Question about common law sponsorship application

[sadwghb13]

Hi all,

This is my first post. I wish I'd know this forum existed several months ago when we started putting together our application, but I'm hoping someone can help me with a question now.

My boyfriend (who is Canadian) is sponsoring me as a common law partner (I'm from the States). We submitted our application back in October, but got a letter last week asking for additional documentation (apparently I filled out the wrong Spouse/Partner Questionnaire). At the time when we first submitted our application, my boyfriend and I were still living together in Canada (we did an Outside of Canada application) but I've since had to return to the States for work. The Questionnaire asks if we are still living together and I don't know whether I should say we are or not (because we're not sure if I'll be able to return to Canada before our application is approved). Will it damage the viability of our application if we say we are still living together but I end up not being able to return? Is it better to say I'm currently living in the States (we did live together continuously for about a year and a half before I had to move back) and will return asap?

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

 

[Sweden]

Hi all,

This is my first post. I wish I'd know this forum existed several months ago when we started putting together our application, but I'm hoping someone can help me with a question now.

My boyfriend (who is Canadian) is sponsoring me as a common law partner (I'm from the States). We submitted our application back in October, but got a letter last week asking for additional documentation (apparently I filled out the wrong Spouse/Partner Questionnaire). At the time when we first submitted our application, my boyfriend and I were still living together in Canada (we did an Outside of Canada application) but I've since had to return to the States for work. The Questionnaire asks if we are still living together and I don't know whether I should say we are or not (because we're not sure if I'll be able to return to Canada before our application is approved). Will it damage the viability of our application if we say we are still living together but I end up not being able to return? Is it better to say I'm currently living in the States (we did live together continuously for about a year and a half before I had to move back) and will return asap?

Any advice would be very much appreciated!

Don't lie - if you are not living together anymore, then say it. Because if for any reasons you are not allowed back in Canada, you will be committing misrepresentation. Also - it looks like you are living in the US, since you are working there etc.... not just visiting fmaily for 2 weeks, that would be acceptable.
You can fill out the application, explaining on a separate sheet that when you applied you were living together but you are not anymore, and when you plan to return to Canada. As you have lived 12 months in the past together you did qualify as common-law at that point. Just make sure that you include proofs that you are still a couple, so they can see that your relationship is continuing, even if you are not living together anymore, so it doesn't look like you are not common-law.
If you have a date when you will return (because work is ending etc), make sure that you state that. Try and explain also why working in the US was important (apart from the money side of course, was it something really specific that meant a lot to you etc, that can explain that you moved out of Canada for that, etc)
Good luck,
Sweden

 

[sadwghb13]

Thanks, Sweden. I appreciate your advice.