Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union (IMM 5409)

Your completed Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union form (IMM 5409) will need to be commissioned in order to be accepted by Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. Dotted Line Notary can help you commission it.
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What is it?

The Statutory Declaration of Common-Law Union form (IMM 5409) is used by those who wish to claim their common-law partner in their immigration-related application.

The form can be used as part of a variety of applications:

  • Visa Extensions

  • Temporary Residence Visa

  • Student Permit Application

  • Worker Permit Application

  • Family-based Immigration Application


To download the form, click here.

Are we considered Common-Law?

In the immigration context, a common-law partnership means that a couple has lived together for at least one (1) year in a conjugal (a relationship of some permanence and interdependence) relationship. It starts from the day on which the two individuals can provide evidence / supporting documents to support their cohabitation in a conjugal relationship.

Learn more by clicking here.

Supporting Documents

To use this form you must be prepared to show supporting documents like proof of joint bank accounts, joint property agreements, life insurance policy with your partner as a beneficiary, etc.