I think armoured has answered your question.what should I do now? any idea? should I talk to a lawyer?
I think armoured has answered your question.what should I do now? any idea? should I talk to a lawyer?
I think armoured has answered your question.
I (sponsor) am in canada since two months, I was away for 7 month since the start of the application. I was suppose to go for 1 month, but I was stuck because of COVID, there were flight ban from Pakistan to Canada, so I couldn't fly to Canada and was stuck.Well, actually to add since it's a bit ambiguous:
-are you (the sponsor) in Canada now? If not - return to Canada.
-as for getting a lawyer - only the sponsor can decide. It might be expensive, and I'm not sure there's much a lawyer can do apart from making a good, well-founded argument and case that the sponsor did not stop being resident in Canada during that (long) absence. That depends on the facts but surely a good lawyer could make as good a case as possible in the circumstances. Still might not work.
I (sponsor) am in canada since two months, I was away for 7 month since the start of the application. I was suppose to go for 1 month, but I was stuck because of COVID, there were flight ban from Pakistan to Canada, so I couldn't fly to Canada and was stuck.
@MoE93 any updates. Have you replied to the query? Is your sponsorship application approved?
I (sponsor) am in canada since two months, I was away for 7 month since the start of the application. I was suppose to go for 1 month, but I was stuck because of COVID, there were flight ban from Pakistan to Canada, so I couldn't fly to Canada and was stuck.
first of all I know it is not related but I wana say that my first application was returned, this is second time submitting, I went to pakistan to help my wife ( she got covid during pandamic) and to get police certificate, and prepare other documents, she couldn't do it by herself. I prepared my documents in Pakistan and send it to my brother to canada, he send the PR application package to IRCC.Flight ban wasn’t 6 months. Did you file for sponsorship while in Pakistan or were you still living in Canada. That will be a very important point.
They are essentially trying to make sure you were not inside Canada for the whole period because they suspect you weren’t so I would be upfront and confirm you’ve been outside Canada since they likely know when you left and entered already.
I prepared my documents in Pakistan and send it to my brother to canada, he send the PR application package to IRCC.
first of all I know it is not related but I wana say that my first application was returned, this is second time submitting, I went to pakistan to help my wife ( she got covid during pandamic) and to get police certificate, and prepare other documents, she couldn't do it by herself. I prepared my documents in Pakistan and send it to my brother to canada, he send the PR application package to IRCC.
I understand, So what do u recommend, should I withdraw my application and submit a new one or try to continue and see if they accept it?Should correct that I meant to say outside Canada not inside.
You should expect that this application will likely be denied. You were required to apply to sponsor while in Canada and remain in Canada during processing. You could have waited to return to refile. You are essentially been given a chance to prove that you were inside Canada in case there was an error but IRCC believes you weren’t. Nothing you can really do but be upfront about the fact that you sent your application from Pakistan and spent a lot of time outside Canada during the sponsorship. You can provide proof of why you were abroad but rules are pretty clear. The fact that you didn’t send it directly and sent it to your brother to send in indicates that you likely knew you had to be in Canada to submit the application.
so you can't even go for vacation for couple weeks even?IRCC and CBSA can and will share info. I saw this first hand when I crossed the border while my application was in progress. If you're a PR as I assume the original poster is, best to realize that if you leave Canada while sponsorship is in progress IRCC can easily find out and I'm guessing based on this post and others, does check.
so you can't even go for vacation for couple weeks even?
I understand, So what do u recommend, should I withdraw my application and submit a new one or try to continue and see if they accept it?Short trips abroad specifically allowed. No definition of short trip given. Common sense applies.