Hi All,
Here's my story- my PGWP expired on June 26,2015. As per my immigration lawyer, he applied for an extension on June 25,2015 by mail (in order to buy me more time). We didn't hear back anything on it till The end of July. So, he asked me to complete a visitor/ temporary resident visa ASAP and send it to Ottawa. I sent one on Aug 1/2015. However, on Aug 7 received a letter from CIC stating that the TRV application should have gone to the Vegreville location with the restoration fee. I was then asked by my lawyer to send the same application to Vegreville, which I did the same day. Nothing was heard back for my WP extension or the TRV till Nov 24, when I received another letter from CIC to get my status restored. I called CIC regarding my WP extension & TRV app, when they shocked me and said that as per CIC I had not applied for any WP extensions or any other applications for that matter. They said they didn't receive any form for me and that I couldn't even apply restoration now as my 90 day period was over (starting June 26,2015) and I was over-staying. I checked with my "lawyer " & he simply told me that the WP ext application could have been lost in mail and that I can still apply for restoration, given the fact that CIC sent the last restoration letter on Nov 24. Had the case been otherwise CIC would have sent a letter asking me to leave the country. So I applied for restoration on Dec 16. Now my previous employer got an LMIA approved & said he'll help me to get a bonded WP. Today my lawyer sent me an application for WP from outside Canada & when questioned about the form (that how can I apply 2 applications with CIC within 3 months- 1 from within Canada {restoration} & this one from outside Canada) , he simply changed the form to application to change conditions or remain in Canada as a worker. Can someone please suggest me what's my best option/ what can I do/ what application should I fill?? I don't trust my lawyer anymore.
Here's my story- my PGWP expired on June 26,2015. As per my immigration lawyer, he applied for an extension on June 25,2015 by mail (in order to buy me more time). We didn't hear back anything on it till The end of July. So, he asked me to complete a visitor/ temporary resident visa ASAP and send it to Ottawa. I sent one on Aug 1/2015. However, on Aug 7 received a letter from CIC stating that the TRV application should have gone to the Vegreville location with the restoration fee. I was then asked by my lawyer to send the same application to Vegreville, which I did the same day. Nothing was heard back for my WP extension or the TRV till Nov 24, when I received another letter from CIC to get my status restored. I called CIC regarding my WP extension & TRV app, when they shocked me and said that as per CIC I had not applied for any WP extensions or any other applications for that matter. They said they didn't receive any form for me and that I couldn't even apply restoration now as my 90 day period was over (starting June 26,2015) and I was over-staying. I checked with my "lawyer " & he simply told me that the WP ext application could have been lost in mail and that I can still apply for restoration, given the fact that CIC sent the last restoration letter on Nov 24. Had the case been otherwise CIC would have sent a letter asking me to leave the country. So I applied for restoration on Dec 16. Now my previous employer got an LMIA approved & said he'll help me to get a bonded WP. Today my lawyer sent me an application for WP from outside Canada & when questioned about the form (that how can I apply 2 applications with CIC within 3 months- 1 from within Canada {restoration} & this one from outside Canada) , he simply changed the form to application to change conditions or remain in Canada as a worker. Can someone please suggest me what's my best option/ what can I do/ what application should I fill?? I don't trust my lawyer anymore.