Out-of-Status? Don’t Wait!
Retain an experienced Immigration Counsel as soon as possible. If you only recently ended out-of-status your representative will have 90 days to convince an Immigration Officer that there is a valid reason to reinstate your status.
An experienced Immigration Counsel can explain all the other options available to you to regain you legal status in Canada.
If your a failed refugee claimant you may regain status by submitting a PRRA Pre Removal Risk Assessment especially if there is new evidence of persecution since you received your negative RPD decision. PRRA applications take normally six months to process and who knows what changes could happen in that time period?
Have you not left because you have fallen in love with a Canadian or permanent resident? Are you afraid if you ask your partner to marry you they may thnk you’re using them? Proving you’re in a genuine relationship when your out-of-status is not as simple as some may think. An experienced Immigration Counsel can inform you of all the additional evidence you and your sponsor will need to submit to prove your relationship.
Do you believe you and your dependents are deserving of compassion? An experienced Immigration Counsel can assist you with convincing that because of your establishment in Canada you’re deserving of a positive humanitarian and compassionate decision. Have you got Canadian children that will be severly affected if they are removed to your country with you? Does any of your dependents have a serious medical issue that can’t be addressed in your country of nationailty? Experienced Counsel can prove that your situations are exceptional.
If you get arrested and detained when you’re out-of-status the fact that you are trying to regularize your immigration status will go along way with the Immigration Division member when they are considering a release order for you by your family or friends.
Extending ones immigration status takes time.
Did you know it takes IRCC 107 days to approve your visitor extension and issue a Visitor Record?
Did you know it takes IRCC 84 days to extend your study permit?
Did you know it takes IRCC 183 days to extend your work permit from within Canada?
This is what IRCC calls PROMPT PROCESSING IN AUGUST OF 2020!