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Sponsor with restoration and work permit help

Jess86

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Jan 10, 2019
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Hey there.

I'm writing because my husband and I are now entering into a sponsorship.

However last week he got a response after 10 months that his visitor visa was rejected.

I'm trying to restore his status apply for sponsor and work permit. I'm confused with the firm for work permit as it says choose which option fits best for you. Apply for work permit for first time and restore as worker. He wasn't a worker to begin with so I'm worried about submitting.

Any guidance on what would be the best way. Tried calling them but they sent me the restoration of a worker and he's not that.
 

k.h.p.

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Mar 1, 2019
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The open work permit for in-Canada spouses is something you can apply for when you submit the PR application.

To be eligible for it, your husband must be in a valid status. He must attempt to restore to visitor status.

Why was his visitor visa refused?

You may wish to pre-pay the PR fees and include that as evidence in your restoration application, but your husband must still qualify for restoration to be able to get the OWP that comes with in-Canada spousal applications.
 

Jess86

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Jan 10, 2019
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So it's a long story but in short. I wasn't able to do the sponsor so he hired someone to do a visitor extension but they didn't mention we were married. But mmten montgs later last week we got a response it was denitmed because the officer doesn't believe he would leave when his stay expired. Which is true because we were entering into the sponsor right after so his conditions changed but that app wasn't reflected.

So now I'm all ready I have the sponsor and work permit but I have no idea how to correctly ask for restoration because that fork gives four options 1. Restore with same employer
2. Restore to work permit
3.apoky for first time. 4. Trp for inasmidable.

I am worried because we have one shot anyway I'm just not finding the answers on the guide.

Ps thanks for your help.
 

canuck78

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You can’t restore his status. He has been denied a visitor status extension. You can still apply to sponsor him inland but won’t get a OWP until AIP which is a month or two before DM.
 

Jess86

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Jan 10, 2019
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The open work permit for in-Canada spouses is something you can apply for when you submit the PR application.

To be eligible for it, your husband must be in a valid status. He must attempt to restore to visitor status.

Why was his visitor visa refused?

You may wish to pre-pay the PR fees and include that as evidence in your restoration application, but your husband must still qualify for restoration to be able to get the OWP that comes with in-Canada spousal applications.
He does
You can’t restore his status. He has been denied a visitor status extension. You can still apply to sponsor him inland but won’t get a OWP until AIP which is a month or two before DM.
The website talks about restoring all. Types of statuses including visitor. Is the reason because it was a visitor extension instead of him not applying for an extension?
 

Jess86

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Jan 10, 2019
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So it's a long story but in short. I wasn't able to do the sponsor so he hired someone to do a visitor extension but they didn't mention we were married. But mmten montgs later last week we got a response it was denitmed because the officer doesn't believe he would leave when his stay expired. Which is true because we were entering into the sponsor right after so his conditions changed but that app wasn't reflected.

So now I'm all ready I have the sponsor and work permit but I have no idea how to correctly ask for restoration because that fork gives four options 1. Restore with same employer
2. Restore to work permit
3.apoky for first time. 4. Trp for inasmidable.

I am worried because we have one shot anyway I'm just not finding the answers on the guide.

Ps thanks for your help.



QUOTE="k.h.p., post: 8348180, member: 847661"]The open work permit for in-Canada spouses is something you can apply for when you submit the PR application.

To be eligible for it, your husband must be in a valid status. He must attempt to restore to visitor status.

Why was his visitor visa refused?

You may wish to pre-pay the PR fees and include that as evidence in your restoration application, but your husband must still qualify for restoration to be able to get the OWP that comes with in-Canada spousal applications.[/QUOTE]
 

canuck_in_uk

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So it's a long story but in short. I wasn't able to do the sponsor so he hired someone to do a visitor extension but they didn't mention we were married. But mmten montgs later last week we got a response it was denitmed because the officer doesn't believe he would leave when his stay expired. Which is true because we were entering into the sponsor right after so his conditions changed but that app wasn't reflected.

So now I'm all ready I have the sponsor and work permit but I have no idea how to correctly ask for restoration because that fork gives four options 1. Restore with same employer
2. Restore to work permit
3.apoky for first time. 4. Trp for inasmidable.

I am worried because we have one shot anyway I'm just not finding the answers on the guide.

Ps thanks for your help.
If he didn't state in the extension app that he was married, that could be a very big problem. That was clear misrepresentation and IRCC is likely to see it when processing his PR app.
 
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canuck_in_uk

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You can’t restore his status. He has been denied a visitor status extension. You can still apply to sponsor him inland but won’t get a OWP until AIP which is a month or two before DM.
OP's partner can certainly apply for Restoration, as their app was refused, not rejected as incomplete.
 

Jess86

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If he didn't state in the extension app that he was married, that could be a very big problem. That was clear misrepresentation and IRCC is likely to see it when processing his PR app.
We paid someone to handle the application because we wanted to make sure we were good it took ten months. This time we're doing it but it's alot of information and we don't want to miss anything and have it returned to us
 

canuck_in_uk

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We paid someone to handle the application because we wanted to make sure we were good it took ten months. This time we're doing it but it's alot of information and we don't want to miss anything and have it returned to us
It doesn't matter if someone else did it. It was your partner's app and he was 100% responsible for the information in it. IRCC doesn't accept the "my agent/consultant/whoever did it". If he was married and declared himself single in the extension app, your partner committed misrepresentation.
 

Jess86

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I'm sure they added it but I cannot remember. Tomorrow we're going to call the person. Nothing was done intentionally and we'd want to make it right but there's no way he could have missed that right. I just don't really know. Tomorrow I'll have more clarity once I can speak to the Rep. Honestly appreciate it. Thanks.
 

k.h.p.

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Doesn't matter if it was done unintentionally. You are still responsible for what is submitted. Once you submit your sponsorship application, you will be questioned on why you misrepresented, which could lead to a ban from Canada.
 

Jess86

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Jan 10, 2019
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Doesn't matter if it was done unintentionally. You are still responsible for what is submitted. Once you submit your sponsorship application, you will be questioned on why you misrepresented, which could lead to a ban from Canada.

Well be honest on why if they didn't add it. I mean they should've but I don't know for sure I didn't do the app for him so I don't know. But I'm going to call that person today and waiting for a call bk from ircc and will go from there.

If the worse happened I guess we need to leave Canada which would be so heartbreaking but we're not going to be separated so we're praying everything was done right. What was weird is it took 10 months to get a response. When we spoke to the Rep he just said wait wait wait and he couldn't change our address and status after it was submitted he said so we had. No choice but to wait we didn't even leave Canada when we wanted to visit his family because we didn't know what was going on.

All we can do is pray for a good outcome at this point. Thanks for your help.