Work permit declined, now have positive LMO........

[owenzy]

Hi again guys,
have now recieved my POSITVE LMO!!!!!

Now for the tricky part,

It's for the same employer,who are keeping me on, ( so CIC Vergaville is about 3month processing!!!)
I have the 90 days to change / renew status ( been about 40 days so far) & pay the fees involved....

now can I (should I)......
1.
travel & leave Canada & go to the Buffalo Mission & apply for my work permit on the same day(accoring to there site u can if you are there before 10am-for simple cases)

2.
Go down to the Falls/peace bridge/Lewiston & ask for the immigration officer at port (since I have my LMO & job offer) & see if they will process me without leaving Canada

3.
send the new application to Vergiville as a new application (same or old employer section?) & wait till they process the forms, bearing in mind i'm out of work because I'm out of status.

any help would be great,
Thanks,
Owenzy.

[owenzy]

Sorted.

Went to Niagra falls(thanks to guy at CIC call center) with all info(LMO, work contract, t & c of employment, passport & money),
walked to usa over the peace bridge, paid my $6 US, turned round about & went back to Canada, gave all info to officer at 'port' got processed as new temp. worker,($150 for permit) no restoration fees involved( $200, per person), took about 1.5-2 hrs to get it all done!!!

hope this helps anyone with the same situation
owenzy.

[job_seeker]

Hi Onting,

 This means that you do not need a new TRV. Is it just the work permit that you processed at the border? Thanks.

[job_seeker]

Sorry, it should have been owenzy

[owenzy]

lol m8,

yes, it was just the work permit, as a uk national, I didn't need a trv, but it was a stressful time for all of us!!!

thought that I would even get my PR (canadian experiance clas) through b4 I got my work permit renewal!

owenzy.

[job_seeker]

Great!!! Thanks mate for the enlightenment