My wife is Canadian and we applied for a PR for me from within Canada. At the time I was given a work permit and lived and worked in Canada from 19-21. In 21 my PR was rejected due to criminal inadmissibility. We then got a lawyer and refused with H&C considerations.
This past June we were rejected again because the officer determined that while our marriage was valid (we now have two children together), I am one year away from being eligible for rehabilitation. Since we have managed to make a long distance relationship work, we should be fine doing it for another year and should use a TPR to get by for the next year or I should relocate my family to the USA if it’s that important for my children to be with me.
However the only living and known grandparents my children have are Canadian and I don’t want to separate my wife from her family. Having grown up without parents myself and my wife’s parents being older and having health issues, we would prefer to spend as much time around them and help out as much as possible. I have asked my lawyers to appeal the decision.
What is the appeal process like and how long does it normally take? How successful are these types of appeals? Lots of stress so any advice would be helpful
This past June we were rejected again because the officer determined that while our marriage was valid (we now have two children together), I am one year away from being eligible for rehabilitation. Since we have managed to make a long distance relationship work, we should be fine doing it for another year and should use a TPR to get by for the next year or I should relocate my family to the USA if it’s that important for my children to be with me.
However the only living and known grandparents my children have are Canadian and I don’t want to separate my wife from her family. Having grown up without parents myself and my wife’s parents being older and having health issues, we would prefer to spend as much time around them and help out as much as possible. I have asked my lawyers to appeal the decision.
What is the appeal process like and how long does it normally take? How successful are these types of appeals? Lots of stress so any advice would be helpful
