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Special case not sure if it is a Proxy Marriage

dustyding said:
We have to both live in Canada for one year to show that we are in common law...
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No - you can live together for one year continuously anywhere in the world and be classified as common law. Doesn't have to be Canada.
 
canuck78 said:
Travel to a 3rd country together to get married, live together for a year, if he/she is denied a TRV you can apply for conjugal sponsorship.
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He's denied a study visa, does that work for conjugal sponsership? And if works, can I add him as my spouse when I apply for EE?
 
dustyding said:
Yeah, I know this way. But as covid 19, it is impossible currently.
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Since you are together in your country, you can establish common law by living together there for a year (does not need to be in Canada).

Is your partner a Canadian citizen or PR? You could get authorization to travel as extended family.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...trictions-exemptions.html#extended-citizen-pr

You would still need a visa. You would need to apply for a visa to enter Canada (TRV) and be refused to be able to qualify as conjugal, so go ahead and apply anyway.
 
dustyding said:
Some agencies can hold the ceremony and offer me legal us marriage licence. I am curious how CIC will know the marriage is valid or not, as there's no information to show if it is a proxy/virtual marriage on the licence.
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For example, when they ask you to demonstrate you got married in [us state] and you have no USA visa or entry stamps?
 
scylla said:
No - you can live together for one year continuously anywhere in the world and be classified as common law. Doesn't have to be Canada.
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Thank you! So if I can verify that we are living together for one year in another non-english speaking country (there's gonna be a lot of documentation and translations), can I add him as my spouse when I apply for PR through EE?
 
dustyding said:
Thank you! So if I can verify that we are living together for one year in another non-english speaking country (there's gonna be a lot of documentation and translations), can I add him as my spouse when I apply for PR through EE?
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You can add him as a common law partner if you can prove the year of continuous cohabitation.
 
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dustyding said:
Thank you! So if I can verify that we are living together for one year in another non-english speaking country (there's gonna be a lot of documentation and translations), can I add him as my spouse when I apply for PR through EE?
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Did you live together for a year before you got the WP?
 
canuck78 said:
Did you live together for a year before you got the WP?
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No. I was in Canada for study before WP, he was in our country. I got WP last year and then covid 19 started. I came back to my country and lived with him for around one year until now. I will be back to Canada a few months later.
 
dustyding said:
No. I was in Canada for study before WP, he was in our country. I got WP last year and then covid 19 started. I came back to my country and lived with him for around one year until now. I will be back to Canada a few months later.
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Ok that is good. Do you have a job or job offer to enter Canada?
 
dustyding said:
Yes, I am currently working for a Canadian company remotely.
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Ok you'll need proof to fly to Canada. Would start collecting proof of living together like lease with both names, utility bills with both your names or either of your names, address and dates starting from the start of the first year, other mail like deliveries, etc.,
 
canuck78 said:
Ok you'll need proof to fly to Canada. Would start collecting proof of living together like lease with both names, utility bills with both your names or either of your names, address and dates starting from the start of the first year, other mail like deliveries, etc.,
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As all these proofs are not in English, we have to translate the copy to english ourselves. Is that valid?
 
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