Dear Misafiri,Msafiri said:1. Yes you can enter visa the US in the manner you propose. This plan for you and all other PRs in a similar position depends on CBP admitting you into the US. I always wonder what would happen if a PR on report got bounced by CBP and thus closing off the land border entry option. This is why its best to remain in Canada until your appeal is decided. Once you make it to the Canadian border then CBSA must admit you as per constitutional right since you are a PR until your appeal is decided (subject to not subsequently becoming inadmissible for another reason e.g serious criminality for which no right of appeal exists and would supersede your current appeal)
2. If your appeal is on the margins it could (but may not) swing things in your favour. Its not considered on its own but in addition to all the other factors of the case primarily number of shortfall days, reasons for absence, what action if any you took to mitigate the absence etc which no one else but you is privy to. If you were absent for 5 years due to a better job some other place then working in Canada during the 'appeal' period is on its own unlikely to get you through. To address your concerns I wouldn't sweat the 'my time in Canada will be a waste if I don't win the appeal'. You will get professional/work experience and an income which is better than nothing...at least you have your PR status for x years...isn't this better than visitor status?
3. My humble opinion is that its best to deal with CIC (or any other immigration agency e.g CBP) on certainties as opposed to probables. If you get re-sponsored by your spouse subject to her meeting the criteria and you passing the relevant background and medical checks then its likely a certainty you will get PR afresh. You would need to withdraw your appeal and lose PR prior to any sponsorship taking place. That you have lost PR status before by RO breach is not an issue as opposed to say loss of PR due to criminality.
4. If you sit out to an appeal its probable you may get to keep your PR but its also probable you could lose it. You ought to know the odds based on your absence reasons. Its helpful I find to view a clear cut 'no report PR status' as the basic platform for citizenship. If your ultimate goal is to attain citizenship and never worry about the RO then the sooner you accumulate PR residence days the better. Do you want to do that now or after a potential appeal rejection and PR re-sponsorship?
5. Remember the immigration laws keep changing. What is your long term plan? Do you want to live in Canada? Some other place? It may be time to carry out a detailed self review and then act accordingly.
Good luck
Got one very important question, about my wife. Actually i landed in Jan 2011 when i was single. I got married to my wife on nov 2013, after then I sponsored her as a family class resident and she landed on jun 2014.
Now my question, for me being on a departure order and with the worst case scenario of loosing my appeal, does that put her residency status at risk (i.e cic give her a departure order after i loose my appeal) especially that she is a conditional permanent resident? Im asking this cause she is planning to meet her residency obligation and stay at least 2 out of 5 yrs and sponsor me back afterwards.
Thanks to advise as this is very important to us! Thanks