Common-law
Oct 9th 2015, 2:42 am
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Common-law
Hi All,
I am a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian Citizen, i will be returning to the UK in January and she will follow a couple of months after, we plan on living together the entire time we are there and after a year we will be applying for common-law.
My question is, can we live together in the UK for a year, do the entire application from the UK and then return to Canada once its been approved and i can land as a permanent resident and start working straight away?
thanks.
I am a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian Citizen, i will be returning to the UK in January and she will follow a couple of months after, we plan on living together the entire time we are there and after a year we will be applying for common-law.
My question is, can we live together in the UK for a year, do the entire application from the UK and then return to Canada once its been approved and i can land as a permanent resident and start working straight away?
thanks.
Oct 9th 2015, 3:40 am
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Re: Common-law
Hi
1. Yes.
Hi All,
I am a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian Citizen, i will be returning to the UK in January and she will follow a couple of months after, we plan on living together the entire time we are there and after a year we will be applying for common-law.
My question is, can we live together in the UK for a year, do the entire application from the UK and then return to Canada once its been approved and i can land as a permanent resident and start working straight away?
thanks.
I am a UK citizen and my girlfriend is a Canadian Citizen, i will be returning to the UK in January and she will follow a couple of months after, we plan on living together the entire time we are there and after a year we will be applying for common-law.
My question is, can we live together in the UK for a year, do the entire application from the UK and then return to Canada once its been approved and i can land as a permanent resident and start working straight away?
thanks.
Oct 9th 2015, 6:40 am
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Re: Common-law
I'd suggest you have a read of the Wiki article, it has lots of information about supporting evidence for Common Law applications.
Spousal Sponsorship-Canada : British Expat Wiki
Spousal Sponsorship-Canada : British Expat Wiki
Oct 9th 2015, 10:07 am
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Re: Common-law
Read the FAQ as well, linked in my signature.
Oct 9th 2015, 10:35 pm
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Re: Common-law
Awesome, thankyou guys.
What if we go travelling around europe for 6 months? we will be staying together obviously but it will probably be hostels and hotels, would that still be accounted for?
What if we go travelling around europe for 6 months? we will be staying together obviously but it will probably be hostels and hotels, would that still be accounted for?
Oct 9th 2015, 10:38 pm
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Re: Common-law
Yes, just keep copies of all your travel itinerary, hotel/hostel receipts etc.
Oct 10th 2015, 2:26 am
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Re: Common-law
would you guys recommend against filing for common law and then going travelling for a few months? or do you think we would be okay? sorry for all the questions.
Oct 10th 2015, 3:31 pm
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Re: Common-law
It's fine to go travelling. You just have to prove that you are travelling together. If you are going to be separated at all during your travels then that might cause issues, but if you are doing thew hole trip together then you are fine. Again, keep receipts with everything, and as much as possible have both your names on it (though for hotels it's usually just in one name, so maybe just alternate bookings so it;s obvious you both were on the trip).
Oct 10th 2015, 5:38 pm
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Re: Common-law
It's fine to go travelling. You just have to prove that you are travelling together. If you are going to be separated at all during your travels then that might cause issues, but if you are doing thew hole trip together then you are fine. Again, keep receipts with everything, and as much as possible have both your names on it (though for hotels it's usually just in one name, so maybe just alternate bookings so it;s obvious you both were on the trip).
Again, i thank you!
