Quick solution??

[emmagail]

i was thinking of going down to a POE to reinstate my status rather than waiting all the months to get it before sending off my PR/rehab applications.
- i messed up my initial extension of stay (just sent form, nothing else)

Me, my Canadian born wife and Canadian citizen-cert holding kids go down with all my papers etc.
The upside is I don't have to wait for my status, and when re-entering, they ask me about convictions - hear that they are both over 10 years (including driving ban), and deem me rehab'd

Could they issue a work permit there?

The downside is i dont get in and stuck in no-mans land on the Freedom Bridge and given just a 3 day visa to get a flight home

any suggestions?

 

[scylla]

Has your status expired in Canada? If so, what status did you have? (Visitor? Something else?) And when did it expire?

Do you have an approved LMO?

 

[emmagail]

came in as a visitor from a visa exempt country (Ireland), Sept 2010, i sent application to extend before the 6months were up but i made a mess of it - just sent off the form.

That was denied - no phone call, email or letter to send on the documents

1888 said that was the only problem.

My status expired 83 days ago.

I dont want to put on 0008 form about status in Canada as not having any and i dont want to wait 9 months for the re-instatement to be processed

 

[scylla]

Based on what you've said, you don't qualify for a work permit.

Have you filed the PR sponsorship application yet? (It doesn't sound like you have based on your first post). If you haven't, then I think that flag polling will be risky and you could end up being refused re-entry.

Just my opinion... Definitely wait for others to respond. Maybe someone has been through something similar.

Good luck.