Applying for EE with Possible Need for Surgery / Should I just get sponsored?

[oddball2018]

Hi all

I received the CEC invite yesterday and I'm so excited to make my application. I've been living in Canada on an IEC working holiday visa (I'm 25) that is due to expire in July, so this has come about at the right time, especially with covid-19 making going home to the UK difficult.

Unfortunately, I do have a urological condition (urethral stricture disease) that I worry would make my application be rejected. It doesn't require any medication and is an autoimmune condition. To treat the condition, I have several options:

• Dilation (1-3 times a year - a treatment rather than a fix that can be done in just 15 mins while having a cystoscopy - it's a very quick and convenient treatment but not a cure)
• Urethroplasty (a one-time fix - complex, reconstructive surgery with a long wait time, yet a 97% success rate)
• Self-catherization (preventative treatment suggested by doctor, done once a day at home, I already buy catheters for this myself and it works fairly well at reducing any need for hospital treatment)

I do have OHIP through having a work permit so have been using the dilation option with self-catherization at home, though my doctor believes the reconstructive surgery is fairly likely in the long-term IF I want to stop using catheters. Unfortunately, it's a highly specialist treatment that only two doctors in Ontario can do, and wait times are very long with COVID included. I don't think the cost would be excessive, especially given it's a one-time event. But I do believe I would be adding to the wait list for other Canadians - though whether this is actually 'excessive' or unreasonable I'm not sure.

Annoyingly, I know that if I had this one surgery alone, my problem would be solved.

I really do not want to return home because I have a Canadian partner (unmarried - 1 year living together in July) and a career here too. I would go home or abroad for the treatment but travel has been restricted for a while now - it also isn't realistically safe to do so.

My partner said he would offer to sponsor me as common-law since I would be exempt from the 'excessive demand'. The drawback is the wait time is slow and I know work permits take a long term to get processed. I'll also have to wait until July weeks before my visa expires. I was thinking about doing the following:

1. Apply for EE near invite deadline (April)
2. Seek BOWP to keep me working legally and possibly have access to OHIP after IEC permit expires in late July (May)
3. Apply for sponsorship + OWP (July)
4. Continue with EE if approved and get PR/Discard EE application if rejected
5. Get PR from sponsorship

What are your thoughts? I know nobody can provide insight comparable to a lawyer but I do know people here have weathered CIC with some success.

 

[scylla]

Hi all

I received the CEC invite yesterday and I'm so excited to make my application. I've been living in Canada on an IEC working holiday visa (I'm 25) that is due to expire in July, so this has come about at the right time, especially with covid-19 making going home to the UK difficult.

Unfortunately, I do have a urological condition (urethral stricture disease) that I worry would make my application be rejected. It doesn't require any medication and is an autoimmune condition. To treat the condition, I have several options:

• Dilation (1-3 times a year - a treatment rather than a fix that can be done in just 15 mins while having a cystoscopy - it's a very quick and convenient treatment but not a cure)
• Urethroplasty (a one-time fix - complex, reconstructive surgery with a long wait time, yet a 97% success rate)
• Self-catherization (preventative treatment suggested by doctor, done once a day at home, I already buy catheters for this myself and it works fairly well at reducing any need for hospital treatment)

I do have OHIP through having a work permit so have been using the dilation option with self-catherization at home, though my doctor believes the reconstructive surgery is fairly likely in the long-term IF I want to stop using catheters. Unfortunately, it's a highly specialist treatment that only two doctors in Ontario can do, and wait times are very long with COVID included. I don't think the cost would be excessive, especially given it's a one-time event. But I do believe I would be adding to the wait list for other Canadians - though whether this is actually 'excessive' or unreasonable I'm not sure.

Annoyingly, I know that if I had this one surgery alone, my problem would be solved.

I really do not want to return home because I have a Canadian partner (unmarried - 1 year living together in July) and a career here too. I would go home or abroad for the treatment but travel has been restricted for a while now - it also isn't realistically safe to do so.

My partner said he would offer to sponsor me as common-law since I would be exempt from the 'excessive demand'. The drawback is the wait time is slow and I know work permits take a long term to get processed. I'll also have to wait until July weeks before my visa expires. I was thinking about doing the following:

1. Apply for EE near invite deadline (April)
2. Seek BOWP to keep me working legally and possibly have access to OHIP after IEC permit expires in late July (May)
3. Apply for sponsorship + OWP (July)
4. Continue with EE if approved and get PR/Discard EE application if rejected
5. Get PR from sponsorship

What are your thoughts? I know nobody can provide insight comparable to a lawyer but I do know people here have weathered CIC with some success.

Sure - you can do as you have planned.

 

[Nan_4500]

HI any updates?

 

[oddball2018]

HI any updates?

Still going through PR process but my medical was approved.