Hello everyone!
This is my first post here, as I have been reading the threads and it seems like such a helpful community. I am a Canadian citizen that was born here. My husband was selected for Express Entry through CEC and his biometrics were requested. Biometric collections are still closed, and the issue is my husband’s passport expires July 23. His country has mandatory military service and they are refusing to renew his passport until he completes one year of service, or turns 30 which is when he will be exempt from service. We were told by two lawyers to apply for Family Sponsorship PR, as Canada forgives staying in the country past the passport expiry in these cases. We are nervous to take this advice, as we do not want him banned from the country. We have also considered applying to extend his work permit, so that would give him implied status and hopefully enough time to get biometrics complete once the country opens back up. However, we are unsure if implied status applies when the applicants passport expires, or if PR will even be issued with an expired passport.
Does anyone have any advice? This situation seems so confusing and hopeless, any guidance or ideas would be appreciated
This is my first post here, as I have been reading the threads and it seems like such a helpful community. I am a Canadian citizen that was born here. My husband was selected for Express Entry through CEC and his biometrics were requested. Biometric collections are still closed, and the issue is my husband’s passport expires July 23. His country has mandatory military service and they are refusing to renew his passport until he completes one year of service, or turns 30 which is when he will be exempt from service. We were told by two lawyers to apply for Family Sponsorship PR, as Canada forgives staying in the country past the passport expiry in these cases. We are nervous to take this advice, as we do not want him banned from the country. We have also considered applying to extend his work permit, so that would give him implied status and hopefully enough time to get biometrics complete once the country opens back up. However, we are unsure if implied status applies when the applicants passport expires, or if PR will even be issued with an expired passport.
Does anyone have any advice? This situation seems so confusing and hopeless, any guidance or ideas would be appreciated