Stuck during covid

[Pollard95]

Hi i came to canada 02-02-20 just before covid visiting my dad with my partner with no intentions of immigrating at the time but while here in lockdown we lost our work in the UK and our lease ended on our house at a loss and no where to go back home and the family i have lives in canada,

So we managed to extend our temporary resident visas a few times so now we re-applied at the beginning of May also applied for a open work permit but just received a email on our extend stay form denying us our extension with the reason as follows
"
Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have
carefully considered all information and I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. Your application as requested is
therefore refused.
Immigration Legislation requires that every foreign national in Canada must hold a valid
passport, identity or travel document. As a foreign national in Canada, you have not produced
evidence that you are in possession of such a document and that it is valid for the duration of
your stay in Canada.
Your temporary resident status expired May 28, 2021."

Im looking for any advice on how i would get visas to stay and eventually live here with my family while stuck here my partner is now 6months pregnant and we had full intentions to go back home before the birth but due to circumstances changing will be having our child in canada we have paid loads of money for trying to get visas and no help services have been available during the lockdowns i just looking for a point in the right direction

My Dad is a PR here has been for 7 years or so but all my sibling s can legally live in canada but my dad is not blood related but has been my legal guardian since i was 2 im now 25 so as far as ive been lead to believe because hes my dad just threw marriage and is no longer with my mother family sponsorship is not a option.

Regards Jack

 

[Naturgrl]

You were not eligible for open work permits. Your father can’t sponsor you. You need to immigrate through Express Entry, find an employer for a job offer with LMIA (no Canadian can be hired) to apply for a closed work permit or study in Canada. Do you have the funds for your partner’s birth in Canada because you would pay out of pocket.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi i came to canada 02-02-20 just before covid visiting my dad with my partner with no intentions of immigrating at the time but while here in lockdown we lost our work in the UK and our lease ended on our house at a loss and no where to go back home and the family i have lives in canada,

So we managed to extend our temporary resident visas a few times so now we re-applied at the beginning of May also applied for a open work permit but just received a email on our extend stay form denying us our extension with the reason as follows
"
Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have
carefully considered all information and I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. Your application as requested is
therefore refused.
Immigration Legislation requires that every foreign national in Canada must hold a valid
passport, identity or travel document. As a foreign national in Canada, you have not produced
evidence that you are in possession of such a document and that it is valid for the duration of
your stay in Canada.
Your temporary resident status expired May 28, 2021."

Im looking for any advice on how i would get visas to stay and eventually live here with my family while stuck here my partner is now 6months pregnant and we had full intentions to go back home before the birth but due to circumstances changing will be having our child in canada we have paid loads of money for trying to get visas and no help services have been available during the lockdowns i just looking for a point in the right direction

My Dad is a PR here has been for 7 years or so but all my sibling s can legally live in canada but my dad is not blood related but has been my legal guardian since i was 2 im now 25 so as far as ive been lead to believe because hes my dad just threw marriage and is no longer with my mother family sponsorship is not a option.

Regards Jack

Your post is confusing, because there are flights back to the UK from Canada. Day before yesterday I was out at Pearson in Toronto and there was a BA flight scheduled to Heathrow .
And there would be no help services available to you in Canada since you’re foreign nationals here aka visitors . Have you reached out to the UK Government to see what a covid support has been offered ?
Here’s a link

https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support

 

[scylla]

Hi i came to canada 02-02-20 just before covid visiting my dad with my partner with no intentions of immigrating at the time but while here in lockdown we lost our work in the UK and our lease ended on our house at a loss and no where to go back home and the family i have lives in canada,

So we managed to extend our temporary resident visas a few times so now we re-applied at the beginning of May also applied for a open work permit but just received a email on our extend stay form denying us our extension with the reason as follows
"
Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have
carefully considered all information and I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. Your application as requested is
therefore refused.
Immigration Legislation requires that every foreign national in Canada must hold a valid
passport, identity or travel document. As a foreign national in Canada, you have not produced
evidence that you are in possession of such a document and that it is valid for the duration of
your stay in Canada.
Your temporary resident status expired May 28, 2021."

Im looking for any advice on how i would get visas to stay and eventually live here with my family while stuck here my partner is now 6months pregnant and we had full intentions to go back home before the birth but due to circumstances changing will be having our child in canada we have paid loads of money for trying to get visas and no help services have been available during the lockdowns i just looking for a point in the right direction

My Dad is a PR here has been for 7 years or so but all my sibling s can legally live in canada but my dad is not blood related but has been my legal guardian since i was 2 im now 25 so as far as ive been lead to believe because hes my dad just threw marriage and is no longer with my mother family sponsorship is not a option.

Regards Jack

You do not qualify for an OWP and were correctly refused. I expect you misunderstood the rules regarding an OWP being available for those on a TRP. A TRP is a special kind of permit for those who are inadmissible to Canada typically due to a crime. So this wouldn't apply to you and unfortunately you do not meet the requirements for an OWP.

If you want to stay longer as visitors, then you should apply to restore your status (right now you are in Canada illegally / without authorization). This will not allow you to live or work in Canada, just stay longer as visitors.

If you wish to permanently move to Canada, then you will need to qualify and apply through an economic immigration program like Express Entry based on your work experience, level of education, language capabilities, age, and other factors. Start reading here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ces/immigrate-canada/express-entry/works.html

Your father cannot sponsor you or help you to get PR. You must qualify on your own.

EDIT: Just noticed that your partner is pregnant. You don't have provincial health care coverage. This means you'll need to cover all of the costs yourself. You'll want to make sure you can cover $7K to $10K in expenses related to the birth, although costs could be substantially higher if there are any complication. If you don't have these kinds of funds, then you should very seriously consider returning to the UK to give birth to the child there. That will certainly be the less expensive option of the two.

 

[Pollard95]

sorry i know my post was confusing we have been paying out of pocket for all our healthcare for the birth we know of this and it was the extension of our temporary resident visas that was denied (we have now applied to restore status).

and the reason we haven't gone back is we lost our jobs and house while we was stuck in canada last year and the family i have that could help us is in canada so i could get a flight back but with no where to go when land, we was hoping they may be a route to try and stay since we have family here rather than go back to nothing

 

[scylla]

sorry i know my post was confusing we have been paying out of pocket for all our healthcare for the birth we know of this and it was the extension of our temporary resident visas that was denied (we have now applied to restore status).

and the reason we haven't gone back is we lost our jobs and house while we was stuck in canada last year and the family i have that could help us is in canada so i could get a flight back but with no where to go when land, we was hoping they may be a route to try and stay since we have family here rather than go back to nothing

Unfortunately there's no route through your family for being able to stay permanently.

As said above, if you want to make a permanent move to Canada, then you have to qualify and apply to immigrate. I would recommend you dedicate time to researching the Express Entry link I provided above to understand how this program works. You would want to achieve a score of 470+ to have a half decent chance of being selected. If Express Entry isn't an option, then you'll need to research the PNP programs (provincial programs).

 

[Naturgrl]

sorry i know my post was confusing we have been paying out of pocket for all our healthcare for the birth we know of this and it was the extension of our temporary resident visas that was denied (we have now applied to restore status).

and the reason we haven't gone back is we lost our jobs and house while we was stuck in canada last year and the family i have that could help us is in canada so i could get a flight back but with no where to go when land, we was hoping they may be a route to try and stay since we have family here rather than go back to nothing

You can stay as visitors only your application to restore status is approved. There are direct flights to the UK so you can’t say that it is not possible to return. If want to live and work in Canada, you need to immigrate on your own merits. You need language tests and education assessments to even apply. Also having your child in Canada gives you no benefits to live and work in Canada. So after the the birth, you will need to decide what to do.

 

[Copingwithlife]

sorry i know my post was confusing we have been paying out of pocket for all our healthcare for the birth we know of this and it was the extension of our temporary resident visas that was denied (we have now applied to restore status).

and the reason we haven't gone back is we lost our jobs and house while we was stuck in canada last year and the family i have that could help us is in canada so i could get a flight back but with no where to go when land, we was hoping they may be a route to try and stay since we have family here rather than go back to nothing

Why wouldn’t you reach out to the UK Government for support ? Housing ? NHS ?
Unfortunately the chances the IRCC of letting a family stay in Canada all because their home country isn’t giving covid support is pretty much nil
Good luck

 

[YVR123]

I still do not understand why you are "stuck" here.
There are flights back as others have pointed out.
You do not have work here too. So when you go back to UK, you can look for a new job and a new lease of your house (your previous lease ended doesn't mean you cannot sign a new lease).

If you can affort paying for child birth here out of pocket, you sure can afford flight back and a few months of rental after you headed back.

You do not qualify for any route of family sponsorship.

 

[scylla]

sorry i know my post was confusing we have been paying out of pocket for all our healthcare for the birth we know of this and it was the extension of our temporary resident visas that was denied (we have now applied to restore status).

and the reason we haven't gone back is we lost our jobs and house while we was stuck in canada last year and the family i have that could help us is in canada so i could get a flight back but with no where to go when land, we was hoping they may be a route to try and stay since we have family here rather than go back to nothing

One other thought...

You could look into the IEC / Working Holiday Visa program that would grant you an open work permit for a period of time and allow you to work in Canada temporarily. This wouldn't allow you to move to Canada permanently - however it would allow you to live in Canada temporarily and work. Downsides of this option are:
- it's a lottery system with limited spots available and always more people applying than spots available
- processing times are very long right now for the work permit if you are selected
- you still have to fix your status in Canada separately and get yourselves back in status (the IEC/WHV won't fix your status)

Link for the IEC program here:

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/iec/eligibility.asp

 

[steaky]

Hi i came to canada 02-02-20 just before covid visiting my dad with my partner with no intentions of immigrating at the time but while here in lockdown we lost our work in the UK and our lease ended on our house at a loss and no where to go back home and the family i have lives in canada,

So we managed to extend our temporary resident visas a few times so now we re-applied at the beginning of May also applied for a open work permit but just received a email on our extend stay form denying us our extension with the reason as follows
"
Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have
carefully considered all information and I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. Your application as requested is
therefore refused.
Immigration Legislation requires that every foreign national in Canada must hold a valid
passport, identity or travel document. As a foreign national in Canada, you have not produced
evidence that you are in possession of such a document and that it is valid for the duration of
your stay in Canada.
Your temporary resident status expired May 28, 2021."

Im looking for any advice on how i would get visas to stay and eventually live here with my family while stuck here my partner is now 6months pregnant and we had full intentions to go back home before the birth but due to circumstances changing will be having our child in canada we have paid loads of money for trying to get visas and no help services have been available during the lockdowns i just looking for a point in the right direction

My Dad is a PR here has been for 7 years or so but all my sibling s can legally live in canada but my dad is not blood related but has been my legal guardian since i was 2 im now 25 so as far as ive been lead to believe because hes my dad just threw marriage and is no longer with my mother family sponsorship is not a option.

Regards Jack

I still don't understand why you cannot produced your passport to IRCC. You need your passport not only to extend your stay and also for returning to UK. Is your passport expired or cannot be renewed in Canada due to no consulates or embassy?

 

[scylla]

I still don't understand why you cannot produced your passport to IRCC. You need your passport not only to extend your stay and also for returning to UK. Is your passport expired or cannot be renewed in Canada due to no consulates or embassy?

Sounds to me like the OP submitted an incomplete application.

 

[Pollard95]

Im not sure what happened on my application maybe we forgot to send a copy of our passport (im sure i did) but hopefully they will except our restore status application goes through and thanks for all the info sounds like i dont have much option but to go back to the UK.

The reason we was trying to stay was due to my Dad and friends are here and unable to get the lease back on our place due to there is all ready new tennant's in our old house but thanks for the advice anyway i will try contacting the UK Gov again on advice.

 

[scylla]

Im not sure what happened on my application maybe we forgot to send a copy of our passport (im sure i did) but hopefully they will except our restore status application goes through and thanks for all the info sounds like i dont have much option but to go back to the UK.

The reason we was trying to stay was due to my Dad and friends are here and unable to get the lease back on our place due to there is all ready new tennant's in our old house but thanks for the advice anyway i will try contacting the UK Gov again on advice.

None of this is grounds for remaining in Canada permanently. You don't need to move back into your old place. You can get a lease for a new place in the UK. The fact your father and friends are here in Canada is unfortunately completely irrelevant.

If your aim really is to be able to move to Canada permanently, the you need to focus your energy on researching Canada's immigration programs to understand what that will take and if you qualify. Start with Express Entry. Again, this is a points based program and you would need to score 470+ to have a chance of being selected. If you are short on points, look into the provincial programs to see if any of these are an option.

Right now, best case scenario, you'll be allowed to stay a bit longer as visitors. However sooner or later, you will be told you have to leave.

 

[canuck78]

Hi i came to canada 02-02-20 just before covid visiting my dad with my partner with no intentions of immigrating at the time but while here in lockdown we lost our work in the UK and our lease ended on our house at a loss and no where to go back home and the family i have lives in canada,

So we managed to extend our temporary resident visas a few times so now we re-applied at the beginning of May also applied for a open work permit but just received a email on our extend stay form denying us our extension with the reason as follows
"
Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have
carefully considered all information and I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations. Your application as requested is
therefore refused.
Immigration Legislation requires that every foreign national in Canada must hold a valid
passport, identity or travel document. As a foreign national in Canada, you have not produced
evidence that you are in possession of such a document and that it is valid for the duration of
your stay in Canada.
Your temporary resident status expired May 28, 2021."

Im looking for any advice on how i would get visas to stay and eventually live here with my family while stuck here my partner is now 6months pregnant and we had full intentions to go back home before the birth but due to circumstances changing will be having our child in canada we have paid loads of money for trying to get visas and no help services have been available during the lockdowns i just looking for a point in the right direction

My Dad is a PR here has been for 7 years or so but all my sibling s can legally live in canada but my dad is not blood related but has been my legal guardian since i was 2 im now 25 so as far as ive been lead to believe because hes my dad just threw marriage and is no longer with my mother family sponsorship is not a option.

Regards Jack

Even if your biological dad was a PR you need to be under 22 to be sponsored and not married or in a common law relationship. Sounds like you don't meet both requirements. Would warn you that if your child ends up in the NICU for even a day you will end up with a bill for around 20K and a few days in the NICU is not an unusual experience. There are many examples of people giving birth in Canada who end up with a bill of hundreds of thousands of dollars. A couple from Australia is slowly paying back a million dollar bill. Having a child in Canada will also not help you to remain in Canada. Although you may want to remain in Canada unless you have a highly skilled job that is in high demand you will likely have a hard time securing a job offer and if you do get a job offer you will likely be waiting over 6 months to find out if your employer can get an LMIA and you secure a WP. Your partner would not be able to apply to remain until your secure a WP and it seems very unlikely that you will both be able to remain until then. Overstaying your visas may make visiting Canada difficult in the future.