STATUTORY DECLARATION OF COMMON-LAW UNION

[sam0329]

HI,

I enter Canada as a visitor on Feb 02, 2010. I already married in Canada back to Dec 2009. I am working on my immigration application with my wife now (it is confusing!). I have a couple questions;

- Do I need to fill out the form called "STATUTORY DECLARATION OF COMMON-LAW UNION"? We already married.

- We plan to visit Mexico together in April, I do not need to apply for a traveler visa because I am a Hong Kong Citizen. But will I get my work permit in a month and a half if I submit my application tomorrow?

Please advice. Thank you very much.

Sam

 

[Leon]

No, you don't need a declaration of a common law union if you are married.

Is your wife sponsoring you? If yes and you are doing an outland application (processed in your homeland) you don't have a claim to apply for a work permit based on your application. You would have to either get an LMO and apply for a regular work permit or wait until you get PR.

I see from your other posts that you have basically just left Canada after having been ordered to leave. There is no guarantee that they will actually let you in as a tourist. If they deny you entry, then you will have to wait until you get your PR.

 

[sam0329]

Thank you very much for your reply. I am already back in Canada at the moment. My cousin was in the same situation before but I would like to get more professional opinions. They do not force me to leave but to tell me my work permit expired so I should leave. And nobody ask me any questions except where I am going when I was at the Vancouver entry. So I don't think I have any "bad" record at the moment. But it makes me feel bad for not doing anything and just sitting at home

 

[Leon]

I'm not an immigration professional so I can not give you a professional opinion but if you entered Canada again as a visitor and were admitted with a stamp of 6 months, then you are legal as a visitor and don't need to leave although you can't work.

Somebody told me that you could get your work permit extended if you apply for inland sponsorship. I have not verified that but it's something you could look into. However, if there's any possibility that you are considered out of status in Canada, you do not want to apply inland because it can literally add years to your processing time.

 

[sam0329]

Thanks again, I am really go with the flow here lol. This forum is extremely helpful ever since my first post. I will keep posing when I have updates. Thanks again