Re: Recourse

Hi Scott,

My husband is american and I am canadian and we are dealing somewhat with
what you are.  My husband was here on a Student Visa for 2 years and in
October of 2003 we sent in for a change of status in Canada.  It changed his
student visa over to a visitor visa until the paperwork went through for
spousal sponsership.  When I sent in the paperwork for the visitor visa I
just asked for it until the paperwork was finished and they send my hubby a
visitor visa until November 2004.  So his was extended for a year.  Maybe
just ask them to do it yearly that way it only casts $75.00 per year instead
of $75.00 every 3 months.

Hope that helps!
Marsha
"Scott Stratton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> To Anyone Who Can Help
>
>     Okay we've been having a hell of a time with Immigration for my wife
> from the US.  She has been living here in Canada with me for about 4 years
> now... and We've been trying to gather up the money to complete her
> immgration.
>
>     But we keep hitting Snags..  I make very little money.  I work hard
and
> Long hours.. but have to support 3 people on this income..
>
>     I've looked into Loans... Don't qualify... I've spoken to whats left
of
> my Family.. and no help there...  So far we've hit the Wall... Got the
$500
> fee paid and even sent away all the bloody forms...
>
>     But they decided that Because my Wife lived in a few differnet States
> growing up an FBI check and the last state she lived in was not enough...
> Had to get 3 more reports made up.  3 More Sets of Finger Prints... 3 More
> Criminal Record Searches done...
>
>     And then we sent it all in the same Envelope when got everything
back...
> And they said they didn't get one of the documents...
>
>     So we did it again...  Sent it in.  And they they told us we were
> missing the Orignal Document they said they had to begin with.  Finaly
after
> 2 months of arguing on this one they found it...
>
>     But in the mean time while we were waiting for all this finish on
thier
> end I'm having to pay 75 every 3 months to renew her Vistor Record..
>
>     And Now to top it all off... even though this process was started
about
> 3 years ago...  They need another Docotor Check because it's been over 12
> months since her last one.
>
>     I kept trying to tell them it was their fault that it was being
delayed
> so long.. And I don't have the money to keep going..
>
>     And my Wife can't work while we wait for all this to go through
because
> they want another 200 for the Privelage of working in Canada...
>
>     Even though they gave her a SIN for Tax Purposes... so she legally
> allowed to pay taxes from what I can gather, she can't legally work..
Kinda
> of Catch 22 if you ask me...
>
>     If anyone knows anyone I can turn to for help please drop a line in
> here...  I don't use my regular Email Addy in here or else I get Spam Mail
> up the Ying Yang.
>
> Scott
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