Urgent Help regarding TRV visa

[Kay_B]

My PGWP was expiring in February 2024 so in order to maintain my legal status in canada i applied for TRV visa before my work permit expired. I got my TRV approval in January 2024. I got multiple entry visa with expiry date on TRV sticker january 2031. I was living inside the canada all this time and assumed from TRV expiry that i don't have to renew my visitor visa every six month.

After that, i applied for family sponsorship PR application (inside canada) on October 13 2024. Sponsor got an AOR last week. I want to apply for open work permit so i got in touch with one immigration lawyer and she is saying that your TRV expired the day your work permit got expired and i applied for the wrong kind of visa and so i don't have any legal status in canada now. Please someone clear the confusion and help me what to do next and how will this thing affect my PR application in future

 

[CanGoldDigger]

TRV doesn't give you a permission to stay in Canada, but to enter. You are out of status long ago and you cannot apply to restore it. .

 

[scylla]

My PGWP was expiring in February 2024 so in order to maintain my legal status in canada i applied for TRV visa before my work permit expired. I got my TRV approval in January 2024. I got multiple entry visa with expiry date on TRV sticker january 2031. I was living inside the canada all this time and assumed from TRV expiry that i don't have to renew my visitor visa every six month.

After that, i applied for family sponsorship PR application (inside canada) on October 13 2024. Sponsor got an AOR last week. I want to apply for open work permit so i got in touch with one immigration lawyer and she is saying that your TRV expired the day your work permit got expired and i applied for the wrong kind of visa and so i don't have any legal status in canada now. Please someone clear the confusion and help me what to do next and how will this thing affect my PR application in future

The immigrate lawyer is right. You were supposed to apply for a visitor record and not a TRV to maintain your status in Canada. You fell out of status when your PGWP expired and it's too late to restore your status. You need to wait until you have AIP before you will be able to apply for an open work permit.

 

[albloshi_sa]

I was living inside the canada all this time and assumed from TRV expiry that i don't have to renew my visitor visa every six month.
Thats a serious mistake. You need to get your status restored, contact a immigration lawyer to discuss your options.

 

[scylla]

I was living inside the canada all this time and assumed from TRV expiry that i don't have to renew my visitor visa every six month.
Thats a serious mistake. You need to get your status restored, contact a immigration lawyer to discuss your options.

Read the OP's post again. It's too late to restore status and they are already working with an immigration lawyer.

 

[Kay_B]

The immigrate lawyer is right. You were supposed to apply for a visitor record and not a TRV to maintain your status in Canada. You fell out of status when your PGWP expired and it's too late to restore your status. You need to wait until you have AIP before you will be able to apply for an open work permit.

Thank you so much for clarity. Though, i don't know what do you mean by AIP

 

[Naturgrl]

Thank you so much for clarity. Though, i don't know what do you mean by AIP

Approved in Principle.