CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

  Dear Ms Powell, I have been in a relationship since last year Easter. We met online, and he visited last summer and spent the whole time with me last year, and we talk every day via Zoom. I applied for a visitor’s visa and didn’t get it, so I couldn’t visit him for Christmas. Due to the virus, he hasn’t been able to visit this summer. He said that he can sponsor me, but we are not sure as he is having difficulties with getting his divorce although he left his wife about five years ago. I am a Christian, and so we haven’t had sex. Does it mean that because we haven’t had sex that we would not qualify as common-law partners? Can he really sponsor me? Would it be easier if he just married me? Can we marry via Zoom? Looking forward to your response. – J.C. Dear J.C., Canadian citizens and permanent residents can apply for their spouses to live permanently with them in Canada if they are able to satisfy the requirements. The key issues are qualification based on the definition of a sp...

Immigration Corner | Can boyfriend file for me? : Dear Ms . Powell, I have been seeing a Canadian man for the past two years. He wanted me to visit this summer and I applied for a visitor's visa, but I was denied because of family ties. Can he sponsor me even though we are not married? He has been visiting me every holiday and some weekends when he can get the time off. We are saving for our wedding, but I was wondering if he could sponsor me in the meantime. - O.B.  Dear OB, Your boyfriend can sponsor you if you are able to prove that you are in a conjugal relationship. You and your spouse may be considered to be in a conjugal relationship although you are not married. A conjugal relationship may be defined as a committed relationship between individuals over the age of 18 who have been in a mutually dependent relationship for a continuous period of at least one year. You will need to provide proof that the only reason you are not living together is because ...