Case Law : Common Law Sponsorship

August 31, 2026

Case Law: Common Law Sponsorship
Sr. no.	Case Name	Topic	Decision
1	Abdelgalil Abdalla v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1649	Common-Law Partner Status Under the IRPR Requires Proof of One-Year Cohabitation and Prior Physical Separation From Existing Spouses	Unsuccessful
2	Thalisetti v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2026 FC 332	Sponsorship Refusal Set Aside Where Officer Failed to Explain Common-Law Finding and H&C Refusal	Successful
3	Marshall v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 356	Common-Law Sponsorship Refusal found Unreasonable Where Officer Failed to Consider Important Evidence of Cohabitation	Successful
4	Alufa v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1919	Spousal Sponsorship Refusal Upheld Where Evidence Failed to Establish Genuine Cohabitation to establish Common Law Relationship	Unsuccessful
5	Gill v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 115	Failure to Declare a Common-Law Partner Bars Sponsorship in the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class	Unsuccessful
6	Saleh v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 542	PR Refusal Unreasonable Where the Officer Ignored Key Evidence and Failed to Assess a Same-Sex Relationship	Successful
7	Nguyen v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 790	Federal Court Clarifies That Shared Residence Does Not Necessarily Establish Common-Law Cohabitation	Successful
8	Liu v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2024 FC 2001	SCLPC-Shared Shelter Alone Insufficient to Establish Common-Law Status	Successful
9	Younes v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2023 FC 1024	Misrepresentation Finding Upheld Where Applicant Failed to Disclose Common-Law Relationship and Prior Immigration History	Unsuccessful
10	Kaur v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2025 FC 1147	Common-Law Sponsorship Refusal Quashed After IRCC Failed to Consider Relationship Evidence	Successful