Hi everyone,
I've applied for outland PR from US back in April and things have been very slow, file is still in Mississauga (like many others). Today when I crossed the border person got even more worried about my ties to US and basically told me that I need to start bringing some documents such as hiring letter, pay stub, bill or rental agreement or sorts. He wondered how I could visit Canada for so long. I guess that driving my wife's belongings to her new house in a truck didn't help.
He basically told me I could not just come and stay for months as a visitor because I have a family in Canada that is settling back in Canada, in his words, "you are not a tourist". When I asked him how could I stay with my family while I wait for the PR process he suggested me to get a job and a job permit at the border. He made it sound like it was super easy, first time I ever heard of it.
In my mind, to have a less stressful life I thought I could just quit my US job and consider two avenues, involving not leaving canada right away:
1) Withdraw my outland app and re-apply inland in order to get an OWP.
2) Start looking for a job in Canada hoping someone can make me offer so I can apply for a work permit at the border like the officer suggested.
I'm inclined to do option 2 but now I am worried that I may be doing something wrong by staying here for several weeks/months while looking for a job. He did not re-stamp my passport again today and my last stamp from Aug 8 is apparently valid until Feb 2018. I told both officers I was planning on going back to US on the 20th, but it seems like I was still allowed to stay for 6 months. I do not know what this means. Am I going to get in trouble for staying past what I told the officer even though they seemingly allowed me to stay for 6 months?
I'm at a point where I feel maybe I really need a lawyer but I would love to tap into the forum's knowledge.
Thanks
I've applied for outland PR from US back in April and things have been very slow, file is still in Mississauga (like many others). Today when I crossed the border person got even more worried about my ties to US and basically told me that I need to start bringing some documents such as hiring letter, pay stub, bill or rental agreement or sorts. He wondered how I could visit Canada for so long. I guess that driving my wife's belongings to her new house in a truck didn't help.
He basically told me I could not just come and stay for months as a visitor because I have a family in Canada that is settling back in Canada, in his words, "you are not a tourist". When I asked him how could I stay with my family while I wait for the PR process he suggested me to get a job and a job permit at the border. He made it sound like it was super easy, first time I ever heard of it.
In my mind, to have a less stressful life I thought I could just quit my US job and consider two avenues, involving not leaving canada right away:
1) Withdraw my outland app and re-apply inland in order to get an OWP.
2) Start looking for a job in Canada hoping someone can make me offer so I can apply for a work permit at the border like the officer suggested.
I'm inclined to do option 2 but now I am worried that I may be doing something wrong by staying here for several weeks/months while looking for a job. He did not re-stamp my passport again today and my last stamp from Aug 8 is apparently valid until Feb 2018. I told both officers I was planning on going back to US on the 20th, but it seems like I was still allowed to stay for 6 months. I do not know what this means. Am I going to get in trouble for staying past what I told the officer even though they seemingly allowed me to stay for 6 months?
I'm at a point where I feel maybe I really need a lawyer but I would love to tap into the forum's knowledge.
Thanks