Re: Emergency Please: Common Law Form?
gooh said:
What do you judge are my odds they'll agree it was a mix up and fix it, continuing with my app with minimal delay? I know CIC is known to make small AND big mess ups with apps, but this seems very small to me. The doc wasn't even apart of the PR paperwork (It was part of the Sponsor's, and only if there was a co-signer) and they don't doubt our common-law relationship, otherwise they'd be asking simply for proof of relationship.
Would I be crazy to be optimistic?
I've been a member of the forum less time than even you, but my opinion is that it's likely an oversight on their part.
If I were you, I'd do the following in order:
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Reply to CIC email (like you did), making the CIC aware of the mixup.
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Have my partner contact their local MP in Canada by stopping by their office. Yep. I'd have my partner go in their office asking for their help and avoiding any potential email delays. Even though I emailed the CIC, I'd like to be sure I have two people working on an answer. In the worst case scenario that the MP is not yet sworn in, I'd go in search of the next nearest MP who was re-elected and plead my case/beg for their help.
- While I'm waiting for CIC email reply and my MP to contact the CIC, I
find out the rules about notaries in my partner's province. This way, I know if I can sign a form in front of a notary in the US, overnight it to Canada, have my partner sign it in front of a notary in Canada, and either email it or overnight it to Ottawa. Someone knows the answer. Again, I'd be taking my lunch break to head to a bank with notary, city hall, etc. where someone would know the answer. Either way:
I'm waiting 1 business week before I move on from waiting for the CIC or MP's response to taking matters into my own hands.
- If CIC or MP doesn't respond (after a week)
OR says I
do need the paper,
then I hope that I can not be present in Canada to have paper notarized. If I can do my part in the US and send it to Canada, I do that, overnighting my paperwork to my partner in Canada, who then sends it to Ottawa either by email (if they say I can in the original email), or again by overnight, certified courier.
- If I do have to be present because the CIC and/or MP have
confirmed it,
I fly to Canada and I say that I'm coming in to Canada for the notarization.
I'd have the CIC email printed out with me to show to the custom's agent/border security that I'm here to get my application squared away, and I know full-well what happens if I abuse my stay. I'd also be totally transparent about what happened last time, and say the reason I left was because I knew that if I didn't, my application could be denied.
Additionally, I'd personally go ahead and remain in Canada. For all intents and purposes, I would "move," though I'd be adamant to say I was visiting to anyone who asked. I genuinely think your application is 3 months away
MAX from approval. Realistically, I think you're closer to DM than even that, but I don't want to be the person who leads you astray based on gut-feelings. I have zero hard evidence to make that assumption.
If you want to be extra cautious that you'll be admitted in to Canada, I'd buy a
refundable return ticket. You flying up there would be my
absolute last resort and
only something I'd do once I had confirmation that I needed that form.
This is purely what my game plan would be. Ultimately, it's your decision, but sometimes hearing others' thought processes can help us come to decide our own.
The best of luck. Let us know what happens, or if there's anything I/we can do to help!
