SarahTeresa said:
I am just wondering if anyone has ever experienced a problem similar to the one that we are going through at the moment. I am sponsoring my common-law partner and our application was made within Canada. We went through some family emergencies this year: his father and uncle passed away within days of each other and we had no other option but to return to Mexico. To make matters worse I need to be close to my family because my grandfather passed away while we were completing the paperwork for his application. My grandmother is ill and needs support. Leaving Canada to live in Mexico is causing me some anxiety, although if it comes to that point I can't imagine being away from my partner for another year, so the move may have to happen while we attempt another application.
The issue here is that his visas had expired and he had overstayed his study permit, and our permanent residency application was to fix this. He has received an open-work permit we are literally in the final stages of our permanent residency application: his medical and police reports have all been submitted. But we have been refused two times by the Mexican embassy when we applied for him under a temporary resident visa under a visitors visa and a workers visa. 9 months have passed and we are worried that we will loose all the time that has gone by and have to withdraw and re-submit under the outside of Canada category. i have consulted with a lawyer since the beginning of this process (CL declarations, etc) and he has assured me there was no reason for the Mexican Embassy to refused his last application under the working category, but when you have a permanent residency application already in process they make it impossible for you to re-enter.
I feel like knocking on CIC's door and begging at this point.
That's true they do make it impossible to re-enter.
Although did your lawyer confirm that your husband was allowed to leave Canada during your inland application.
I was under the understanding that if you leave Canada during an inland application the chances of it getting refused are very high, since inland means you must stay inside Canada until PR is issued.
did your lawyer say anything about this being okay for you both to leave Canada since it was for a family emergency?
If he/she said yes its okay, than that's good! and it sounds like you are getting very close to the end.
Ive never seen anyone go through this problem before, so im not really sure what advice to give, but you can only hope they approve it since it IS so close to the end and this was for a family emergency.
how long ago did you apply?