10 Years LDR | No Annulment yet | Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Explained

Still married on paper but separated for years — and your partner wants to sponsor you to Canada? You can still be sponsored! In this episide, immigration lawyer Jake Aguilar breaks down a real listener question from a Filipino woman living in Dubai who has been separated for over 10 years but is not yet legally annulled — and wants to join her Canadian partner in Saskatchewan. ⚖️ WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: ✅ Why an undissolved Philippine marriage blocks spousal sponsorship to Canada ✅ Why common-law partnership is difficult when you live in different countries ✅ What conjugal partner sponsorship is — and why it may be your best option ✅ The exact documents and evidence IRCC looks for in a conjugal application ✅ Why visits, communication records, and financial ties matter so much ✅ The written statement both partners must submit — and what it needs to say 💡 The Philippine annulment process is long, expensive, and uncertain — but Canadian immigration law recognizes that. Conjugal partner sponsorship exists precisely for situations like this. Learn whether you qualify and what it takes to build a strong application. 📩 Have your own immigration question? Send it to us at immigration@jcalaw.ca All submissions are anonymous and confidential. ⚠️ DISCLAIMER: This video is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. For guidance on your specific situation, please consult a licensed Canadian immigration lawyer. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔔 SUBSCRIBE for weekly Canadian immigration updates 👍 LIKE this video if it helped you or someone you know 📌 SHARE with a friend who needs to hear this ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ #CanadaImmigration #ConjugalPartnerSponsorship #SpouseSponsorshipCanada #IRCCCanada #CanadaPR #FamilySponsorship #OFWCanada #FilipinoCommunity #ImmigrationLawCanada #JCALaw