Have questions concerning Common-law definition and whether that applies in my situation or not. Oh. This query is

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I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

Please let me know the basic facts and then your specific legal question.

No I don't primarily handle queries concerning immigration but I answer many, many questions about immigration on this site every week.

Yes. If your conjugal partner starts a spousal sponsorship while you are in Canada with status you will be able to apply for an open work permit. The sponsorship covers legally married spouses, common law spouses and conjugal partners. It doesn't matter what category of spouse you fall into. So as long as they consider you a conjugal partner you'll have no problem getting an open work permit.

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I am sorry. You are right. They must have changed things and I missed it.

You could apply to extend your visitors visa and then once you've lived together for one year you could apply as common law spouses and then you could apply for the open work permit. I'm sorry there's no other option than I can think of.

Yes they sometimes do, especially during Covid.

You can just ask for another after that. With COVID it seems that things move slowly and they are allowing for extensions.

Yes it does and you don't always have proper documentation but you have your sworn testimony by way of affidavit evidence if necessary and you can get letters from everyone that knows you.

I do think there is some hope.

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