I can't seem to get help anywhere.

[rjessome]

Wait a minute.  Are you eligible for a Post Graduate Work Permit?

[kelKel]

Oooh I never even thought of that rjessome!!!!

[atmosphere]

To be completely honest, I'm not sure.  I went to school for more than eight months, so I qualify on that front.  I went to a secondary school that was private - and I'm not too sure if the school qualifies under all of the rules and regulations the site is stipulating:

"
In addition, you must have graduated from:

    * a public post-secondary institution, such as a college, trade/technical school, university or CEGEP (in Quebec), or
    * a private post-secondary institution that operates under the same rules and regulations as public institutions, and receives at least 50 percent of its financing for its overall operations from government grants (currently only private college-level educational institutions in Quebec qualify), or
    * Canadian private institution authorized by provincial statute to confer degrees but only if you are enrolled in one of the programs of study leading to a degree as authorized by the province and not in all programs of study offered by the private institution.
"

I don't think this school qualifies, to be completely honest. I went to Medix School.

[atmosphere]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/institutions/participants.asp#ontario

Yeah, I don't think it does

[rjessome]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/institutions/participants.asp#ontario

Yeah, I don't think it does

No, you're not eligible because you say it was a "secondary school" which is high school. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you and your significant other?

[atmosphere]

I apologize - A secondary school, to me, is not a high school. I'm from the states, and a secondary school is considered a trade school. So no, not a high school. I'm twenty six, and he is twenty three.

[atmosphere]

I'm guessing my choice if words don't really have the same meaning as they do for you. So for that, I apologize for the confusion.

[rjessome]

I apologize - A secondary school, to me, is not a high school. I'm from the states, and a secondary school is considered a trade school. So no, not a high school. I'm twenty six, and he is twenty three.

I'm guessing my choice if words don't really have the same meaning as they do for you. So for that, I apologize for the confusion.

Ok, you had me worried there!  Don't apologize.  Just trying to make sure you are on the right track.

RobsLuv gave you great information.  It looks like you've chosen outland. Just remember to apply to Change Conditions of your current SP to visitor before the SP expires in order to remain in status.  The application must be received in Vegreville before the SP expires.  The website says 30 days but in reality, as long as Vegreville RECEIVES it before the expiry date, you will be on implied status.  Get some travel health insurance.  When you change from student to visitor, you will no longer be eligible for provincial health care.

Read OP Manual 2.  Do NOT rush your application.  Make sure it is thorough and convincing.  Too many people have delays and refusals because they didn't put enough effort into the application.  Remember that it's not about what YOU think, it's about what CIC thinks!

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op02-eng.pdf

[atmosphere]

You have been so helpful! Thank you for taking the time to read through all of my confusion.  I really do appreciate it.  I'll definitely be taking my time to get this all together, now that I know I can apply to change my status from student to visitor, and knowing I don't have to rush through everything has definitely lifted the stress off my shoulders a bit.  Thank you again, so very much

[RobsLuv]

I checked into that - And I went online to see if I can apply outland for it - But it states you can only apply inland for an extension / change to a visitor visa, which makes sense.  But my question is, if I submit my PR application outland, it won't cause any troubles if I submit my application for extension inland?

You're misunderstanding what you read online.  You apply from within Canada to extend your status - true, but that is not about the "inland" PR application.  They are two different processes - you apply to extend your temporary status (as a visitor if you don't intend to study any longer) so that you can remain in Canada.  Proof of being sponsored as a spouse or c/l partner (whether inland or outland) is enough to ensure that you will get your temporary status extended. 

The "inland vs outland" debate is about your permanent status application.  Even if you're applying outland for PR, but are still able to apply from within Canada to extend your temporary status. 

[HoneyBird]

I know you are getting things together on a hurry, i did my entire application in 3 weeks.
please let someone recheck all your completed documents for errors. you will be surprised what you dont see.
please make a copy of everything to keep, you never know what can happen in life.
please ensure that your story and his story on both sides of the application matches with the dates and stories provided.
you dont want to make any mistakes and have the application returned to you.
Ask away on the forum for any questions on any bits of the forms. I have a masters degree and there were parts that I did not understand to well.
READ READ READ all the paperwork over and over. We initally filled out the forms on our honey moon and then redid them. We made a couple of mistakes the first try.
And for evidence of your relationship, as much as possible is necessary. Phone bills that shows calls to each other, facebook messages, hotmail messages, text messages, pictures of gifts, send in christmas cards that would of been addressed to both of your by family, cards that he would have given to you, if your name is on his life insurance, his health insurance, visa etc..all that is evidence, you want to prove that you are not just 'roommates'. Letters are also good.  Pictures of you attending his christmas function, valentine day, birth days, going out with him and his coworkers/friends, vacations, blah blah..you would be so surprised by how much evidence that you have and never thought about including.

[atmosphere]

It's me again! Things are slowly but surely coming together - and of course I've ran into another hitch.  We are applying to extend my visa within Canada, and applying for my PR / (under common-law sponsorship) through Buffalo - but this is the problem I've ran into:  While attempting to pay the fees, I paid for the extension of my visa to Vegreville, Alberta, as directed.  Then I attempted to pay the rest of the fees (sponsorship, applicant, etc) online for the Buffalo office. (I'm including proof of payment for the PR in my extension paperwork so i have proof that this is why I need the extension), and this is the prompt I'm receiving:

Electronic payments cannot be made for applications that are sent to Citizenship and Immigration Canada processing centres outside Canada.

It instructed me to go to the Buffalo office's website, where I cannot find -anything- about online payments.  What can I do? Am I doing something wrong here? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[atmosphere]

I might be confusing myself. But this is what I'm thinking, and I'm hoping to be correct:

Do i submit the payment to Mississauga - where the application would go before being forwarded to Buffalo?

[rjessome]

I might be confusing myself. But this is what I'm thinking, and I'm hoping to be correct:

Do i submit the payment to Mississauga - where the application would go before being forwarded to Buffalo?

Yes, choose Mississauga as the processing office.