Hi everyone, need some advice

[shanee]

Hi everyone,
thank you for taking out time to read my post. I have quite a difficult question. I used to live in canada when I was younger (orignally sponsored under my father). My father and mother divorced and therefore he moved back home and mom came back as well. I stayed in canada for about three  years and got my permanant residency. However, because of some family problems I had to come back home (Pakistan) and take care of my mother. It has been about 4 years since I left canada which means I have lost my PR. I want to move back to canada now. My fiance who is a resident in the U.S, went to an attorney who adviced her to apply for my traveling documents. She is going to go to some other lawyer's consultation and see what they have to say. Is there anything that any of you could advise me? The attorney told my fiance it is better to apply for me from the U.S instead of Pakistan, as the Pakistani immigration is usually slower and not so efficient. Help please, I would really like to hear some feed back. What do you guys think is the best way to go?

[tired_of_waiting]

You can only apply from the US if you have legally been living there for the last year, if not then it will have to be Pakistan.  Because your family are no longer residents you will have to apply as a skilled worker or a student.

[aanbaan]

Hi everyone,
thank you for taking out time to read my post. I have quite a difficult question. I used to live in canada when I was younger (orignally sponsored under my father). My father and mother divorced and therefore he moved back home and mom came back as well. I stayed in canada for about three  years and got my permanant residency. However, because of some family problems I had to come back home (Pakistan) and take care of my mother. It has been about 4 years since I left canada which means I have lost my PR. I want to move back to canada now. My fiance who is a resident in the U.S, went to an attorney who adviced her to apply for my traveling documents. She is going to go to some other lawyer's consultation and see what they have to say. Is there anything that any of you could advise me? The attorney told my fiance it is better to apply for me from the U.S instead of Pakistan, as the Pakistani immigration is usually slower and not so efficient. Help please, I would really like to hear some feed back. What do you guys think is the best way to go?

application for travel docs will not help... PR gone is gone.... so, you have apply afresh now via FSW or Student category and in turn meet all requirements... applying from US is possible only if you are in US currently and have been admitted to US for 1 year at least...
+ from responses of ppl on this forum, Islamabad office is much more efficient under the Fast Track than US office...

so, better check the credentials of the lawyer your GF is talking to... try David Cohen, if you want a lawyer.. he's supposed to be good...