Outland Application Questions

[lemondrop0316]

Hi everyone,

I will be submitting an application for common law sponsorship (Canadian sponsor, South Korean applicant, living in Korea) in September and I just want to clarify some things

1. Proof of Cohabitation
- We have no joint accounts with both our names - only individual. My phone bills are only electronic (inquiring about paper copies). The apartment and bills are in her name because she set everything up before I arrived. We have government ID, individual bank accounts that list us both at the same residence, and monthly transactions showing that I transfer her money for our monthly expenses - is that sufficient?

2. Letters
- We want to submit letters for proof of cohabitation and for proof of returning to Canada - how many letters is suggested?

3. Proof of Relationship
- My understanding is all photocopies need to be certified. When it comes to text conversations or emails do those need to be certified as well? Are we just supposed to screenshot them and print them?

Sorry if these seem like common sense questions, but this process is stressful and we want to do it right the first time

TIA

 

[goldfinger]

Hi everyone,

I will be submitting an application for common law sponsorship (Canadian sponsor, South Korean applicant, living in Korea) in September and I just want to clarify some things

1. Proof of Cohabitation
- We have no joint accounts with both our names - only individual. My phone bills are only electronic (inquiring about paper copies). The apartment and bills are in her name because she set everything up before I arrived. We have government ID, individual bank accounts that list us both at the same residence, and monthly transactions showing that I transfer her money for our monthly expenses - is that sufficient?

2. Letters
- We want to submit letters for proof of cohabitation and for proof of returning to Canada - how many letters is suggested?

3. Proof of Relationship
- My understanding is all photocopies need to be certified. When it comes to text conversations or emails do those need to be certified as well? Are we just supposed to screenshot them and print them?

Sorry if these seem like common sense questions, but this process is stressful and we want to do it right the first time

TIA

Are you 100% sure that photocopies need to be certified? I pulled this from IRCC guide -

"Make sure all photocopies are clear and easy to read. Other than copies of original documents used for translations, photocopies do not need to be certified. Don’t send originals unless we ask for them, because they will not be returned."

Just an FYI. Thanks!