Residency Questionnaire Recipients Action Plan

[Goli58]

Hi Every one,

If you are from GTA, feel free to contact Nicholas Keung Immigration Reporter @ Toronto Star
Please put the Subject: Residence Questionnaire
Email: Nkeung@thestar.ca

Tell him your story

 

[Swede]

I didn't receive an RQ yet, however still my application was sitting for 16 months in the dust and they've started processing it only 2 months ago with a total waiting time of 18 months.
My girlfriend is waiting for me almost 5 years now and she was denied a visitor visa although I am a working person with a very good salary.
Without a passport I can't fly to her to marry her.
All in all, CIC insists to destroy lives.
I wish I could go back in time those 5 years that I (we) have lost.

What time does the RQ cover? I thought it was the time up to when your application was submitted. Or?

 

[mikeathome]

Has anyone issued an RQ on this forum applied for their GCMS notes (electronic and physical) to find out why it was issued? If yes please inform the forum the reason for the RQ. This will go someway to clarifying the arguement that RQs are being issued recklessly.

RQ is issued for some applicants in order to avoid fraud, some for quality assurance reasons and some unknown percentage to cover up that processing times skyrocketed in the past two years for various reasons. Issuing a RQ delays processing indefinitely for this applicant and has not to be tracked through the system health check procedures. Basically the applicant falls out of the reporting statistic.
I let you speculate what the percentages of recklessly issued RQs are...

Mike

 

[steaky]

I didn't receive an RQ yet, however still my application was sitting for 16 months in the dust and they've started processing it only 2 months ago with a total waiting time of 18 months.
My girlfriend is waiting for me almost 5 years now and she was denied a visitor visa although I am a working person with a very good salary.
Without a passport I can't fly to her to marry her.
All in all, CIC insists to destroy lives.
I wish I could go back in time those 5 years that I (we) have lost.

I don't understand. You landed in 2007 and if your girlfriend and you have a US visa, you can just drive to the US border to meet her, get married and then apply for the spousal sponsorship for her to come to Canada to stay with you. CIC has nothing to do in destroy anyone's lives.

 

[ecoyo]

That true CIC cannot stop us to do anything about our life time decision but we need to pay for the consequences of further delay, prolong investigation of our travel history if we do anything that needs to cross the border. We have been treated as if we have committed a fraud and need to prove ourselves innocent by paying time and money.

 

[EZZAHRAE]

I agreed....!!

Hi Miru

How about we meet to discuss an action plan. I am talking about all those who received the RQ and have been waiting for long time. So let 's invite Wael55, EasyRider and others. We choose a place and time to meet. How about the next weekend

 

[EZZAHRAE]

Residency Questionnaire Recipients Action Plan

Hi Miru

How about we meet to discuss an action plan. I am talking about all those who received the RQ and have been waiting for long time. So let 's invite Mirmukaramili, EasyRider and others. We choose a place and time to meet. How about the next weekend





Dear all,

As we are all aware, thousands upon thousands of us were recklessly handed what is called a "Residency Questionnaire" form by ill educated CIC officers. The end result is, and in many cases, was a complete halt to our social and economical lives which went as far as some people being demoted or even losing their career as a result. It is very clear what is happening to us is little known to the media, political and legal systems here in Canada. I have spoken to many seasoned immigration legal advisers who did not even know such form even existed, never mind the length of time it takes for recipients of such form to meet with a judge. Thousands upon thousands of us fell through the cracks so to speak and almost forgotten by the legal and political system. What compounded the tragedy is the lack of an accountability regime which could monitors the performance of such department and holds them accountable for any lack of. That is in addition to the lack of re-course channels for people who were mistakenly and recklessly handed such infamous form.

We are law abiding, taxpaying permanent residents of Canada. Yes there are many people who abused and cheated the system but not us. We have been here all along, working hard to support our families while calling Canada our home.

We are not asking for a special treatment nor are we asking CIC to revise such decision relating to the Residency Questionnaire form. We understand that Canada should stand firm against fraudulent applicants who do not deserve to call this country their home. What we are asking for is to treat us humanly and fairly, we are asking this country who we called home to appreciate, and act upon easing, our suffering and pain.

It is outrageous that a first class country like Canada informs its people that their lives will continue to be in a bureaucratic quagmire for a period of four years. This is a virtual punishment levied upon good people who do not deserve it.

As for us here, we all know that we have tried everything from calling our own MPs, to hiring immigration legal advisers to calling CIC helpline hoping for a different result. It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We all know that CIC has made every attempt to block any accountability of their indifferent actions. We are not here to blame CIC or blame the overwhelmed citizenship judges. We are here to demand a solution and actions from government's top brass who do not consider us as voting Canadian citizens and therefore there is no harm in neglecting us. Whoever is enforcing such mistreatment upon us know that the thousands upon thousands of us are geographically fragmented and possibly complacent and intimidated and they are counting on us to stay that way.

We all know that if we do not act as a one united front, each one of us will have to face this Goliath alone. No one, no external authority is willing to help or even know about us. We need to unite and we need to think as one front. We all know this issue is the most important one in our lives yest we are hoping if we keep our mouths shut, such bureaucrats might feel sorry for us and treat us fairly.

In a previous thread titled "RESIDENCE QUESTIONNAIRE", I suggested the following:

As a result, I have received a positive feedback from two forum participants. WE NEED MORE...WAAAAAAY MORE! Together, we will prevail but we must stand up.

Every action I proposed is a civil action within our democratic right as taxpaying permanent residents. We should continue our escalation until Mr. Kenney here us.

The first and most crucial step toward our success is gathering as many RQ recipients as we can. If we succeed in that, we will move to the next step of holding nationwide meetings which will produce the committees mentioned above, revise such committees or add to it.

This thread is intended to gather as many people as possible. I am asking all of the people who see this thread to take the following steps:

1- reply back;
2- Explain briefly how long has he been waiting for a Judge's meeting?;
3- What course of action he/she followed?; and
4- Which province, city and riding does he or she/ reside in?

That would be a very good start which will allow us to build on.

It is very important for all of us to know that sitting idol hoping for others to take action on their behalf is not going to get us anywhere and the status que will continue...This is your live as much as it is mine.

Yours truly,

Wael

 

[steaky]

It is outrageous that a first class country like Canada informs its people that their lives will continue to be in a bureaucratic quagmire for a period of four years. This is a virtual punishment levied upon good people who do not deserve it.

As for us here, we all know that we have tried everything from calling our own MPs, to hiring immigration legal advisers to calling CIC helpline hoping for a different result. It has been said that insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. We all know that CIC has made every attempt to block any accountability of their indifferent actions. We are not here to blame CIC or blame the overwhelmed citizenship judges. We are here to demand a solution and actions from government's top brass who do not consider us as voting Canadian citizens and therefore there is no harm in neglecting us.

What do you mean bureaucratic quagmire for a period of four years? Besides, the CIC helpline is just a call centre. Why you want to hire legal advisers instead of you call them directly? Since you are not yet Canadian citizens, there's nothing wrong that they don't consider you as voting Canadian citizens.

 

[Msafiri]

Wael55,

On the assumption that you got an audience with no lesser than the Immigration Minister himself what excactly would you tell him?

 

[Goli58]

Wael55,

On the assumption that you got an audience with no lesser than the Immigration Minister himself what excactlly would you tell him?

The way CIC is treating PRs is ridiculous!Good to pay taxes but not good enough to become Canadian under the Conservative government!!!!

 

[EZZAHRAE]

The way CIC is treating PRs is ridiculous!Good to pay taxes but not good enough to become Canadian under the Conservative government!!!!

Hi Guys

As I mentioned before, we need to meet to discuss our case. we do not need to argue in this web. We also we do not need to tell our story in this page. We can share all our experiences when we meet. I am calling those who are in Toronto and Mississauga to suggest a place and a time to meet.

 

[gamasa]

i agree with you wael ..get law firm and im willing to pay $ 200 so they can take action against this RQ

please lets take step guys we build this country we are here because there is NO ENOUGH men in this country

we ARE THE REAL MEN so lets move and do something .

 

[Mary Chad]

Hi Guys

As I mentioned before, we need to meet to discuss our case. we do not need to argue in this web. We also we do not need to tell our story in this page. We can share all our experiences when we meet. I am calling those who are in Toronto and Mississauga to suggest a place and a time to meet.

Count me IN

 

[Mary Chad]

i agree with you wael ..get law firm and im willing to pay $ 200 so they can take action against this RQ

please lets take step guys we build this country we are here because there is NO ENOUGH men in this country

we ARE THE REAL MEN so lets move and do something .

Sure i am willing to put in $$ and work towards a major lawsuit

 

[Mary Chad]

Hi
Just like to inform you me and few other members created a twitter account, i am able to get incontact with immigrations activist and another member got response from MP, please join there and try to copy paste tweets to MP/Media personal and others if you get time
we need to build pressure, 4 more years wait is inhumane

https://twitter.com/ResidencyQ