Hi there,
I'm at a loss of what to do now. I came to Canada in Winter 2005, fleeing from my abusive husband. Before coming to Canada, I was in Chicago for just 1 day as that was the earliest flight for me to leave my country and get as far as possible with just my back pack. All I thought of during that time is to leave my country asap & as far as I can. I've no idea of any refugee policies in place in North America.
When I get here, the first thing I did other than settling down for a roof above me, is to look for an immigration lawyer hoping to apply for a work permit or student permit. After accessing my case, he recommended me to apply for refugee status, which I did.
End result was that my claim was rejected because the jury decided that I can take care of myself. Anyways, I accepted the rejection & was waiting for the official letter because there's no point staying here illegally and have no means of supporting myself with a proper job. I also understand that at that time I can purchase a ticket to a destination of my choice.
When the letter came, it doesn't include a PRRA form but it does have a note stating that I'll receive the form later. So I called my lawyer & he said to wait.
After waiting for a year, there's no news from immigration at all, I've called them previously, the rep from CIC said to wait. I need to survive for accomodations, food + transport etc. so I found a good job, good money, pay my fair share of tax every 2 weeks & it was legal. (Just for your info, I've never claimed any welfare or financial assistance.)
When I finally called cic to update my employment status, the rep said it will be updated. However, 1 week later, I received a letter ordering me to go to the detention centre. It didn't state for questioning or deportation. So I consult my lawyer, he said to go. I consulted another lawyer, he said not to go because I won't have the chance to get out of there. However, since I've a job & it's not on contract basis, he can apply to have my work permit extended. Till now, I'm still waiting for the approval of my new work permit & the current one is going to be expired in Apr 09.
My question is, if I get deported, will I:
1) Get sent back to the States?
2) Sent back to my native country?
3) be able to make a request to go to another country & apply for a work permit to come back to Canada?
4) While I'm being withheld in detention (if ever), will I be able to contact a lawyer whom I've never contact before? (I don't intend to reuse my lawyer after giving him so much money & he does nothing much to help)
I'm living with my boyfriend here for 1.5 yrs, he has 2 *censored word*age kids who are very attached to me. One of them is handicap & require special attention.
So sorry that you guys have to read my long winded story, but I hope those who are able to answer my questions, please reply me asap. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Wen
I'm at a loss of what to do now. I came to Canada in Winter 2005, fleeing from my abusive husband. Before coming to Canada, I was in Chicago for just 1 day as that was the earliest flight for me to leave my country and get as far as possible with just my back pack. All I thought of during that time is to leave my country asap & as far as I can. I've no idea of any refugee policies in place in North America.
When I get here, the first thing I did other than settling down for a roof above me, is to look for an immigration lawyer hoping to apply for a work permit or student permit. After accessing my case, he recommended me to apply for refugee status, which I did.
End result was that my claim was rejected because the jury decided that I can take care of myself. Anyways, I accepted the rejection & was waiting for the official letter because there's no point staying here illegally and have no means of supporting myself with a proper job. I also understand that at that time I can purchase a ticket to a destination of my choice.
When the letter came, it doesn't include a PRRA form but it does have a note stating that I'll receive the form later. So I called my lawyer & he said to wait.
After waiting for a year, there's no news from immigration at all, I've called them previously, the rep from CIC said to wait. I need to survive for accomodations, food + transport etc. so I found a good job, good money, pay my fair share of tax every 2 weeks & it was legal. (Just for your info, I've never claimed any welfare or financial assistance.)
When I finally called cic to update my employment status, the rep said it will be updated. However, 1 week later, I received a letter ordering me to go to the detention centre. It didn't state for questioning or deportation. So I consult my lawyer, he said to go. I consulted another lawyer, he said not to go because I won't have the chance to get out of there. However, since I've a job & it's not on contract basis, he can apply to have my work permit extended. Till now, I'm still waiting for the approval of my new work permit & the current one is going to be expired in Apr 09.
My question is, if I get deported, will I:
1) Get sent back to the States?
2) Sent back to my native country?
3) be able to make a request to go to another country & apply for a work permit to come back to Canada?
4) While I'm being withheld in detention (if ever), will I be able to contact a lawyer whom I've never contact before? (I don't intend to reuse my lawyer after giving him so much money & he does nothing much to help)
I'm living with my boyfriend here for 1.5 yrs, he has 2 *censored word*age kids who are very attached to me. One of them is handicap & require special attention.
So sorry that you guys have to read my long winded story, but I hope those who are able to answer my questions, please reply me asap. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.
Regards
Wen