OP 2 Processing Members of the Family Class
2006-11-14 2
5.44. Inability to cohabit due to persecution or any form of penal control .......................................... 30
5.45. What is a conjugal partner? ....................................................................................................... 31
5.46. Can conjugal partners be substitutes for fiancé(e)s? ................................................................ 32
5.47. Assessment of conjugal partner relationships ........................................................................... 32
5.48. Prohibited relationships - Conjugal Partners ............................................................................. 34
5.49. What happens if the conjugal partner (principal applicant) is married to another person? ....... 34
5.50. Internet relationships ................................................................................................................. 35
5.51. Switching categories between spouses, common-law partners and conjugal partners ............ 35
6. Definitions ............................................................................................................................................. 36
7. Procedure: Processing an application .................................................................................................. 38
7.1. Spouses, common-law partners, conjugal partners, and dependent children (FC redesign) ....... 38
7.2. Other members of the family class ............................................................................................... 38
7.3. Creating a family class file ............................................................................................................ 39
7.4. Time limit for submitting supporting documents or information .................................................... 39
7.5. Reviewing an application .............................................................................................................. 39
7.6. Closing a file .................................................................................................................................. 40
7.7. What to do if a family member is added to an application during processing? ............................. 40
8. Procedure: Conducting interviews........................................................................................................ 41
9. Procedure: Establishing identity and relationship ................................................................................ 41
10. Procedure: Ability of sponsor to meet sponsorship requirements .................................................... 42
10.1. Financial test - sponsor ............................................................................................................. 42
10.2. Change in family size ................................................................................................................ 42
10.3. Sponsors who do not meet the income test .............................................................................. 43
10.4. Reassessing a financial test ...................................................................................................... 43
10.5. Sponsors who may be subject to an A44(1) report ................................................................... 43
10.6. Changes in a sponsor's circumstances ..................................................................................... 44
10.7. Sponsorships from persons residing in Quebec........................................................................ 44
11. Procedure: Assessment of adequate arrangements ........................................................................ 44
12. Procedure: Identifying a relationship of convenience ....................................................................... 45
12.1. Marriage of convenience ........................................................................................................... 45
12.2. Common-law partnership of convenience ................................................................................. 45
12.3. Conjugal partner relationship of convenience ........................................................................... 45
12.4. Adoptions of convenience ......................................................................................................... 45
12.5. Conjugal relationships—Dissolutions of convenience ............................................................... 45
13. Procedure: Unable to establish that a marriage, common-law relationship or conjugal partner
relationship exists ............................................................................................................................. 45
13.1. Illegal marriage .......................................................................................................................... 45
13.2. Polygamous marriages .............................................................................................................. 46
13.3. No common-law relationship or conjugal partner relationship .................................................. 47
14. Procedure: Assessment of claim that a dependent child is a student .............................................. 47
14.1. Documentation .......................................................................................................................... 47
14.2. Full-time student ........................................................................................................................ 47
14.3. Post secondary institution.......................................................................................................... 48
14.4. Institutions that are not "educational institutions" ...................................................................... 49
14.5. Financial support for students ................................................................................................... 49
14.6. "Substantially" financially supported .......................................................................................... 50
15. Procedure: Ineligible dependent children ......................................................................................... 50
16. Procedure: Assessing eligibility at visa issuance ............................................................................. 50
17. Procedure: Issuing visas ................................................................................................................... 51
17.1. Quebec cases ............................................................................................................................ 51
17.2. Appeal-allowed cases ................................................................................................................ 51
18. Procedure: Refusals ......................................................................................................................... 51
18.1. Applicant is clearly not a member of the family class ................................................................ 51
18.2. Deletion of sponsored children .................................................................................................. 52
18.3. Sponsor does not meet the sponsorship requirements ............................................................. 52
18.4. Authorization to return to Canada ............................................................................................. 52