{"id":27,"date":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","slug":"common-law-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"Common-Law Sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27\" class=\"elementor elementor-27\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035e e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-page-hero vz-service-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000035e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035d e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000035d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000359 vz-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=8\">Services<\/a> &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Family Sponsorship\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035a vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000035a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FAMILY SPONSORSHIP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000035b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Common-Law Sponsorship<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035c vz-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000035c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036a e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-service-detail e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000036a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000369 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000369\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000368 e-con-full vz-node vz-services-layout e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000368\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000361 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-body e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000361\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000035f vz-article elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000035f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What it is<\/h2><p>Common-law sponsorship is for couples who aren&#x27;t married but have lived together in a marriage-like relationship. The rules match spousal sponsorship, but you prove the relationship through your shared life rather than a marriage certificate.<\/p><h2>Who is eligible<\/h2><ul><li>At least 12 months of continuous cohabitation; short absences for work or family are allowed<\/li><li>Evidence such as shared addresses, a lease or mortgage, joint bills or accounts, and others recognizing you as a couple<\/li><li>Consistent dates across every form and document, since officers check when you actually started living together<\/li><li>The same sponsor requirements as for spouses, including the three-year undertaking<\/li><\/ul><p>Couples who can&#x27;t live together because of legal or immigration barriers may qualify as conjugal partners instead.<\/p><p>Not sure your evidence is strong enough? Book a 30-minute consultation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000360 vz-content-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Service information supplied by Visazone \u00b7 October 24, 2026. Program requirements can change; confirm the requirements that apply to your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000367 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-sidebar e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000367\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000362 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT STEP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s look at your options.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000364\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a 30-minute consultation for guidance tailored to your immigration history and goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000365 vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+16473827200\">+1 647 382 7200<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000372 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000372\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000371 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000370 e-con-full vz-node vz-cta-inner vz-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036e e-con-full vz-node  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000036e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036b vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000036b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000036c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with a clear assessment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000036d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us about your immigration matter. Let\u2019s find a considered way forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000036f vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"000036f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Services &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Family Sponsorship FAMILY SPONSORSHIP Common-Law Sponsorship Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances. What it is Common-law sponsorship is for couples who aren&#x27;t married but have lived together in a marriage-like relationship. The rules match spousal sponsorship, but you prove the relationship through your shared life rather than a marriage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64,"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/64"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}