I am so pissed. Holy shit. I'm fuming.
I applied for a restoration of status along with my OWP with the application, as 3 different call center agents and several threads on this forum confirmed that I could send the restoration + OWP together and they'd get processed the same time. I even called last week and the lady confirmed that she could see my OWP application online and that everything looked good reg. payment etc.
I call in today and she tells me that since I was out of status, I won't get an OWP until AFTER Approval in principle. I'm sorry but what the actual fuck!? Had I known this I would've applied outland in April, but because so many sources, including CIC, told me that restorations and OWP get processed at the same time, I was alright with that, and went inland.
I just can't believe this. I'm at a loss for words.