Wanting to mov to Canada to be with my girlfriend :)

[scylla]

How can I get mail there and have a joint lease if I have no money and cannot work?

Very easy. Your name can be joint on the lease even if your partner pays all of the rent. As for mail - easy for someone to forward a few letters to you from the US or something like that. You will need hard proof that you have cohabitated for a full year to successfully apply as common law. You'll also want to have joint bank accounts, joint utilities, etc.

 

[canuck78]

How can I get mail there and have a joint lease if I have no money and cannot work?

You have to find a way because your application will depend on that proof.

 

[WestboundOasis]

You have to find a way because your application will depend on that proof.

Very easy. Your name can be joint on the lease even if your partner pays all of the rent. As for mail - easy for someone to forward a few letters to you from the US or something like that. You will need hard proof that you have cohabitated for a full year to successfully apply as common law. You'll also want to have joint bank accounts, joint utilities, etc.

Unfortunately.. a joint lease cannot be done.

The only way would be mail, photographs of us and me being there and a joint bank account.

Does the joint bank account have to be anything specific or can it just be something we opened together for a simple matter of proof?

 

[scylla]

Unfortunately.. a joint lease cannot be done.

The only way would be mail, photographs of us and me being there and a joint bank account.

Does the joint bank account have to be anything specific or can it just be something we opened together for a simple matter of proof?

Why can't a joint lease be done?

Photographs do not prove common law. They are useless for this purpose. All they do is prove you are in a relationship.

You need several pieces of hard evidence that you have cohabitated for a full year to be approved for common law. One joint bank account won't do it. You really need to dedicate time to reading through the discussions in the Family Sponsorship section of the forum and look for discussions there dealing with proving common law and suggested evidence. You'll also find a detailed information about this on the IRCC web site. You need to dedicate time to familiarizing yourself with this information as well.

 

[russ6970]

TRy and get on each others insurance (health, dental, life)

 

[vensak]

Looks like common law will be the (while longer) easiest route for me then, no? My girlfriend is on board for it.

Nope, the easiest and shortest way for you would be to marry her and then she can sponsor you on the spot. With marriage you do not need to prove that you are living together. However you need to prove that your marriage is genuine.

What was forgotten to be told here is that asking for OWP only in case that you are married or in common law, may or may not be approved (and at times it is rejected).
Asking for it while going through family sponsorship (inland application), is almost a guarantee to get it.
And of course getting PR will make your things whole lot easier.

 

[WestboundOasis]

Nope, the easiest and shortest way for you would be to marry her and then she can sponsor you on the spot. With marriage you do not need to prove that you are living together. However you need to prove that your marriage is genuine.

What was forgotten to be told here is that asking for OWP only in case that you are married or in common law, may or may not be approved (and at times it is rejected).
Asking for it while going through family sponsorship (inland application), is almost a guarantee to get it.
And of course getting PR will make your things whole lot easier.

So what would you suggest doing? Assuming marriage isn't in our foreseeable future? lol

Is family sponsorship easier than Common Law?

What's the easiest way to get PR?

 

[scylla]

So what would you suggest doing? Assuming marriage isn't in our foreseeable future? lol

Is family sponsorship easier than Common Law?

What's the easiest way to get PR?

Common law is a form of family sponsorship. So is getting married.

Again, marriage is easiest. Common law is next - but it will take at least a year longer (since you have to live together for a full year first) - and as already discussed, you must be able to provide hard evidence that you've cohabitated together for a full year. Up to you to figure out how to do that. But again, one joint bank account won't be enough.

 

[canuck78]

TRy and get on each others insurance (health, dental, life)

He wouldn’t qualify to be put on her extended health benefits. Usually you are required to have provincial healthcare first. If you aren’t ready to get married putting someone as a beneficiary for your life insurance may not be an option. Common law is not something to enter into lightly.

 

[WestboundOasis]

Common law is a form of family sponsorship. So is getting married.

Again, marriage is easiest. Common law is next - but it will take at least a year longer (since you have to live together for a full year first) - and as already discussed, you must be able to provide hard evidence that you've cohabitated together for a full year. Up to you to figure out how to do that. But again, one joint bank account won't be enough.

So marriage is the easiest, huh..?

What all does that entail? Like, the process. As far as being able to work and getting PR, I mean.

I am very grateful for you guys responding so patiently with me. Thank you very much.

 

[scylla]

So marriage is the easiest, huh..?

What all does that entail? Like, the process. As far as being able to work and getting PR, I mean.

I am very grateful for you guys responding so patiently with me. Thank you very much.

Recommend that you move over to the Spousal Sponsorship section of the forum and dedicate time to reading through the discussions there. There's quite a bit to the process of applying and you'll need to spend quite a bit of time reading and researching.