Hi everyone,
I am in the middle of a crisis.
I missed applying for work permit extension or BWP as I was waiting for my PR, which I was hoping to get a result soon. Upon realizing that my work permit expired, I mailed out an application for restoration of status and a new work permit to the Case Processing Centre in Edmonton (on-paper application was the only option). As I was 'out of status', I received from the Case Agent an email noting that they are unable to make a decision on my PR application (OINP) because of my status. For PR, I passed the medical exam on August 5, and biometric is completed on March 5 (They forgot to send me a medical examination letter for about 2 months and ended up re-sending it when I investigated it via a phone call). They asked me if I have a proof of whether I departed Canada or am planning to do so. I informed that I applied for a restoration of status and waiting, thus I continue to stay in Canada.
It has been almost a month since I mailed out my ROS application to Edmonton. I still have now received an acknowledgment email from them. I am curious:
My timeline:
I am in the middle of a crisis.
I missed applying for work permit extension or BWP as I was waiting for my PR, which I was hoping to get a result soon. Upon realizing that my work permit expired, I mailed out an application for restoration of status and a new work permit to the Case Processing Centre in Edmonton (on-paper application was the only option). As I was 'out of status', I received from the Case Agent an email noting that they are unable to make a decision on my PR application (OINP) because of my status. For PR, I passed the medical exam on August 5, and biometric is completed on March 5 (They forgot to send me a medical examination letter for about 2 months and ended up re-sending it when I investigated it via a phone call). They asked me if I have a proof of whether I departed Canada or am planning to do so. I informed that I applied for a restoration of status and waiting, thus I continue to stay in Canada.
It has been almost a month since I mailed out my ROS application to Edmonton. I still have now received an acknowledgment email from them. I am curious:
- Are PR agent going to wait on the decision until I re-gain a status in Canada?
- Can my PR application be failed because of my status?
- Processing time for ROS is (of course) long. Has anyone gone through that process?
My timeline:
- Work permit expiry: July 7 - I work full-time. Stop working once I realized.
- Restoration of status application mail-out: July 15
- PR email regarding my status: August 9, 2024.