Conjugal Sponsorship

Conjugal Sponsorship

The First step to any sponsorship application is ensuring that you are eligible to sponsor. In order to qualify as a sponsor, you must:

• Be at least 18 years of age;
• Be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident;
• Agree to provide financial support to the person they are sponsoring;

To be eligible for Conjugal Sponsorship, you will need to demonstrate that the relationship is a genuine one and that you would otherwise be in a married or common law relationship if not for reasons beyond your control.

Characteristics of a Conjugal relationship include:

When people think of Conjugal relationships, a physical relationship comes to mind. However, this is not the case when it comes to Immigration. A Conjugal relationship is one that is essentially being in a committed married like relationship, except for the fact that the couple is unable to wed for reasons beyond their control.

Living Together

• It will be apparent there was a Conjugal partnership if the couple lived together. However, some factors to consider regarding shared shelter include sleeping arrangements and exclusivity of the shared accommodations.

Intimacy

• In order to display sexual and personal conduct, the Conjugal partnership may confirm whether; any sexual relationship was present, an emotional attachment to one another existed and a willingness to be in attendance for a special occasion or tragic event.

Services

• This includes the distribution of day-to-day routine events; preparation of meals, laundry, grocery shopping and household chores.

Social activities

• The interaction between the couple around others is important. Participation as a Conjugal couple within social and family events will demonstrate an effort to build bonds and network with others.

Economic support

• The Conjugal partnership may have entered into joint contracts regarding loan agreements, property ownership and bank accounts. The more financial contributions made to each other, the more likely a Conjugal partnership is present.

Children

• There must be a shared responsibility for children, if present in the Conjugal relationship.

Perception

• The individuals can provide evidence that the relationship has been declared to government bodies or public institutions. Their Conjugal relationship is recognized amongst others close to them; parents, family members, relatives, friends. They have travelled together and joined in extracurricular activities.

Mutual Dependence

• A Conjugal relationship cannot exist amongst more than two people, therefore you can not be simultaneously in more than one relationship. Proof of commitment requires the same assessment as in marriages.

Assessing a Conjugal Relationship

If you, as a foreign national, are in a relationship with a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident that is not a marriage or Common-law relationship, and you want to come to Canada to live with your partner, not to worry. You may classify as being in a Conjugal relationship.

When determining whether you are in a Conjugal relationship, there are several factors you can consider. Some of these factors are the following:

• Mutual commitment to a shared life at the exclusion of all other conjugal relationships
• Interdependence
• Joint finances
• Joint memberships or organizations
• Shared values
• In depth knowledge of each other’s circumstances
• Joint decision making with consequences for one partner affecting the other
• Intention for a long-term relationship
• Physical support, for example, when one partner is ill
• Length of the time the relationship existed
• Efforts have been made to live in the same country