Story so far:
I along with my wife became Permenant Residents of Canada in June of 2008. After landing I got offered a placement with a Canadian company in Dubai, so I shifted to Dubai. In November 2008 I had a baby girl who was born in Dubai. In Oct 2009 I found out that my company would not be renewing my contract in the coming March and that I had to look for other opportunities. Finding nothing suitable in the region my wife and I decided to relocate back to Canada along with our daughter.
After researching and getting information from the internet about other people in similar position we began the process for Temporary Resident Permit with the Abu Dhabi office. We attached a covering letter and documents with our application and the staff at Abu Dhabi were very helpful replying to our emails and explaning how to go about getting the TRP. The TRP came through smoothly with no issues about 4-5 weeks later. I delayed the stamping of the TRP as we had planned to travel in March (I had to contractually be there until then). Abu Dhabi office granted us an extension on teh TRP stamping.
Once everything got stamped we came back to Canada. At the airport we got sent to the immigration area to get the actual Paper which is the permit to stay in Canada. The officer was a racist prick and asked absolutely asinine questions trying to flex his muscles. Anyway I answered as politely and honestly as possible and received the TRP paper. It is valid with March 2011.
Spoke to CIC Callcenter once in Canada to two different agents. Explained my situation to both of them very clearly about my daughter being in Canada and wanting to initiate the sponsorship without leaving the country. They both told me to send an application for sponsorship to Mississauga. I filled in the paperwork and sent in the application to Mississauga - it was received by 29th March.
1st June 2010 - got a call from an officer at Mississauga. She says she can process the application there but only as an overseas application. So she was asking which overseas office the application should be sent to. I told her I want it processed in Canada. She says it should be sent to Alberta. She has absolutely no information aside from this as she only handled applications for sponsorship outside of Canada.
So now I am thoroughly confused and have no idea what to do next. Should I send an application to Alberta? If so, then what sort of application am I supposed to sent to Alberta?
OR Humanitarian and Compasionate? Sponsorpship application for dependant children ? Although these applications clearly say they are to be sent to Mississauga.
I appreciate the input and help from anyone who has managed to get through the process. Any advise is helpful!
I along with my wife became Permenant Residents of Canada in June of 2008. After landing I got offered a placement with a Canadian company in Dubai, so I shifted to Dubai. In November 2008 I had a baby girl who was born in Dubai. In Oct 2009 I found out that my company would not be renewing my contract in the coming March and that I had to look for other opportunities. Finding nothing suitable in the region my wife and I decided to relocate back to Canada along with our daughter.
After researching and getting information from the internet about other people in similar position we began the process for Temporary Resident Permit with the Abu Dhabi office. We attached a covering letter and documents with our application and the staff at Abu Dhabi were very helpful replying to our emails and explaning how to go about getting the TRP. The TRP came through smoothly with no issues about 4-5 weeks later. I delayed the stamping of the TRP as we had planned to travel in March (I had to contractually be there until then). Abu Dhabi office granted us an extension on teh TRP stamping.
Once everything got stamped we came back to Canada. At the airport we got sent to the immigration area to get the actual Paper which is the permit to stay in Canada. The officer was a racist prick and asked absolutely asinine questions trying to flex his muscles. Anyway I answered as politely and honestly as possible and received the TRP paper. It is valid with March 2011.
Spoke to CIC Callcenter once in Canada to two different agents. Explained my situation to both of them very clearly about my daughter being in Canada and wanting to initiate the sponsorship without leaving the country. They both told me to send an application for sponsorship to Mississauga. I filled in the paperwork and sent in the application to Mississauga - it was received by 29th March.
1st June 2010 - got a call from an officer at Mississauga. She says she can process the application there but only as an overseas application. So she was asking which overseas office the application should be sent to. I told her I want it processed in Canada. She says it should be sent to Alberta. She has absolutely no information aside from this as she only handled applications for sponsorship outside of Canada.
So now I am thoroughly confused and have no idea what to do next. Should I send an application to Alberta? If so, then what sort of application am I supposed to sent to Alberta?
OR Humanitarian and Compasionate? Sponsorpship application for dependant children ? Although these applications clearly say they are to be sent to Mississauga.
I appreciate the input and help from anyone who has managed to get through the process. Any advise is helpful!
