pretty much right after we moved in with each other. I was concerned hearing that, so I searched IRCCs websites again, but could not find information about informing them immediately after moving together as a couple (before cohabiting for 12 months). I did see that IRCC need to be informed about marriage immediately, but we are not married.
When we both applied for our PRs we didn’t even know each other, and even if you include the time we have known each other (before cohabiting) we been a couple for only about 3-4 months which is well below the 12 month period for common law.
Now I am super concerned that I might have missed some side note in immigration law and broke the law. Could someone here elaborate on this?
Eventually, we decided to live with each other about two months after meeting each other (rushed, I know, we did it because of the crazy high rent in Toronto), and got an apartment together.
I remembered reading in an email I was sent after applying PR about updating IRCC about any change to circumstances, and was thinking about sending IRCC a webform saying that we are common law now. After reading through the IRCC’s website, I noticed that I need to cohabit with my partner for 12 months to be considered common law. Since I just moved in with her, I figured that doesn’t apply to us yet.
We both received our PRs pretty much within two months of moving together (so before living together for 12 months), so I didn’t get an opportunity to inform IRCC.
I was talking to someone recently and they said that I should’ve told IRCC that we are common law pretty much right after we moved in with each other. I was concerned hearing that, so I searched IRCCs websites again, but could not find information about informing them immediately after moving together as a couple (before cohabiting for 12 months). I did see that IRCC need to be informed about marriage immediately, but we are not married.
When we both applied for our PRs we didn’t even know each other, and even if you include the time we have known each other (before cohabiting) we been a couple for only about 3-4 months which is well below the 12 month period for common law.
Now I am super concerned that I might have missed some side note in immigration law and broke the law. Could someone here elaborate on this?
