Joepottinger

Hi all,

We are gathering together our forms for sending in for common law and I read on the spousal sponsorship FAQ thing that people get letters from friends notarized as supporting documents for their application. Is this required in every case as I couldn't find anything about it on CIC when I was reading up on it?

Thanks for the help

Vulcanoid

The (appears to be) current version of that form (IMM5589, October 2017) requirement is that, as one option from a choose-two-of-three list

"Other proof that your relationship is recognized by your friends and/or family (e.g. Letters from friends/family, social media
information showing a public relationship, etc.)."


This used to be letters of support, of which at least two had to be notarized.

Joepottinger

Okay thanks. I assumed that is where it was referring to. I was wondering too what its meaning when it says
Important documents for you and your sponsor showing that you are recognized as each other's common-law partner (such as employment or insurance benefits)

Documentary evidence of financial support between you and your sponsor, and/or shared expenses.

Where it says at least two of the following is it meaning two of all three different types of thing or just two out of the three? Because we don't really have anything official as common law partner's like employment or insurance benefits. And im unsure on what it means by evidence of financial support.

Thanks

Siouxie

You might find the FAQ in our Wiki article helpful

Spousal Sponsorship-Canada/FAQ - New Application Forms : British Expat Wiki

Joepottinger

Thanks I hadn’t seen that on it before so must have just missed it. So I guess bank statements with proof of transfers would be good to use?