Stated I was single on EE. Can I still sponsor my spouse?

[aimeemel]

Hello all,

I have applied for EE, I’m currently on implied status. When it is approved, I wish to sponsor my common law partner who is also in Canada. She applied for a work permit extension but it looks like it will be refused so she will go on a visitor visa. We are both from the UK. My questions are-

Can I sponsor her as soon as I become a PR?
Can she apply for a work visa once she is on a visitors visa and already had one extension refused?
I stated I was single on my EE application. Will this affect sponsoring her?

Thank you.

 

[Wakki]

Common-law partner
A person who has been living with another person in a conjugal relationship for at least one year.
a PR living inside Canada is eligible to sponsor....good you were single when you applied for EE.....but you must have lived together for at least 12 months to be eligible to sponsor your partner as common law.

Open Work Permit (OWP) could be submitted with inland common law sponsorship......but for the OWP application to be approved the OWP + inland common law sponsorship must be received when the applicant has status e.g., visitor status.......note: inland common law sponsorship could be processed if the applicant is out-of-status....but the OWP will not be approved if applicant is out-of-status.

 

[Wakki]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=347&top=14

 

[shalenabennie]

Common-law partner
A person who has been living with another person in a conjugal relationship for at least one year.
a PR living inside Canada is eligible to sponsor....good you were single when you applied for EE.....but you must have lived together for at least 12 months to be eligible to sponsor your partner as common law.

Open Work Permit (OWP) could be submitted with inland common law sponsorship......but for the OWP application to be approved the OWP + inland common law sponsorship must be received when the applicant has status e.g., visitor status.......note: inland common law sponsorship could be processed if the applicant is out-of-status....but the OWP will not be approved if applicant is out-of-status.

They have been together for long time. 8 years. She lied on her ee application, put single when she was in fact in a common-law relationship. I think this will cause issues for the sponsor application.

 

[Wakki]

when you applied for EE you were single.....if you were to sponsor your partner after you become PR in Canada.....you may assume your common law relationship started after you become PR.....in your sponsorship application all documentation and information should show your common law started after you become PR in Canada or you may be accused of representation in your EE......you have to be honest when dealing with IRCC to avoid any issues

 

[np08]

when you applied for EE you were single.....if you were to sponsor your partner after you become PR in Canada.....you may assume your common law relationship started after you become PR.....in your sponsorship application all documentation and information should show your common law started after you become PR in Canada or you may be accused of representation in your EE......you have to be honest when dealing with IRCC to avoid any issues

They are common law already and were when she applied. She has to be honest so she has to declare her common law status before she lands or she will commit misrepresentation and forever be barred from sponsoring her common law partner.

OP started another thread where she offered more details and said she hasn't landed yet and they are already common law.