Well folks,
I thought sure as **** that when my Wife got her permit that mine would be on the way.
I jumped the gun in posting however.
Yesterday I went for the mail and got my rejection notice, even after my Wife was approved.
The error was in the options of where we could apply.
You have to fit into a category in the 'skilled worker' bracket for immigration.
Which my Wife does.
However I do not.
We were both sure that I for lack of a better expression, would 'coat tail' it in with her.
It didn't matter that I worked my *** off while she was in school so that we could live here more comfortably....
My contribution feels rejected.
The words were to the effect of, 'Your continued residence in Canada is not seen as a valuable asset to the Citizens and Permanent Residence of this Country.'
Had I known the only thing I could have done was arbitrarily have gone into some school program, but it's too late to get accepted first and then apply for a permit. I'm not sure what the options are for that if in say in 6 months I'm accepted and my Wife permit is still valid, we could easily move back. I'm not sure that is an option for her at this point. There are still a lot of questions at this point.
I have until Sept 30th to leave the country....
So tomorrow We are going to the border to talk to an agent about getting an extension so that we can 'finish' our lives here and get the ends tied up.
I'm feeling major grief and feel stupid for making an assumption that I'd get to grow old here.
I guess I still COULD, but I guess I didn't figure it'd be a 'second attempt' at this point
Must be what a climber who doesn't get the peak feels like?
It's not an end really... just a MAJOR ******* bump.
Coming back to the States feels grim and is not a choice really, but I'd say a necessity at this point.
There is more going on inside of me than I think you'd all care to read, but man.... I'm feeling pretty low at the time.
I don't expect the border agent to do any miracles tomorrow but know that I can't have more than 6 months here w/ a visitors visa. I don't intend to live here like that though, so just having enough time to get stuff together and close this chapter here would be nice.
We don't know where we are heading right now either.
My Wife has a job interview in Maine which we're both pretty excited about.
And on our way back from Rhode Island this summer we really thought Western Mass and Northern New York looked like cool places.
We've been to/through Vermont and would really think about settling there as well.
Hell, I joked that when we first came to Canada we'd intended to move to Alaska or the Northwest of the States, so maybe since we missed the mark and got the whole way back east we'll make our way out west again, state side.
It's really hard not to feel desperate for any way to stay here, but I don't think this is the time it's going to happen. When I opened that letter I seriously had to sit down quickly as I started to go weak in the knees. Hopelessness and helplessness overwhelmed me.
So unless that agent tells us there was some mix up with my acceptance based on my marriage/partnership, this is it for now.
Back to the States mates.
I'm trying to keep my head up about this and take it for what it is.
A huge freaking change!
My Wife and I are healthy and happy.
5 years together in the States, 5 Years here....
Who knows what is next?
So folks, if nothing else, this is a heads up that I might disappear off and on for a while, and also might explain any tones in my posts that seem out of place.
I really don't know what is going to take place at this point.
I could have 2 days to 6 months left here.
Talk to you soon ,
SageTree
Oh... here is a kick in the balls....
To apply it was $500 each.
My Wife got her permit, which means they kept it all.
I get back $200 of my money since I wasn't approved.
Enjoy the extra $700 bucks!!!
DANG!!!
I thought sure as **** that when my Wife got her permit that mine would be on the way.
I jumped the gun in posting however.
Yesterday I went for the mail and got my rejection notice, even after my Wife was approved.
The error was in the options of where we could apply.
You have to fit into a category in the 'skilled worker' bracket for immigration.
Which my Wife does.
However I do not.
We were both sure that I for lack of a better expression, would 'coat tail' it in with her.
It didn't matter that I worked my *** off while she was in school so that we could live here more comfortably....
My contribution feels rejected.
The words were to the effect of, 'Your continued residence in Canada is not seen as a valuable asset to the Citizens and Permanent Residence of this Country.'
Had I known the only thing I could have done was arbitrarily have gone into some school program, but it's too late to get accepted first and then apply for a permit. I'm not sure what the options are for that if in say in 6 months I'm accepted and my Wife permit is still valid, we could easily move back. I'm not sure that is an option for her at this point. There are still a lot of questions at this point.
I have until Sept 30th to leave the country....
So tomorrow We are going to the border to talk to an agent about getting an extension so that we can 'finish' our lives here and get the ends tied up.
I'm feeling major grief and feel stupid for making an assumption that I'd get to grow old here.
I guess I still COULD, but I guess I didn't figure it'd be a 'second attempt' at this point
Must be what a climber who doesn't get the peak feels like?
It's not an end really... just a MAJOR ******* bump.
Coming back to the States feels grim and is not a choice really, but I'd say a necessity at this point.
There is more going on inside of me than I think you'd all care to read, but man.... I'm feeling pretty low at the time.
I don't expect the border agent to do any miracles tomorrow but know that I can't have more than 6 months here w/ a visitors visa. I don't intend to live here like that though, so just having enough time to get stuff together and close this chapter here would be nice.
We don't know where we are heading right now either.
My Wife has a job interview in Maine which we're both pretty excited about.
And on our way back from Rhode Island this summer we really thought Western Mass and Northern New York looked like cool places.
We've been to/through Vermont and would really think about settling there as well.
Hell, I joked that when we first came to Canada we'd intended to move to Alaska or the Northwest of the States, so maybe since we missed the mark and got the whole way back east we'll make our way out west again, state side.
It's really hard not to feel desperate for any way to stay here, but I don't think this is the time it's going to happen. When I opened that letter I seriously had to sit down quickly as I started to go weak in the knees. Hopelessness and helplessness overwhelmed me.
So unless that agent tells us there was some mix up with my acceptance based on my marriage/partnership, this is it for now.
Back to the States mates.
I'm trying to keep my head up about this and take it for what it is.
A huge freaking change!
My Wife and I are healthy and happy.
5 years together in the States, 5 Years here....
Who knows what is next?
So folks, if nothing else, this is a heads up that I might disappear off and on for a while, and also might explain any tones in my posts that seem out of place.
I really don't know what is going to take place at this point.
I could have 2 days to 6 months left here.
Talk to you soon ,
SageTree
Oh... here is a kick in the balls....
To apply it was $500 each.
My Wife got her permit, which means they kept it all.
I get back $200 of my money since I wasn't approved.
Enjoy the extra $700 bucks!!!
DANG!!!
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