I need some advice! My partner and I are Australian. His parents are permanent residents here in Canada. They recently sponsored him to be a resident but not me since they weren't sure we would last this long and figured he could sponsor me. So now he is a permanent resident. I have a 2 year work visa which expires June 11 2011 - it is the International experience canada working holiday program visa for people under 31yrs of age - so I don't need a LMO or job lined up. I can apply again for one. I did apply again in April but unfortunately I applied to the Vegreville office instead of Consular General in Sydney so it got refused yesterday. Now I have a week to leave! The problem is I have been here as a visitor from July 2008 to June 2009 then got the work visa for June 2009 to 2011. I want to apply for a visitor's visa whilst I wait for my new work visa application to go through so I don't have to leave the country because we recently had a baby - he's 4 months old and a canadian citizen. I'm scared they won't let me have another visitor visa because I have been here too much and I will have to leave my baby for a few months.
I plan on applying online on Monday for a visitor's visa and letting them know I am doing this whilst I wait for my new work visa. And that during my work visa my partner will start the process to sponsor me. Is it a good idea to lay it all out on the table and let them know what I am doing? What can I do if I don't get the visitor visa and have to leave next week? I saw it can take 60 days for visa to process - can I still stay in the country while waiting. Any other advice?
Thank you for your help!!
I plan on applying online on Monday for a visitor's visa and letting them know I am doing this whilst I wait for my new work visa. And that during my work visa my partner will start the process to sponsor me. Is it a good idea to lay it all out on the table and let them know what I am doing? What can I do if I don't get the visitor visa and have to leave next week? I saw it can take 60 days for visa to process - can I still stay in the country while waiting. Any other advice?
Thank you for your help!!