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Does a canadian common-law marriage qualify us for spousal sponsorship?

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immihelpplease Newbie

immihelpplease   0

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As the title says, US Citizen/Canadian Citizen living in Canada in a common law relationship for a few years. Would this qualify the US Citizen to sponsor the Canadian for a green card? As stated on the state.gov site,


"Common-law spouses may qualify as spouses for immigration purposes depending on the laws of the country where the common-law marriage occurs."


Is Canada one of those countries?


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aaron2020 Grand Master

aaron2020   11,651

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Hi,

Save yourself a lot of grief and just get legally married. The marriage certificate is damn good evidence that you are married.

To prove that you are common-law-spouses, you would need lots of secondary evidence to show that you meet all the legal requirements for a common-law marriage where you live. There is no simple piece of evidence to show that you are common-law-spouses. You would need lots of supporting documents. This is the road less traveled, and it will delay your case.

Best of luck.

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Boiler Grand Master

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Nope

Has been discussed and I forget the precise details.


Nope

Has been discussed and I forget the precise details.

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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