Am I eligible for Inland sponsorship?

[coco264]

Hi, I'm an Indian citizen in a relationship with a Canadian/Serbian dual citizen. We met in India in October 2014 and since then I've visited my boyfriend 4 times, the first time being in June 2015. Overall, I've stayed in Canada off and on for about a year and each time I stayed with my boyfriend.
I will be visiting him again in Jan 2017 and we plan to get married and apply for sponsorship soon after. My dilemma is whether to apply inland (since I will be there on my Tourist Visa at the time I’m eligible for that) or Outland. We want to be together for the duration of the procedure so naturally we are leaning towards the Inland option. Also, both processing times are the same now. So, that’s another advantage.

But in the application checklist, CIC asks if we live together (which we do and will be while applying for sponsorship) and proof to back that (which we can't possibly have). Documents like rental agreements, joint utility bills, insurance policies aren't possible because I only have a Tourist status in Canada. So, if I say that we live together, then I can't prove that in a way that will matter to them. And if I say we don't live together (which in the sense of true cohabitation, we probably don't), then does that mean that I can't apply Inland?

I don’t know how much sense my question makes. So please ask me anything and I’ll clarify.

Thanks so much in advance!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

But in the application checklist, CIC asks if we live together (which we do and will be while applying for sponsorship) and proof to back that (which we can't possibly have). Documents like rental agreements, joint utility bills, insurance policies aren't possible because I only have a Tourist status in Canada. So, if I say that we live together, then I can't prove that in a way that will matter to them. And if I say we don't live together (which in the sense of true cohabitation, we probably don't), then does that mean that I can't apply Inland?

You can apply inland. It is quite possible to have a joint lease, bills, insurance etc. while you are here as a visitor. You can also open a joint bank account, get added to his credit card, have mail delivered to you there etc.

 

[Aquakitty]

Hi, I'm an Indian citizen in a relationship with a Canadian/Serbian dual citizen. We met in India in October 2014 and since then I've visited my boyfriend 4 times, the first time being in June 2015. Overall, I've stayed in Canada off and on for about a year and each time I stayed with my boyfriend.
I will be visiting him again in Jan 2017 and we plan to get married and apply for sponsorship soon after. My dilemma is whether to apply inland (since I will be there on my Tourist Visa at the time I’m eligible for that) or Outland. We want to be together for the duration of the procedure so naturally we are leaning towards the Inland option. Also, both processing times are the same now. So, that’s another advantage.

But in the application checklist, CIC asks if we live together (which we do and will be while applying for sponsorship) and proof to back that (which we can't possibly have). Documents like rental agreements, joint utility bills, insurance policies aren't possible because I only have a Tourist status in Canada. So, if I say that we live together, then I can't prove that in a way that will matter to them. And if I say we don't live together (which in the sense of true cohabitation, we probably don't), then does that mean that I can't apply Inland?

I don’t know how much sense my question makes. So please ask me anything and I’ll clarify.

Thanks so much in advance!

Just take the steps now to follow the requirements. Get him to add your name to the necessary accounts/agreements. You can even open a joint bank account as a visitor.