Tourist Visa to Canada from The Netherlands!

[martinezja]

Hello All,

I hope you guys can help us.
I am Dominican with a 5 years temporary residence in the Netherlands. I do have an US visa for ten years ( in case this is relevant).
We are planning to visit Canada for around 20 days, my Dutch partner and I ( we have live together for 4 years).
We have to send my passport to Berlin with all the forms.
My question is: do we have to fill the STATUTORY DECLARATION OF COMMON-LAW UNION?

We complete the following forms:
Application for Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada
Family Information
Schedule 1 - Application for a Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada
Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union

Looking forward for your answer,

Regards,


Julia & Stefan

 

[martinezja]

Somebody from Yahoo answer wrote me the following. I guess its can help people in my situation.


Every part of the forms that apply to getting a tourist visa (Canadian Temporary Resident Visa) should be filled out. The notes in the Instruction Guide are pretty clear. It states..."The following are the forms that must be filled out and submitted:" and one of the forms is "Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409), if applicable".

The key there is "if applicable". So is it applicable in your case? Then you must look at Question 10..."choose your current marital status". One of the valid answers to marital status is:

Common-Law
This means that you have lived continuously with your partner in a marital-type relationship for a minimum of one year. NOTE: If you are in a common-law union, you must also complete the Statutory Declaration of Common-law Union (IMM 5409) form and include it with your application.


So to answer your question: If you are NOT officially married to your Dutch partner, and you have been living together for 4 years (not just as roomates but actually in a relationship), then you are expected to fill out the Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union.

The questions on form IMM 5409 are designed to help the Canadian Immigration department to determine why one traveler or the other may not have a bank account or proof of funds for the trip, prove that you have a home to go back to after the trip is over, and if one of the partners is Canadian, helps in determining if you qualify for sponsorship.