Hello,
First of all I want to thank all the posters on this board, I have learned so much along the way, and I hope to share my experience here, once it's done and hopefully successful.
My wife came here on a caregiver visa. We met, dated and got married. She is currently not working, and we live together. I am a Canadian citizen. We applied to family class sponsorship in Nov 2009, only to get a letter this month saying the file has been transferred to Etobicoke (we are in the GTA). That was the first and so far only communication from CIC. (Does everyone get an AOR in letter form? At least we have a client number now. Does this letter count as AOR?)
My question/situation is this: her visa runs out in about two months. We want to extend her stay, but I am not sure which would be the best way to do it. She can search for another caregiver job, and then she could get a new temp worker visa. But we are looking at another option: can she apply to change the conditions of her stay, while remaining in Canada? I looked at the Application to Remain in Canada as TRP Holder. But I don't see an option that could change someone's status from temp worker to TRP. Or is there? I am aware that she should apply before her visa runs out, and that she can stay at least while her request is processed. The primary reason is we are married, and we want to be together. But is it legitimate to say that she wants to stay here because she is waiting for her PR application process? What would they think of that?
I would appreciate your help.
First of all I want to thank all the posters on this board, I have learned so much along the way, and I hope to share my experience here, once it's done and hopefully successful.
My wife came here on a caregiver visa. We met, dated and got married. She is currently not working, and we live together. I am a Canadian citizen. We applied to family class sponsorship in Nov 2009, only to get a letter this month saying the file has been transferred to Etobicoke (we are in the GTA). That was the first and so far only communication from CIC. (Does everyone get an AOR in letter form? At least we have a client number now. Does this letter count as AOR?)
My question/situation is this: her visa runs out in about two months. We want to extend her stay, but I am not sure which would be the best way to do it. She can search for another caregiver job, and then she could get a new temp worker visa. But we are looking at another option: can she apply to change the conditions of her stay, while remaining in Canada? I looked at the Application to Remain in Canada as TRP Holder. But I don't see an option that could change someone's status from temp worker to TRP. Or is there? I am aware that she should apply before her visa runs out, and that she can stay at least while her request is processed. The primary reason is we are married, and we want to be together. But is it legitimate to say that she wants to stay here because she is waiting for her PR application process? What would they think of that?
I would appreciate your help.