Rules to add Common Law Partner

[ANKIT VAJPAYEE]

Hi Guys,
Thanks a lot in advance for all the help and guidance I will be get from you guys.

I am an Indian Citizen; Living / Working in Canada since August 2015 , was Sponsored here with LMIA while I was working in Thailand. I am about to apply for my PR ,and want to add my gf (fiance) as well in Common Law Partner category . I am not very sure how will we be able to show or proof our relationship , as she and I been doing long distance since 2015 (Thailand and Canada ) . Though she has Canadian TRV and been here 4-5 time since I have moved here and I have visited her 2 times during this period. Also we have visited each other's home town and parents during this period and before that .
We did live together in Thailand for over 1 Year , before I moved to Canada. Will that be considered as 12 Consecutive months of living together for Common Law Partner ?

We have been together for a while and have loads of pics together as well, and also with mutual friends along with each others parents and siblings , additional to that we have lot of travelling info together and messages. We don't have any bills or contract together or any bank account though.
We are planning for wedding but due to some reasons cannot do it before I will apply for our PR application.

- I need help to understand more about all the ways possible we can prove our relationship under Common Law Partner.

- Also , is it mandatory for her to also take English exam or my points should be enough for both of us ?

I have recently checked my points (adding her as Common law and without her English Score) score on CIC website and its 513 and without adding Common Law : 538

Look forward to hear from you guys soon.

Thanks,
Ankit

 

[scylla]

Common law requires you to have lived together for at least one year continuously (i.e. without a break) and be able to prove it. Do you have proof that you lived together for a full year (e.g. joint lease agreement, joint utility bills, joint bank accounts, anything like that)? Photos don't prove you are common law - you need hard evidence that demonstrates you lived together for a full 12 months. You should try to include her as a common law partner in your PR application. If possible, get married since it sounds like you're lacking evidence for common law and may have difficulty being approved as such. If you include her as your common law partner and there's insufficient evidence to prove common law status, CIC may remove her as a dependent from your application. In that case you will need to get married if you want to include her in your application.

No - not mandatory that she take IELTS.