Reply: Port of Spain Office, Trinidad and Tobago
Can-Vinc said:
On another more important note, I hope CdnandTrini is doing well and staying strong.
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Hello Can-Vinc and all other forum friends, as most of you know I had cancer surgery last week and back at home slowly recovering. I have lurked a bit but with the pain meds have been doing a lot of sleeping. I want to thank each and every one of you for your prayers and heartfelt support, they were most appreciated. Now for an update on what we decided to do about the TRV.
For any of you that have seen my previous posts, I have been with my husband 6 years from the day we met; however, only married in Jan. 2013. Prior to that we applied for 4 TRVs so he could come here, meet my family, see my country, vacation together etc. Each time we were refused, we kicked up a big fuss, re-tried, still no success. So we were going to get married anyway, I was just hoping we would be able to do 2 weddings, one here with my family one in Trinidad with his. Seeing as he could not come to Canada we married in Trinidad and submitted our application to CIC Feb. 7, 2013 and I was approved as sponsor March 20, 2013.
May 9th I had some exploratory surgery, May 22nd was told it was cancer and I needed major surgery, surgery done on May 31st. Between the 22nd and the 29th my husband and I ran around getting notes and documents and all updated docs to apply for another TRV (Have to give a special shout out to Dadzin here 8) until I called my MP's office and he advised against it. Now I do not know if what he told me is even true or not, but the guy who looks after immigration at my MP's office is afraid of his own shadow. He told me that he knew of a couple who applied for both a TRV and to have their PR fast tracked because the wife had cancer and the immigration officer
"denied both applications" and said to the husband, "well if you knew she was dying you should not have married her" and took that to be the proof that he only wanted to enter Canada. :'( I could not even believe I was hearing that and it made me mad that my MP's office was "fear mongering" even if it was true - they apparently got married both knowing she already had cancer but so what!!! People survive cancer all of the time, now CIC are medical experts too?
The sad truth is that the story zapped me of any final energy I had which I needed to conserve for my surgery and my husband was so frightened by the story we both decided to just sit and wait. We do not want any more refused TRVs jeopardizing our long term goal of an approved PR. Y'all can't even imagine how deflating that was and I still won't know until next week if I need radiation or not. So I am praying and trying to think positive thoughts for all of us to just keep going day by day and try to be grateful for the things we do have. @FAD, I am sorry to hear of your mother's passing, you have my sympathies. So that is my update for now folks, I will still keep an eye out on everyone and keep praying for all of us and our Kingston comrades as well.
Miss D, I am looking forward to you getting your GCMS notes and hopefully some answers. Blessings to all
