These statements seem to contradict eachother, but such is the nature of CIC.lilizinha said:•you are advised to stay in Canada while your application is being processed (If you leave Canada and cannot re-enter, the application will be abandoned)
Things to remember
•Leaving Canada can automatically cancel temporary resident status as a visitor, student or worker.
The person being sponsored has no guarantee that he or she will be permitted to return or re‑enter Canada if he or she leaves before permanent residence is approved. This is especially true if a Temporary Resident Visa is required to enter Canada.
Also, when we applied for the multiple-entrance VISA after we applied for the sponsorship, and we even had to reference our inland application before they would approve this VISA. We clearly stated the reason for wanting the multiple-entrance VISA was so that she could visit Mexico while we wait for our application to be processed. She went for 3 months in October - December 2011, and we told the CBSA guard upon re-entry about our application and why she was in Mexico - no problem at all. Also, according to multiple CIC agents she has implied status. They all also told me that though theres always a risk of not being allowed re-entry, a mulitple-entrance VISA lowers this risk significantly. I can totally see the issue with people and SINGLE entrance VISAs, as they would have to re-apply for entrance every time they wanted to come back. However, this is not the case with a multiple-entrance VISA.
Now im curious to know if anyone one here whos providing me with advice has a multiple entrance VISA? Because otherwise, I think I may in a different situation than most.