Getting a Visitors Record at the airport while waiting for PR

[Gary_87]

Hey guys!

I've been doing my research and it looks like applying online for a change of my status to visitor will be a pain!

I'm on IEC at the moment. This expires on March 14th. On March 3rd, my partner and I are going to Mexico and returning into Vancouver airport on the 10th, 4 days before my visa expires.

I will have paid for, and sent off my application for outland commonlaw PR by the end of this week.

My questions are these:

1. Can my partner and I ask an immigration officer to change my status from worker to visitor and obtain a visitors record at the airport, allowing me to stay in Canada during the processing of my PR?

We will be able to provide proof of the PR, including that we have paid for it and sent it off and that my partner will be able to and willing to support me during my stay through a letter from her work and her contract.
We will NOT be able to provide proof of ties back to the UK for me, as I have NOT lived there for 2 years, I dont have a job there or a house. I have been living in Canada.

Will this be ok?

2. If not, would it be best to flagpole at the peace arch before we go on our vacation and apply for a visitors record there?

3. OR, should I wait until I return to Canada and apply for a change of my conditions then from worker to visitor?




Thanks for any help at all guys! This process is scaring me and I don't want to be denied entry back into Canada. My life is here, including my partner (fiance) and I would very much like to stay here while we wait for my PR to be approved! I have heard some horror stories about people asking for a VR at the airport.

Gary

 

[Gary_87]

anyone able to help? anyone had experience at the airport or flagpoling with this? or should I wait until I get back and then apply for the vr online/by mail?

 

[Gary_87]

noone?

I'm thinking of coming back and applying in the last 4 days so I can at least have he last few days if work...

any help?

 

[Gary_87]

so noone is able to tell me if ill be ok here? I feel like ill return to canada and not be let in...

 

[PMM]

Hi

so noone is able to tell me if ill be ok here? I feel like ill return to canada and not be let in...

1. You choice, I would come back, send off the change of status to Vegreville to a visitor when you arrive, work the last 4 days, and then you have implied status as a visitor until you get a response from Vegreville about 71 days.

 

[Gary_87]

thankyou pmm. so long as sending it the last 4 days is ok. I can prepare the application before I go and send it immediately on arrival back.

do you mind if I pm you regarding the process?

 

[PMM]

Hi

thankyou pmm. so long as sending it the last 4 days is ok. I can prepare the application before I go and send it immediately on arrival back.

do you mind if I pm you regarding the process?

As long as the request is received in Vegreville before the IEC expires, then you have implied status. The 30 days is just a suggestion, it has no fact in the Act/Regulations. Note, if you send it now by snail mail, you actually gain an extra 45 days, as mail in takes 116 days.

 

[Gary_87]

what is snail mail?

so if I send it to vegreville by next day delivery when I get back into canada on the 10th I will get implied status?

how will I know they receive it? wish I could do this online but I don't know how to upload everything!