Marriage is ending.

[gongdi]

Marriage is ending: According to your timeline, you are in the final stages of acceptance (PPR). Even if this nightmare of a strike continues on and officials give your case a thorough investigation, you are probably only looking at less than 8 months. It's a shame you cannot hold on, being so close to the end.

On the other hand, the story posted earlier in the thread about the man in Canada with the two daughters waiting for his wife's acceptance into the country for 2.5 years and counting shows a truly strong marriage and willingness to endure the procedure. What that family is going through is my family's worst nightmare. I've still got 7 months to go on my visa from my wife's country but once that expires and the visa office is still lagging behind, it could happen to us. :-[

I think we are all being punished for going about things the 'right' way. We could have just gotten a travel visa for our spouse and waited it out together in Canada, without fear of separation. In retrospect, that may be what I would have done. By doing things the 'right' way, we have put our families at risk of separation.

 

[CdnMxHusb]

I think we are all being punished for going about things the 'right' way. We could have just gotten a travel visa for our spouse and waited it out together in Canada, without fear of separation. In retrospect, that may be what I would have done. By doing things the 'right' way, we have put our families at risk of separation.



I did that in first place, last year. I wanted my wife to visit us and then we would apply to the PR and they denied her visitors visa due to "Family ties". I dont know if they understand, but yes, we are married! This is a real nightmare. We are now just waiting for her passport to be asked for, and then this happens.
I am living in Canada with our 2 sons while she is living in Mexico with our daughter. 18 years of solid marriage and we still have to wait. Even a solid marriage can go on a very thin line after a while. It is starting to happen and it is a nightmare for sure.

 

[CanadianJeepGuy]

To try to keep perspective no one is punishing you. You are victims of circumstance.

 

[QuebecOkie]

I think we are all being punished for going about things the 'right' way. We could have just gotten a travel visa for our spouse and waited it out together in Canada, without fear of separation. In retrospect, that may be what I would have done. By doing things the 'right' way, we have put our families at risk of separation.

Not a punishment, just dealing with the consequences of our decisions. I am somewhat regretful that we decided to apply inland. We, too, thought we were doing it the "right way," as we thought that applying outland while I was here as a visitor (visa exempt, I'm a U.S. citizen) was "misrepresentation." Alas, had we decided to apply outland, which would have been perfectly acceptable, we might have been approaching the end of the process, instead of still wondering how long we will go without AIP. I could have at least visited my family in the last year. I wouldn't have missed out on my only nephew's entire second year of life, and I wouldn't have to hear the sadness in my parents' voices when they ask if I've heard anything yet.

We all made our decisions. I decided keeping my Canadian was worth leaving everything else behind. I don't regret that decision, and I can't get angry that it cost me so much, or that things are a bit difficult right now.