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Will this trigger common law thoughts?

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Forte

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Nov 14, 2016
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Hello All

I worry a lot.

My GF (now fiancee) and I lived in the same house for 2 months. Do any of you think this might result in a procedural fairness letter from cic asking us to prove it wasn't up to 12 months?

Background:
My fiancee moved to Canada under the Express Entry program and once we get married, she plans to sponsor my application under the family class.

I'm worrying because I see quite a number of horror stories on here.
 
I don't see a problem with it. You are going to do the sponsorship once both of you get married, so it should be fine. Although I don't quite understand your concern. I personally wouldn't worry at all. Maybe you could provide more details so we can have a better look
 
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JulianaAndrew said:
I don't see a problem with it. You are going to do the sponsorship once both of you get married, so it should be fine. Although I don't quite understand your concern. I personally wouldn't worry at all. Maybe you could provide more details so we can have a better look
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Hi thanks for responding. Well basically I'm wondering if the visa officer will pick up on the fact that we lived together for 2 months and then maybe as a matter of cic policy send us a letter asking us to prove we weren't common law before my fiancee got her PR. Which would mean that she should have declared me. I know it sounds far fetched but I just felt I should ask.
 
Forte said:
Hi thanks for responding. Well basically I'm wondering if the visa officer will pick up on the fact that we lived together for 2 months and then maybe as a matter of cic policy send us a letter asking us to prove we weren't common law before my fiancee got her PR. Which would mean that she should have declared me. I know it sounds far fetched but I just felt I should ask.
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No, they're not paranoid like that. You have to prove your relationship is genuine, so they'll be able to figure it out with the proofs you give them, they'll get the timeline right. You have the opportunity to just tell them when the relationship started, and if you want, explain that you were not really a common-law couple when she got her PR. Although it wouldn't be necessary to explain that, just giving them a good idea of the timeline of your relationship would be enough
 
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