Hello guys,
ive been in a lot of stress lately and i badly need your help.
I applied for my student permit extension on March 23 together with my husband’s OWP extension and kids SP extension.
My husband got his extension until july or until the decision is made for his Spousal Open work permit.
Our current current student permir and temporary resident visa expired on April 28 and I only got my completion letter and TOR on may 3.
Are we still on maintained status since we applied for extension before the expiration of our permits?
i have job offers that is why i want to do flagpoling and the immigration lawyer i talked to earlier said that i shouldnt go to border and do flagpoling since i do not hold valid visa and i might not be able to re-enter canada and will be asked to return to my country.
he said that i should just apply for pgwp online and not wait for my SP extension and provide a letter of explanation.
the problem with this option is that, i cannot work until the decision is made which will probably take 5-8 months. I cannot do that because i need to work to feed my kids and pay our bills. And what if i lose that 90-day restoration period before i get my student permit extension? What if i get denied because i already finished my program?
can someone please help me and let me know if i can do flagpole based on my situation? Because that is the only option im seeing now but the immigration lawyer was against it. Im really losing it now.
ive been in a lot of stress lately and i badly need your help.
I applied for my student permit extension on March 23 together with my husband’s OWP extension and kids SP extension.
My husband got his extension until july or until the decision is made for his Spousal Open work permit.
Our current current student permir and temporary resident visa expired on April 28 and I only got my completion letter and TOR on may 3.
Are we still on maintained status since we applied for extension before the expiration of our permits?
i have job offers that is why i want to do flagpoling and the immigration lawyer i talked to earlier said that i shouldnt go to border and do flagpoling since i do not hold valid visa and i might not be able to re-enter canada and will be asked to return to my country.
he said that i should just apply for pgwp online and not wait for my SP extension and provide a letter of explanation.
the problem with this option is that, i cannot work until the decision is made which will probably take 5-8 months. I cannot do that because i need to work to feed my kids and pay our bills. And what if i lose that 90-day restoration period before i get my student permit extension? What if i get denied because i already finished my program?
can someone please help me and let me know if i can do flagpole based on my situation? Because that is the only option im seeing now but the immigration lawyer was against it. Im really losing it now.