Hello Everyone,
I applied in December 2018 for a Permanent Residence in Canada through Express Entry using the Canadian Experience Class. I've finished my high school and bachelor's degree in Canada and all my work experience is here as well.
When choosing the intended province of destination, I chose Ontario, as most of my time here in Canada, I've lived in Ottawa. I did all my studies in Ottawa, all my employments were in Ottawa and I currently live in Ottawa as well. However, when I applied, I used to live in Gatineau which of course I mentioned in my PR request. In April, I was asked for a letter to prove my intent to leave Quebec once I get my PR. In this letter, I wrote about all my ties to Ontario (my studies, my present and past work, the fact that I spend most of my social time there and the fact that I'm applying for new jobs in Ontario) and said that I was living in Gatineau for the time being for economical reasons and that I would move as soon as I landed a job related to my field of studies.
June came and I haven't heard anything which got me a little bit scared so I decided to just move to Ottawa even before I land another job. I moved on July 20th and advised of the change on July 13th using a web form, I tried to use the online service but it wasn't recognizing my file number or UCI so I used a web form to put in the change of address. When using a web form, it doesn't send you an email saying a request went through which made me doubt a little bit but I remembered that I had used it before to request an update on my file and that it didn't notify me via email as well but I know that the request went through because I got a response a few days after giving me updates about my PR file. So after having requested my change of address I just waited patiently.
Yesterday, about a month after I put in the change of address request, I received a letter in my account saying that my PR was refused because the officer wasn't convinced that I was going to move out of Quebec after having received my PR, which made me think that they didn't get my change of address request. I called this morning to check that fact and, with no surprise, the address they have on file is the one in Gatineau. I am thinking about writing a reconsideration letter and submit it using the web forms as I can't do it through my Express Entry file. I read here that it can be done https://www.migrationlaw.com/application-refused-consider-request-reconsideration/ but it doesn't say where to apply for it but I'm going to guess it's through one of the web forms. Now, the web forms not having worked for me in the past, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the officer through them again this time so I wanted to know if any of you had a similar experience or advice.
Thank you very much for reading and have a great day,
Slim
I applied in December 2018 for a Permanent Residence in Canada through Express Entry using the Canadian Experience Class. I've finished my high school and bachelor's degree in Canada and all my work experience is here as well.
When choosing the intended province of destination, I chose Ontario, as most of my time here in Canada, I've lived in Ottawa. I did all my studies in Ottawa, all my employments were in Ottawa and I currently live in Ottawa as well. However, when I applied, I used to live in Gatineau which of course I mentioned in my PR request. In April, I was asked for a letter to prove my intent to leave Quebec once I get my PR. In this letter, I wrote about all my ties to Ontario (my studies, my present and past work, the fact that I spend most of my social time there and the fact that I'm applying for new jobs in Ontario) and said that I was living in Gatineau for the time being for economical reasons and that I would move as soon as I landed a job related to my field of studies.
June came and I haven't heard anything which got me a little bit scared so I decided to just move to Ottawa even before I land another job. I moved on July 20th and advised of the change on July 13th using a web form, I tried to use the online service but it wasn't recognizing my file number or UCI so I used a web form to put in the change of address. When using a web form, it doesn't send you an email saying a request went through which made me doubt a little bit but I remembered that I had used it before to request an update on my file and that it didn't notify me via email as well but I know that the request went through because I got a response a few days after giving me updates about my PR file. So after having requested my change of address I just waited patiently.
Yesterday, about a month after I put in the change of address request, I received a letter in my account saying that my PR was refused because the officer wasn't convinced that I was going to move out of Quebec after having received my PR, which made me think that they didn't get my change of address request. I called this morning to check that fact and, with no surprise, the address they have on file is the one in Gatineau. I am thinking about writing a reconsideration letter and submit it using the web forms as I can't do it through my Express Entry file. I read here that it can be done https://www.migrationlaw.com/application-refused-consider-request-reconsideration/ but it doesn't say where to apply for it but I'm going to guess it's through one of the web forms. Now, the web forms not having worked for me in the past, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach the officer through them again this time so I wanted to know if any of you had a similar experience or advice.
Thank you very much for reading and have a great day,
Slim
