Junglist82 said:
Hi everyone,
I just got a letter today from immigration Canada. I have been refused my restoration visa extension which goes back to Jan 2011. I initially applied for a extension online but was refused as they were unable to open an attachment. So I had to apply for the restoration. They have not given me any reason why I was refused, and tried calling CIC today but was not able to get through. They have also stated that I leave Canada immediately as I have no status here.
However, I left Canada in May 2011 as my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer in England. I came back 3 weeks ago, and got through immigration no problem. So I guess my PR application wont be affected. So does this mean I get an extra 6 months in canada? Please if anyone knows anything please help me out.
Thanks for your time.
Do you have documentation of visiting this last time (visitor record, passport stamp, etc.)?
If you don't, I would actually advise that you first call CIC (call a few times to make sure answers add up) and talk with them.
It really isn't my place to suggest things but I will still try and give some advice. Are you from a visa-exempt country? If you are and you have proof of your application being received by Vegreville (e-Cas printout, FOSS, tracking, etc.), then I would advise that you re-cross again. This time with your spouse asking that you be able to stay. Hopefully they give you a visitor record or stamp. Essentially yes, you do have 6 months to stay again but it would be best for you to have documented proof of this so it doesn't cause any delays with the PR application. And where you recently just crossed not long after this, it can be a toss up. So you definitely want to figure out both from CBSA and CIC to as to what they recommend. Anyway CIC has been known to transfer due to lack of status (or if they don't have validation of your status being valid) which as you know with some local offices when being transferred without receiving AIP first, it can take a long time to even get an AIP interview. If you have or can get documented proof of your recent visit and they can back up that you do indeed have 6 months to stay again based on your most recent entry, then I would at least recommend that you mail a letter asking that a note be attached to your file saying that you do indeed have legal status and maybe even explain the situation that has occurred. Best to be safe than sorry when dealing with immigration. Just my 2 cents.