Good afternoon, everyone. I have been really frustrated the past few days because I have been living in Canada for 3 years, restoring and extending my visas and stuff, last time (May 2016) I applied for a Post-Grad visa and received a paper to attach to my passport. But I forgot to extend my visitor visa. In fact, I didn't know you have to have both. I did it on my own and I guess I didn't know a lot, so now I travelled to Spain to visit family and when I tried to come back, surprise. In Paris they stopped me.
Now I came back to Spain because it was closer to Paris (my native country is Brazil) and I used the Come to Canada tool to see in which category I would fit in, and I applied as Visitor Within Canada - because when it asked me for my home address, I gave where I live, which is in Canada, and not where I am at, because Im just a visitor here in Spain... nor in Brazil, because I haven't lived there in 3 years. The visitor visa expired in July 31st, I think... so I was in Canada with a valid work permit (valid till Nov 2017) but I didn't know of the TRV (I thought I had both)...
So now I am literally freaking out because Im in Spain, not knowing when it will happen (processing times from visitor within canada says 7 days, but for extension it says 36 days, and I don't know which one mine will be considered) and meanwhile my employer is waiting for me and Im afraid Im going to lose my 2 jobs...
Have anyone been in my situation before, or have knowledge of what might happen? Is this bad? Can I still come back to Canada? Literally Im paying rent, phone, I have a million on leases and car, insurance, etc, and I don't want them to throw my stuff in the street or to have a bad credit but I can't afford this for much longer.
If this is not bad and you think Ill receive a visa, should I stay in Spain for a few more days? Or should I go back to Brazil and wait?
Now I came back to Spain because it was closer to Paris (my native country is Brazil) and I used the Come to Canada tool to see in which category I would fit in, and I applied as Visitor Within Canada - because when it asked me for my home address, I gave where I live, which is in Canada, and not where I am at, because Im just a visitor here in Spain... nor in Brazil, because I haven't lived there in 3 years. The visitor visa expired in July 31st, I think... so I was in Canada with a valid work permit (valid till Nov 2017) but I didn't know of the TRV (I thought I had both)...
So now I am literally freaking out because Im in Spain, not knowing when it will happen (processing times from visitor within canada says 7 days, but for extension it says 36 days, and I don't know which one mine will be considered) and meanwhile my employer is waiting for me and Im afraid Im going to lose my 2 jobs...
Have anyone been in my situation before, or have knowledge of what might happen? Is this bad? Can I still come back to Canada? Literally Im paying rent, phone, I have a million on leases and car, insurance, etc, and I don't want them to throw my stuff in the street or to have a bad credit but I can't afford this for much longer.
If this is not bad and you think Ill receive a visa, should I stay in Spain for a few more days? Or should I go back to Brazil and wait?
