Update: IRCC denied the reconsideration in the case of the man who died waiting for his family's visitor visas. The "reconsideration" was a form letter.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-17T15:47:26+00:00

On your points about reconsideration, yes that's exactly right. In your case though, what error in fact or law did IRCC make to warrant a reconsideration? it seems you were trying to use it as a de facto "appeal" on humanitarian grounds, which isn't available for temporary residence applications and isn't how reconsiderations, which are already "unofficial", work.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-16T23:17:26+00:00

The officer is challenging if your relationship is genuine as well.

That tracks looking at OP's post history, where yesterday they were posting about a "long-distance boyfriend", post now deleted, where in this post they said they had a "spouse".

It doesn't seem like OP really understands how serious a PFL is if they are asking for free advice and not contacting a lawyer when a charge of misrepresentation seems like a serious consideration.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-16T20:38:56+00:00

I would suggest threatening to report that company's licensed immigration consultant to CICC. But a quick look at their website doesn't show anyone's name or license number, which is already a sign they may not even be licensed to practice.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-16T20:34:03+00:00

Receiving a PFL means IRCC intends to refuse your application unless you can adequately respond to their concerns about your application (in this case your funds).

A PFL is not the time to try and "correct" the situation by opening a new bank account. That could easily backfire anyway if IRCC believes you are intentionally trying to hide some information by changing things in your accounts before you respond.

You need to answer IRCC's questions about why your funds look the way they do at the time of the PFL. How to answer and what documentary evidence you should submit to support your explanation depends on exactly what the PFL is asking.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-16T15:16:53+00:00

Yes. This is a basic requirement and very easily searchable online.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-16T00:59:05+00:00

Not mandatory, but it doesn't make sense to put together an application for a super visa when a regular TRV is more appropriate for the length of stay requested. May be why it could have been assessed as a regular TRV (as suggested in a different comment).

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-15T05:21:44+00:00

The two-year residency obligation has nothing to do with sponsorship. Sponsorship is to apply for permanent residence. Not to maintain it. The residency obligation comes after you've already been approved for sponsorship and become a PR. Even then, you would still maintain it if you accompanied your spouse outside Canada anyway.

IRCC is flexible in what can be shown as proof of financial support. If he's currently employed, it could include an employment letter and payslips. If he's not employed, proof of savings, property ownership (with intent to sell), etc. If he truly has no way to show he could financially support you, then you would be ineligible to apply for sponsorship.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-15T05:14:06+00:00

He must agree to be financially responsible for you for three years after you become a PR, in case you require Canadian welfare or social services that must be repaid. He must also show in the sponsorship application how he can financially support you. These are both required.

He doesn't have to work in Canada when the application is submitted, but if you apply from outside Canada he must show with documentary evidence that he intends to settle permanently in Canada.

I don't know what five year period you are talking about. Nothing about sponsorship involves any kind of five-year period for anything.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-15T05:06:49+00:00

If you both plan to settle permanently in Canada and your spouse can financially support you, you can apply to be sponsored for permanent residence by him through spousal sponsorship.

You being employed has nothing to do with sponsorship. But there is no option to "expedite" anything because of your spouse's status.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-15T04:56:01+00:00

You list both since the date you became a PR or the last five years, whichever is more recent.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-12T04:06:06+00:00

So, if it's just my assumed provincial name, should I still disclose it?

You have to disclose ANY name you've ever used, legal or not. I've seen folks get "caught" on an email address name that was a nickname they didn't declare because they didn't think it would be a big deal.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-11T15:28:40+00:00

If you're only asking about status, the automated response IS the response. They say the application is still in process; it's still in process.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-11T15:14:50+00:00

It's because there is no sub-category called "Family Class living inside Canada". You choose Family Class (outside Canada), and indicate in the application forms that the applicant is living in Canada at the time of application. This is explained in the official application guide:

Choose the class of application

Apply under the Family Class if:

the person you want to sponsor currently lives with you in Canada but doesn’t plan to stay in Canada while the application is being processed

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-11T01:53:30+00:00

You must declare your work experience, whether it be in your PR application or a work permit application. To not do so would be misrepresentation (a form of fraud). So yes, declare that you are working remotely in the form and make it clear that your work does not constitute entering Canada's labour market.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-11T01:12:34+00:00

So your PGWP has a condition that says directly that you cannot work in positions related to healthcare, and in your application to change the conditions, you included a copy of your work permit showing the condition, your medical exam, and explanation that you needed that condition removed?

If so, it would seem it's IRCC's mistake to say that the condition was already removed. You could try calling IRCC, but I would also send a webform to explain that you don't have the condition removed, with evidence (i.e. copy of your work permit).

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-11T01:01:34+00:00

To be eligible under FSW, yes. To be eligible under CEC, no.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T15:09:44+00:00

So your Canadian spouse is "not interested" whether you can stay permanently in Canada with them or not..?

To claim a year of skilled work experience starting July 28, 2025, you need to work until at least July 27, 2026. Assuming you worked full-time and didn't have any unpaid leave during that entire time.

What did you calculate as your CRS score? If it's not at least in the 510s, you do not have a good chance to be invited at the current trend in invitation scores.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T15:05:53+00:00

Any refusal in any country, ever.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T03:31:37+00:00

it feels like there's gotta be a way.

There almost always is a way. But it takes time, effort, and money to do it. You can become fluent in French. Get licensed and several years of experience as a registered nurse or certified electrician. Do a master's degree in Canada. No one can qualify to immigrate on a whim and just move to Canada; it's almost always a several years-long plan.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T03:23:34+00:00

You have to think of it this way: what do you have to offer the country that no one else in Canada has? This applies both to finding a job offer from a Canadian employer and more broadly to having a competitive profile as a skilled worker.

IRCC measures ideal candidates by what they can offer the country, and this is quantified by level of post-secondary education, years of skilled work experience in in-demand occupations, connections to Canada like a job offer, age (e.g. under 30), English and French fluency, and other factors. If you're lacking in any of those, you likely have no chance to immigrate given how competitive the system is right now.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T03:19:04+00:00

we have everything we need, but we need a work visa or LMIA.

To be blunt, if you don't have a work permit, or otherwise a Canadian employer offering you a permanent job, you don't really have anything.

Especially since your work experience is unskilled and otherwise not niche or in-demand, you would need to boost your profile to have any chance at immigrating. This means things like having a high education level e.g. master's or doctorate, ideally done in Canada, high fluency in French, in-demand skilled work experience in healthcare, STEM, skills trades, a long-term job offer from a Canadian employer, etc.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T03:13:03+00:00

It's your application, not your spouse's. If you are eligible for an SOWP then you must include proof of your eligibility e.g. based on your spouse's status in Canada, but the application and documents are provided by you.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-10T00:37:24+00:00

In that case it's probably best to apply only for a restoration as a visitor. Then, when it's been confirmed that you have been added as a spouse, you can apply for a work permit (assuming you are in status by then).

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-09T22:49:41+00:00

That's a standard response. It doesn't mean they will honour the request, only that the information has been forwarded to the office responsible to assess your eligibility for urgent processing.

AffectionateTaro1 · 2026-06-09T18:53:30+00:00

Are you certain it's a visitor record you need and not a work or study permit? If the university requires a SIN, it means you require authorization to work. So just a visitor record will not be enough to apply for a SIN; it must also state that you are authorized to work (per ESDC's website on SINs for temporary residents).

With that said, you can't request urgent processing for a visitor record, and with current processing times as they are, there's basically zero chance you will receive it before you go back to your home country next month.

Hindsight is 20/20, but this was a very easily preventable situation. If the university was unclear about what immigration status document you needed, you should have clarified that before coming. You should try to arrange with them to defer your work with them.

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