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. We also talk every day via Zoom. I applied for a visitor’s visa and didn’t get it, so I couldn’t visit him for the Christmas. Due to the virus pandemic, 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 has 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 marries me? Can we marry via Zoom? Looking forward to your response. – J.C. Dear J.C., Last week, I responded to the first part of your question. I noted that it appears that you are in a conjugal relationship, although a case could be made for a common-law relationship, considering COVID-19...

                                                   Connect with us via  www.deidrepowell.com Dear Miss Powell, I  have  been in a relationship with a Canadian man and we were planning to get married in May, but with this virus, I’m really stressed and have a few questions. First, does Canada recognises Jamaican marriages? My main frustration is that my fiancé was scheduled to come to Jamaica, as it would be easier for his family to visit Jamaica than for my family to travel to Canada. Everything was planned, but with the coronavirus pandemic, my fiancé and his family can’t travel. We are now panicking and wondering if we can get married via Zoom or Skype, or if he can send a power of attorney for someone to sign the documents on his behalf. He wants to start the sponsorship process immediately, but we are not sure if we can get marr...