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Common Law

The Spouse or Common-Law Partner Sponsorship Program which is the most common type of immigration among Canadian family sponsored immigrants. It allows you to sponsor your spouse or common-law partner for a permanent resident visa, and allows them to live, work, or study in Canada.

 

 

A common-law partner:  A partner that you have been living with together while sharing a conjugal relationship for at least one year continuously, without any long periods apart.

Details

Application Requirements

  • At least 18 years old

  • Proof of your common-law relationship.

  • Has been living with you for at least 12 consecutive months

  • During the application processing, you cannot end the relationship

Sponsor Requirements

  • The sponsor must be 18 years or older

  • The sponsor must be a Canadian citizen/Permanent resident

  • You can’t sponsor someone if you’re a permanent resident living outside Canada

  • The Sponsor is not receiving social assistance 

  • The Sponsor must promise undertaking commits & sponsorship agreement

  • The Sponsor must not in 5-year Sponsorship Bar

List of Documents

  • A passport / Travel document

  • Proof of Canadian status (Citizenship/Permanent resident)

  • Meet income requirements

  • Proof of found

  • Written job offer 

  • Written employee letter

  • Notice of assessment 

  • Property Tax (If needed)

  • Proof of common-law 

  • Proof of undertaking commits & sponsorship agreement

  • Proof of babies’ birth certificate (If needed) 

  • Divorce certificate (If needed)

  • Proof of relationship to a relative in Canada (If needed)

  • Police certificates (In Canada/ Foreign Country)

  • Medical exams

  • Proof of funds

  • Birth certificate

  • Digital photos

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