J-Lo

just thought this might be of interest to people...

i was in need of
advice of what the best course of action would be to prove that i was
going to move to canada despite the fact that my U.S. student visa is
until 2008...

so after some internet research i called a lawyer in
canada for a $100 worth of advice. he didn't just answer my particular
question, but he went as far as to ask me about my education, work
experience, age and so on... then he assured me i had no chance of
getting approved. i was devastated as i was holding a letter saying they
didn't need an interview and they wanted my medical exam and right of
residency fee. i asked him how could he say i had no chance, then why
this letter... why not reject me straight out... oh, he assured me i had
no chance, i didn't have enough points, they will refund me the right of
residency fee, with the new regulations they just can't reject an
applicant right away, that's why i got this letter. he also said he
knows i am paying him, so he wants to be honest and tell me exactly how
things stand with my points...

so thanks to this lawyer, my whole
perspective on life was changed, given that up until the conversation i
was so happy i am almost approved... what i thought was close to a
positive end, was no longer an option...

2 months later i was
approved!!!

my advice - don't listen to those lawyers... i am reading
the posts here by mr. Miller and others - they sound just as negative as
the guy i paid $100 to, so he can have me unhappy for 2 months...

best
advice is from the people who share their experiences of the process...

Todd

i also had an experience with a lawyer and he did tell me i had little
chance of being approved on the track i was going and offered advice
on an alternate route that i could take (family sponsorship, in my
case). turns out that the route he suggested was, indeed, quicker and
much less painful. from application submission to passport request was
just under 4 months.

yes, there is a lot of cynicism in this newsgroup, but i think it is
less of "nay-saying" and more of not giving people false hope and in
some cases, giving them a healthy dose of grim reality. in your case,
i cant see why they would have said that if they had already basically
approved your case (or why you would have even talked to a lawyer at
that point), but i guess it all depends on who you talk to. there are
a lot of knowledgeable people out there as well as a lot of morons.
this newsgroup, as well as the world, is full of both. pick and
choose, grasshopper. pick and choose.



j-lo <member14419@british_expats.com> wrote in message news:<>...
    > just thought this might be of interest to people...
    >
    > i was in need of
    > advice of what the best course of action would be to prove that i was
    > going to move to canada despite the fact that my U.S. student visa is
    > until 2008...
    >
    > so after some internet research i called a lawyer in
    > canada for a $100 worth of advice. he didn't just answer my particular
    > question, but he went as far as to ask me about my education, work
    > experience, age and so on... then he assured me i had no chance of
    > getting approved. i was devastated as i was holding a letter saying they
    > didn't need an interview and they wanted my medical exam and right of
    > residency fee. i asked him how could he say i had no chance, then why
    > this letter... why not reject me straight out... oh, he assured me i had
    > no chance, i didn't have enough points, they will refund me the right of
    > residency fee, with the new regulations they just can't reject an
    > applicant right away, that's why i got this letter. he also said he
    > knows i am paying him, so he wants to be honest and tell me exactly how
    > things stand with my points...
    >
    > so thanks to this lawyer, my whole
    > perspective on life was changed, given that up until the conversation i
    > was so happy i am almost approved... what i thought was close to a
    > positive end, was no longer an option...
    >
    > 2 months later i was
    > approved!!!
    >
    > my advice - don't listen to those lawyers... i am reading
    > the posts here by mr. Miller and others - they sound just as negative as
    > the guy i paid $100 to, so he can have me unhappy for 2 months...
    >
    > best
    > advice is from the people who share their experiences of the process...