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What if the spouse has overstayed as a visitor by almost a year (~14 months total)? Does this option still exist? Or is it only applicable to those who have legal status "as a visitor or on some other visa"?

Will do! After I figure out this immediate situation, I'll create a thread there to document my progress. I've found this website to be an incredible resource so far, so if anything I might post can help someone else in my situation, I'm all for it.

Very good to know! I'll withdraw and resubmit my application today.

Oof. The program is several years and I've just started. Is this something CIC might have tolerance for, given that we're already pursuing permanent residency for reasons that have nothing to do with school? Or if they have zero tolerance, would they force my school to expel me? Or would it...

Wow, really? We were told the exact opposite. We were also told that outland wouldn't be an option for us, considering I was already in Canada. If I withdrew my application and applied outland instead, wouldn't I be forced to spend the 5-6 months in the US? Or would that be conveniently...

Thank you so much for your response. I filed the applications late last night, so I'm glad to hear that it won't trigger anything -- but I did them inland instead of outland, so hopefully that doesn't become an issue. Thank you for this advice, I think it's the plan we will follow. The only...

My current 'plan' is to just throw myself at the mercy of the border agents at YVR. If my paperwork is already in-progress (I can finish filing immediately) then there's not much else I can do but wait, so wouldn't they just let me through with a stern warning? My wife is a professional with a...

I know I've screwed up and I'm pretty sure it's bad. I'm American, my wife is Canadian. I came across the border "just to visit" in late 2013 (November, I believe), fell in love and never left. We got married the following February (so a year ago), but didn't have the ceremony until August...