So, it has been a while since I've posted. Life just gets so crazy...
My SO and I are, after significant issues, ready to close the distance.
If marriage is the only option, it is the route we will take, but we first want to consider alternatives because we both have a vision for a wedding that we know we cannot afford yet since I'm still a student and he will be graduating in the spring.
Thus, we were looking at visa eligibility (he is from the UK and will be moving to Canada) and noticed the category of conjugal partners for spouse sponsorship. The government website describes conjugal partners as follows:
"This category is for partners—either of the opposite sex or same sex—in exceptional circumstances beyond their control that prevent them from qualifying as common-law partners or spouses by living together.
A conjugal relationship is more than a physical relationship. It means you depend on each other, there is some permanence to the relationship and there is the same level of commitment as a marriage or a common-law relationship.
You may apply as a conjugal partner if:
- You have maintained a conjugal relationship with your sponsor for at least one year and you have been prevented from living together or marrying because of:
- An immigration barrier
- Your marital status (for example, you are married to someone else and living in a country where divorce is not possible) or your sexual orientation (for example, you are in a same-sex relationship and same-sex marriage is not permitted where you live)
- You can provide evidence there was a reason you could not live together (for example, you were refused long-term stays in each other’s country).
You should not apply as a conjugal partner if:
- You could have lived together but chose not to. This shows that you did not have the level of commitment required for a conjugal relationship. (For example, one of you may not have wanted to give up a job or a course of study, or your relationship was not yet at the point where you were ready to live together.)
- You cannot provide evidence there was a reason that kept you from living together.
- You are engaged to be married. In this case, you should either apply as a spouse once the marriage has taken place or apply as a common-law partner if you have lived together continuously for at least 12 months."
Now, first of all, since we were both in school, that is one reason why we couldn't go forward with marriage. Second, though he did not apply, he was otherwise not eligible for any long-term stays and thus we could not live together. We didn't want to waste the money on the application fees since we knew he wasn't eligible. We've been together six years. Are these circumstances enough, or should I start planning a wedding?
My SO and I are, after significant issues, ready to close the distance.
If marriage is the only option, it is the route we will take, but we first want to consider alternatives because we both have a vision for a wedding that we know we cannot afford yet since I'm still a student and he will be graduating in the spring.
Thus, we were looking at visa eligibility (he is from the UK and will be moving to Canada) and noticed the category of conjugal partners for spouse sponsorship. The government website describes conjugal partners as follows:
"This category is for partners—either of the opposite sex or same sex—in exceptional circumstances beyond their control that prevent them from qualifying as common-law partners or spouses by living together.
A conjugal relationship is more than a physical relationship. It means you depend on each other, there is some permanence to the relationship and there is the same level of commitment as a marriage or a common-law relationship.
You may apply as a conjugal partner if:
- You have maintained a conjugal relationship with your sponsor for at least one year and you have been prevented from living together or marrying because of:
- An immigration barrier
- Your marital status (for example, you are married to someone else and living in a country where divorce is not possible) or your sexual orientation (for example, you are in a same-sex relationship and same-sex marriage is not permitted where you live)
- You can provide evidence there was a reason you could not live together (for example, you were refused long-term stays in each other’s country).
You should not apply as a conjugal partner if:
- You could have lived together but chose not to. This shows that you did not have the level of commitment required for a conjugal relationship. (For example, one of you may not have wanted to give up a job or a course of study, or your relationship was not yet at the point where you were ready to live together.)
- You cannot provide evidence there was a reason that kept you from living together.
- You are engaged to be married. In this case, you should either apply as a spouse once the marriage has taken place or apply as a common-law partner if you have lived together continuously for at least 12 months."
Now, first of all, since we were both in school, that is one reason why we couldn't go forward with marriage. Second, though he did not apply, he was otherwise not eligible for any long-term stays and thus we could not live together. We didn't want to waste the money on the application fees since we knew he wasn't eligible. We've been together six years. Are these circumstances enough, or should I start planning a wedding?
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