burks

When I was on IEC I went and spoke to a immigration consultant type to see how to go about getting my PR and maybe extending my work status.

They told me that I could apply for an extension with the full knowledge that it would be rejected. However if I were to do that, the consultant would have nothing to do with the application, and I would be risking the PR application as the IEC programme is not able to be extended. It would therefore be working illegally.

They said it could be seen as a grey area. However as they were not willing to have any association with this grey area (They would have denied advising if I were to have told CIC I applied on their advise) I made the decision to stay away from it completely.

No point risking a PR app for the sake of 50 more days work!

Siouxie

As has been explained many, many times already you CANNOT extend or have implied worker status on an IEC work permit. What your lawyer is suggesting you do is against regulations.

You signed a declaration, when you applied, that you understood the terms and conditions - one of which is that you understand that an IEC work permit is only valid until the expiry date and cannot be extended. If you attempt to carry on working, you will be in violation and risk deportation and a 2 year ban on entering Canada.

Perhaps you should read this direct correspondence from CIC: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=815262

* Participants in international youth exchange programs (e.g., Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP), International Experience Canada (IEC) or Working Holiday Program (WHP)) do not benefit from implied status, unless extending a work permit not initially issued for the time limit authorized by the program.

If you wish to extend your stay in Canada then I would suggest you change your status to visitor.

Please do not post incorrect and potentially damaging information again.

For your information, legislation is quite clear that you are NOT on implied status.

1) Subsection 201(1) is the provision that allows you to extend a work permit.
2) Section 186(u) provides implied status to those work permit holders who have made an application under subsection 201(1).
3) IEC permits cannot be extended therefore 201(1) is not applicable.
4) An IEC permit holder cannot have implied status as provided by 186(u) because they cannot make a valid application under 201(1).

If you are considering apply for PR, I would suggest you read this thread on another forum.

Jim Humphries

You would be endangering any interest you may have in immigration to Canada.

Ginganinja

so i just called cic regarding my application since I've heard not a peep since it was sent on feb 17th and the woman i spoke to said shes going to send an urgent message to missisagua and that I should have heard something by march 19th at the latest. so I've to call back on tuesday but she told me not to worry..... :/ I have heard of a couple other people on here who heard nothing even though they had stage one approval and it was sent to london, im hoping thats whats happened here...

Siouxie

Whilst that is good news, please be aware that the Call centre is notorious for giving out incorrect information and not following through.

I would suggest you bypass the minions who are not Immigration officers and send an email directly to the CIC Mississauga office, as has already been suggested. They are the only ones who can give you a definitive answer.

You can send an email using this link here or go to this page http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigra...pply-after.asp and click on the link near the bottom of the page that says 'Application past processing time' - it will load directly to your email program.

You will need to include the Sponsor’s name, date of birth, and UCI Number or Application Number

Ginganinja

Thanks Siouxie, I'll send off an email right away!

RHC

COPR arrived in the post this morning with end of September deadline for landing. Yaay! (On-line system still says 'In Process'). Now to begin planning my exit timetable for the coming month!

Good luck to all immigration applicants!!

apt2208

Congratulations! Did you have to sign for it?

canuck81

Congratulations

RHC

Thanks! No I didn't sign although I'm not sure if my neighbour signed for it as it had a 'Signed For' label on the envelope.

Good luck!

SchnookoLoly

Someone would have signed, a signature is required!

Siouxie

Congrats!!!

Ralphstars

Hi all - please can my details be updated on the spreadsheet -

In Process on the 12/3/14 ( didn't show up on ecas until after DM )
Decision Made was actually 13/3/14
(Decision Made only appeared on ecas on the 17/3/14)
COPR arrived 28/3/14 (date-stamped 18/3/14)

A great surprise was that the COPR states : Conditions -None
Even though we have not been married for 2 years !

I don't know if this is because they were satisfied we have a "genuine and continuing relationship" or because they 'waived' the conditions because I have one son who accompanied me and one son who was non-accompanying and this would have restricted my ability to travel back to the UK to visit my son for two years ??

The other good thing is that my medicals expire end of April and we have to land by the 30th of May 2014 ! ( My son and I actually joined my Canadian husband in Canada 9 weeks ago on a 12 month visitors visa ( after a long year apart so we already have our Alberta Healthcare Cards , my son is in school and our Goods to Follow are packed and ready to ship from the UK )
We plan a weekend trip to the US to activate our PR since we are only an hour from the Border.

Wishing everyone well and Speedy Decisions for all of you still on the treadmill - I will post again when I officially Land

Becki567

I tried updating RalphStars. I have done plenty of updates with no issues but the dates are messed up. It says negative amount of days. I didn't touch the application date or spousal sponsorship date so I have no idea why it is doing that. Can another member that can edit have a look?

SchnookoLoly

Updated your line!! Becki - when that happens check the years, sometimes if the wrong year is in the formulas go bonkers.

They would not have given you PR if the had doubts about your relationship, regardless of your children. Obviously if you have kids then it's another indication of your relationship, but lots of people have convenience kids or whatever you want to call them. (In fact, if you read some of the appeals cases on CANLII, it's stated clearly there that "having children together does not necessarily guarantee a genuine relationship".)

Anyways, glad it's all sorted - and nice that they gave you the extra month to land! They are known to do that sometimes if timescales are going to be very tight, so they must have felt comfortable enough with your medical results to give you an extra 4 weeks. Very nice in any case!

Hope your landing goes smoothly, all the best!