i'm an american accepted to school in the fall. i went to the border to try and get a study permit, but was told they are not issued until 2 wks, maybe 1mo, before the semester starts, and i was admitted as a visitor until i was to come back and get my study permit before school starts. this is fine by me and i have no problem with this. however, my common law partner of 4 yrs (she is not american but from a country which requires a visa to enter canada -- her visa expired after arriving) and i have been in canada as visitors for the past year. her status expired in april, and several weeks beforehand she applied for an extension saying i (her partner) was in the process of applying for school, and we supplied minimal additional documentation, only a proof of finances. at this point i had not heard back or been accepted. we received the denial several weeks ago. the school counseled me to get my study permit, and then she apply to restore her status to a work permit after i had my study permit, by mail without her leaving. however, i will now not get my study permit for a couple months and am here as a visitor. her visitor record expired at the start of april -- 90 days is very soon. does she have cause to apply for restoration to visitor (or to a work permit) in the two months before my study permit is valid? is the 90 days to apply for restoration of status dated from when her visitor record last lapsed, or from the date in which she received the refusal by mail? if possible, we would like to stay in canada until my school starts, hence these questions. lastly, if she does apply to restore her status and is denied, what happens? would she be able to appeal by mail? would she be able to try and apply for new paperwork at the embassy in the US, or would her denial mean trouble for securing status in future despite the fact that she is my partner and i'm coming to study?
secondary to our hopes of staying in canada for the next two months before school, is the very serious concern that school may begin while her status is still in limbo, and she is subsequently denied. as being apart is obviously unacceptable, i do not want to pay my rather expensive tuition for one term and then lose it because my partner can't be with me and I had to leave.
secondary to our hopes of staying in canada for the next two months before school, is the very serious concern that school may begin while her status is still in limbo, and she is subsequently denied. as being apart is obviously unacceptable, i do not want to pay my rather expensive tuition for one term and then lose it because my partner can't be with me and I had to leave.