Recent content by pricklypunter

My last update on this. I went back to Scotland for a wee trip to tie up some loose ends, see family and friends etc and came back through Halifax NS airport. I'm not quite sure what I was expecting, maybe a wee fanfare, or at least some happy music or something along with a couple of skimpy...

I have finally received my COPR!!! My thanks go to everyone for their help/ hand holding thus far :) So, we are on the final leg of our journey, all I need to do now is go back to the UK, tie up the last loose ends and come back to go through the official landing procedure. I will be bringing...

Thanks for the quick reply, that's good news :) I was just a little worried. I have been unable to work since this all began and have now completely depleted my funds. I was sure I read it on the CIC website, where they describe the landing process.

Hey guys, it's been a long time I know, another update and a question... The application that was made in 2015 went sideways quickly. As it turned out, my wife somehow ended up with either a wrong form, or an out of date one, mixed in with her part of the application. The explanation given by...

Ok, got it sorted out on Monday there. Woohoo, our applcation for PR and Sponsorship is finally with CIC. I must have spent almost a whole day trying to find a telephone number, with a human on the end of it at least, for Canada Post. I don't know if it is just me, but I get the feeling they...

Ok, so I sent the application away using XpressPost, so I could track it etc. I sent it to the Courier address for Missisauga CPC given on the CIC website. I just checked the tracking info and have just found out that it is "undeliverable", according to the tracking information, which seems...

Hey folks, just an update :) Restoration of status was applied for on 21st April, IMO, that's now a shell game. I'm trying to stay positive, but to be honest, have completely lost faith in the system. I'm trying to figure out which cup the new refusal letter is under... I have today, 27th...

Thanks for the support guys, I really appreciate it :) Ok, given what I'm reading here, here's what I think we should do... I was thinking that if I could still have applied for the OWP, despite my current out of status, status, that we should have changed things and applied Inbound, however...

Hey folks, I have been away sulking for a bit, given my earlier refusal letter from CIC. I resigned myself to being separated from my wife and family and figured, if they are going to kick me out anyway, I may as well use up the 90 days given to me to apply for restoration of status. My...

I made the application online. I think at the time they were claiming 35 days processing time on their site, and it seems they were spot on, if not slightly ahead of their estimated processing period. Providing you have at least received notification that they have received your application for...

Chris, I applied in December 2014, around the 19th as I remember, as my current status was due to expire 23rd Jan 2015. Don't worry about the time it takes, they like to keep you sweating. Also, just in case they do this regularly to folks, I must have received about a half dozen various email...

Just an update folks. My application for extension of my temporary visitor visa was refused this morning on grounds of lack of financial means. Without any possibility to appeal or present our case, financial or otherwise, I guess I'm screwed and will have to leave my wife, the little one and...

@ Andrew, thanks for clarifying that, I'll change my form and ask for 1 Year from the date my current status runs out. Crap, I'll need to apply to the ACPO in the UK for the records check again? @ canuck, thanks for the explanation, makes much more sense now. It's obviously a legal langauge...

Thanks folks, I really appreciate the help and support. I'm almost at my wits end with it all to be honest. Your advice basically confirms then that an outbound application is the way for us to go, I'm pretty sure those were the forms that I already downloaded. In the meantime I have filled out...

Hello all, this is my first post, although I have done some reading here over the last week or so. Hopefully I'm not breaking any rules, but if this post is in the wrong place, mods please feel free to move it to somewhere more appropriate. My story goes like this: I arrived in Canada as a...