Very Very urgent advise from mr miller if possible

01-17-2004, 01:12 AM

I moved to Canada 6 months ago with my wife and my 3 children. My wife is
not the natural mother of the children we sent the forms in for spousal
sponsorship and we just let it go through the process. However when we
applied for extensions we received a letter from CIC in Edmonton to go for
an interview which we expected. when we got there we were told that I could
have a 12 month extension but my children would not be extended because we
sent them to school here.

When we left England we were told that we did not need study permits as my
wife is a Canadian citizen but no they are saying its because she is not
there real mother.

We are in a real bind and very upset we have been told to go to the American
border and renew the children's passports then re enter however the kids
would be barred from attending school for 6 months then another 3 months to
get the permits.

I can not allow my children to go 9 months without an education.

Any help or advise would be very very well appreciated I have watched this
newsgroup for some time but never posted as I have never needed to but now I
am just so so desperate

Many Thanks

Tony Britton

01-17-2004, 01:19 AM

If your children were not formally adopted by your wife then CIC action is
quite correct. They needed a study permit to start with and they broke
immigration law by going to school without study permits. You either asked
wrong question, wrong person or didn't clearly explain circumstances when
you got the answer that your kids don't need study permits. I strongly
recommend seeking help of reputable immigration lawyer in Edmonton.

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"tony britton" <> wrote in message
news:...
    > I moved to Canada 6 months ago with my wife and my 3 children. My wife is
    > not the natural mother of the children we sent the forms in for spousal
    > sponsorship and we just let it go through the process. However when we
    > applied for extensions we received a letter from CIC in Edmonton to go for
    > an interview which we expected. when we got there we were told that I
could
    > have a 12 month extension but my children would not be extended because we
    > sent them to school here.
    > When we left England we were told that we did not need study permits as my
    > wife is a Canadian citizen but no they are saying its because she is not
    > there real mother.
    > We are in a real bind and very upset we have been told to go to the
American
    > border and renew the children's passports then re enter however the kids
    > would be barred from attending school for 6 months then another 3 months
to
    > get the permits.
    > I can not allow my children to go 9 months without an education.
    > Any help or advise would be very very well appreciated I have watched this
    > newsgroup for some time but never posted as I have never needed to but now
I
    > am just so so desperate
    > Many Thanks
    > Tony Britton