Love in a No Man's Land

And I will add a penny to lawsrlaws two cents.

This is why the world is corrupt. There is hardly a shred of humanity left in some people. Why are they being given such a hard time from both countries? A DUI? Really? I've heard of worse convictions and people were still able to cross the border on both ends.

And its so easy for people not in their shoes to throw jabs... WOW is all I have to say about that one!

Yes there are couples who will lie to immigration officials however, there are also honest people out there who simply want to be together. No we don't know everything surrounding this particular couples situation, but I feel they're sincerity and HOPE things work out in they're favour. I mean they filed the paperwork and are supposedly doing everything LEGALLY so... Who knows.

There is a process in place that he would eventually be able to visit, and immigrate to Canada. It is called Rehabilitation. The paperwork is fairly easy, if rather involved, but it currently takes CIC 18 to 24 months to process it.

Unless of course you're a celebrity. Then it only takes a couple of hours or so

by Reba » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:23 am
Unless of course you're a celebrity. Then it only takes a couple of hours or so

LOL... Very true. My friend worked for a PR firm and from what she told me someone who was well known but not entirely famous was being sponsored from his modelling agency. He received his GC within 2-3 months approx. He is a UK citizen. I guess if a celebrity brings money into the economy, they are top priority to get their GC...

I was actually talking about the Canadian Rehabilitation paperwork. For the average Joe it takes up to 2 years to process. For a celebrity or someone with money or high standing, it takes a day or so.

US Visas for those in the entertainment industry are variable. I've read stories of some musicians or actors being denied work visas because of drugs charges.

For a celebrity or someone with money or high standing, it takes a day or so.

In Canada? Really. Hmm interesting! And for marriage sponsorship it takes longer. I find that to be backwards but in any case what makes sense to us makes no sense to the government. Canadian or American. I guess money is everything after all...

pretty much, yeah.

The Rehabilitation paperwork I will point out however is NOT a visa, it is just the Ministry sayin' "yeah, we think you have rehabilitated yourself and you are not likely to re-offend while you are here in our fair land visiting". If the person is from a country that requires a visitor's visa, they still have to apply separately for that.

Yes there are couples who will lie to immigration officials however, there are also honest people out there who simply want to be together. No we don't know everything surrounding this particular couples situation, but I feel they're sincerity and HOPE things work out in they're favour. I mean they filed the paperwork and are supposedly doing everything LEGALLY so... Who knows.

I agree. Sorta....

Think of it this way:

I steal a pack of gum from a store, and the store suspects that I did it, but doesn't know for sure, so they spend an hour grilling me about it. During the entire hour I deny stealing it and swear Im inocent, until they look in my pocket and find the gum. Now they are pissed, and it becomes more about me lying to their face than about the $1 pack of gum. Now over a little pack of gum they call the police instead of just telling you to get out of here and don't do it again.
They were not honest and got the book thrown at them for something that I personally don't see as a problem if you are up fron about it.

Did that make sence? Im kinda tired from working a double.

Lol... I hear what you're saying.

But pardon my slowness,,, Where in the article did the couple lie to immigration officials? Did I miss something here? Maybe I'll read it again. I was under the impression that the couple told the truth and are still being penalized in a way for their past. (Well, the husband's past) and the wife's frequent trips to the U.S... I mean they are stuck between a rock and a hardplace overall. Maybe it was the wife not mentioning she married a citizen when they had discovered her marriage certificate????

Lets just say, I know the whole story. The media is leaving out details.

as usually happens of course. They spin it to their own purpose, and fo this purpose it would seem the media is attempting to pose Homeland Security/USCIS and CIC as Big Bad Government, with rules that are just not fair to loving, sort-of-law abiding citizens.

Same as when the media spun all those stories about US soldiers jumping the border to claim refugee status in Canada. And then try to show CIC as evil big government again for not allowing them to stay.

etc etc etc and yadda yadda yadda...