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Previous Common Law partner

jensaus

Star Member
Feb 5, 2013
92
2
Australia
Category........
NOC Code......
7271
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 15, 2013
AOR Received.
July 10, 2013
Med's Request
February 1, 2014
Med's Done....
February 4 & 6, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
not required
Is it an absolute must to mention a previous common law partner? We had one rental lease we signed together and bought a block of land together (which has been sold).

I would rather not if possible
 

jes_ON

VIP Member
Jun 22, 2009
12,092
1,421
Category........
Visa Office......
New York
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-May-2010
AOR Received.
13-Aug-2010
File Transfer...
01-Mar-2011
Passport Req..
30-Jun-2011
VISA ISSUED...
12-Jul-2011 (received 25-Jul-2011)
LANDED..........
03-Sep-2011
Form IMM 5406, Additional Family Information, requires you to either identify your current spouse, or certify that you have no current or former spouse or common-law partner. So if you do not have a current spouse, YES, you must identify your former common-law partner.

After taking a look at this form, you'll probably wonder where or how, since section A appears to be for current spouses/partners, not former, but then you can't sign the declaration either. In my case, I wrote in "see attached explanation" instead of signing the declaration, and then put my ex-spouse's information on a separate sheet and wrote (and signed) a statement that I did not currently have a spouse...
 

jensaus

Star Member
Feb 5, 2013
92
2
Australia
Category........
NOC Code......
7271
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 15, 2013
AOR Received.
July 10, 2013
Med's Request
February 1, 2014
Med's Done....
February 4 & 6, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
not required
I am applying along with my common law partner and our baby son ( both dependants). We are due to get married in October this year which I will not in a cover letter.

I only classified my last partner as a 'boyfriend' rather than a common law partner so I'm not going to mention him.
 

PMM

VIP Member
Jun 30, 2005
25,494
1,947
Hi


jensaus said:
I am applying along with my common law partner and our baby son ( both dependants). We are due to get married in October this year which I will not in a cover letter.

I only classified my last partner as a 'boyfriend' rather than a common law partner so I'm not going to mention him.
Doesn't matter how you classified him, if you lived together for a year, you were common/law.
 

jensaus

Star Member
Feb 5, 2013
92
2
Australia
Category........
NOC Code......
7271
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 15, 2013
AOR Received.
July 10, 2013
Med's Request
February 1, 2014
Med's Done....
February 4 & 6, 2014
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
not required
PMM said:
Hi


Doesn't matter how you classified him, if you lived together for a year, you were common/law.
Sorry for stupid question but why do CIC need to know my previous relationship that I had in my 20s?
 

PMM

VIP Member
Jun 30, 2005
25,494
1,947
Hi

jensaus said:
Sorry for stupid question but why do CIC need to know my previous relationship that I had in my 20s?
Too many examples of previous c/law relationships that break-up, one partner finds another C/law relationship, is sponsored, and miraculously decides to resume the previous c/law relationship and then sponsors him or her.