I am so happy I have found this forum and only wish I could have found it sooner. This is my case:
My family and I were in a refugee claim in the US, I was there from the age of 7 to 17, after all the appeals and processes were denied my family decided to look for another option. We were deported but they allowed us to go into Canada and claim refugee status there with the help of a relative that we have in Canada. Anyways, the process lasted two years and a bit. Our case was denied so we appealed. The letter denying our appeal and stating a date to leave Canada was sent to our lawyer. Our lawyer then proceeded to simply send us the letter, no phone call or anything. This would have been fine except he sent it to the wrong address. Our denial came in June 2013, a couple of months later, (october 2013) we got a letter saying that we were supposed to already be out of Canada and that we were to appear for an interview. My parents thought they might have made a mistake since to our knowledge the process was still on going, so my father called our lawyer who was surprised we were still in Canada. Needless to say we went to the interview as requested in October and they gave us a date to leave. We left as requested and paid for our own tickets and everything. The CIC official that dealt with us told my parents that I would be able to apply for a study permit and that an ARC was also necessary since we were leaving under a deportation order. I have spent lots of time and money gathering my documents. I was told the ARC was simply a letter explaining why I should be allowed to go back which I wrote and included a letter from my lawyer explaining the mistake that caused the departure order to be a deportation order. I applied and got my results a couple of days ago, they were both denied under the premise that i did not satisfy the official that I would leave at the end of my visa. I guess you can say I feel pretty hopeless now in fulfilling my dream to study in Canada. I am wondering what options are available to me... is there a time I have to wait to reapply? Would reapplying be worth it or can I expect just another denial? What can I do to show ties to my country and convince them that I would not stay past the visa? Staying without status is not and should not be anyone's intention but because I have been out of my country for so long I feel as though it's harder to prove that I won't break any laws.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
My family and I were in a refugee claim in the US, I was there from the age of 7 to 17, after all the appeals and processes were denied my family decided to look for another option. We were deported but they allowed us to go into Canada and claim refugee status there with the help of a relative that we have in Canada. Anyways, the process lasted two years and a bit. Our case was denied so we appealed. The letter denying our appeal and stating a date to leave Canada was sent to our lawyer. Our lawyer then proceeded to simply send us the letter, no phone call or anything. This would have been fine except he sent it to the wrong address. Our denial came in June 2013, a couple of months later, (october 2013) we got a letter saying that we were supposed to already be out of Canada and that we were to appear for an interview. My parents thought they might have made a mistake since to our knowledge the process was still on going, so my father called our lawyer who was surprised we were still in Canada. Needless to say we went to the interview as requested in October and they gave us a date to leave. We left as requested and paid for our own tickets and everything. The CIC official that dealt with us told my parents that I would be able to apply for a study permit and that an ARC was also necessary since we were leaving under a deportation order. I have spent lots of time and money gathering my documents. I was told the ARC was simply a letter explaining why I should be allowed to go back which I wrote and included a letter from my lawyer explaining the mistake that caused the departure order to be a deportation order. I applied and got my results a couple of days ago, they were both denied under the premise that i did not satisfy the official that I would leave at the end of my visa. I guess you can say I feel pretty hopeless now in fulfilling my dream to study in Canada. I am wondering what options are available to me... is there a time I have to wait to reapply? Would reapplying be worth it or can I expect just another denial? What can I do to show ties to my country and convince them that I would not stay past the visa? Staying without status is not and should not be anyone's intention but because I have been out of my country for so long I feel as though it's harder to prove that I won't break any laws.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
