"We Need a Christmas Miracle"

[TayL 0]

Ugh! That's just ridiculous! I don't feel sorry for hime at all and that might mean I'm a mean person, but c'mon. We all did it the right, legal, and in most cases, VERY expensive way. It just irritates me that he brought this on himself and is trying to claim ignorance now. If he'd never been caught, he would keep on doing what he was doing and not even worry about whether he was in status or not!

And give me a break..."I'm terrified to leave this country."?! Are people really that ignorant about Canada? It's not like we're a third world country with genocide and food shortages etc...etc....

/rant!

Of course there'll be a food shortage! She'll have to feed her family food. Made with REAL sugar! And not HFCS! Which we all know is healthier, because it's made from corn. Respect this woman's right to feed her children wholesome processed goods!

[OBX 51]

Ugh! That's just ridiculous! I don't feel sorry for hime at all and that might mean I'm a mean person, but c'mon. We all did it the right, legal, and in most cases, VERY expensive way. It just irritates me that he brought this on himself and is trying to claim ignorance now. If he'd never been caught, he would keep on doing what he was doing and not even worry about whether he was in status or not!

And give me a break..."I'm terrified to leave this country."?! Are people really that ignorant about Canada? It's not like we're a third world country with genocide and food shortages etc...etc....

/rant!

Ditto, ditto, ditto. Call me Scrooge but I absolutely agree - if he had never been caught it would not be issue. Maybe if we all get our spouses to approach the local papers in their towns /cities we can have articles written about each of us - the pain and emotional toll it takes waiting for almost a year to be together and our "Christmas miracle" will come true.

Can you tell I'm having one of those "I can't stand this immigration process anymore" days ???

[Brian and Jenn 0]

It is people like this 'technical professional' who cause more and more grief on the already strained immigration process.

To pass the blame on the country or to act like Canada is some kind of concentration camp sickens me.

I truly do feel bad for his wife and kids but come on he knew it was a 1 year visa.

This coming from an overstay in the midst of AOS. My family suffers everyday right now as I cannot legally work.

-Brian

[Frazell Thomas 0]

Oooo that makes me mad! He's upset because he was GRANTED a 1 year work visa, and then ABUSED it? Come on now...rediculous. It irritates me when you go about the immigration system legally, wait your time, and then some smuck like this wants sympathy for doing it illegally and facing the consequences. Grrrr.

Now breathe.... *sigh*

-Kerri

[MrsCat 6]

That dude is a fool. Go back to Canada, I hear Alberta and Saskatchewan are badly in need of employees still.

[Jeraly 4]

look at some of the comments on that page!

This is the best one:

Old car guy wrote on Dec 8, 2008 8:45 AM:

" If he married a U.S. citizen doesn't that make him a U.S. citizen, expired visa or not? "

[CHD 0]

I get that he entered legally. I get that he married a citizen and qualified for a greencard, had he applied. I get that he was given bad advice. So what don't I get? He entered on a 1 year visa in 2000, which obviously would have expired in 2001. According to the article, he didn't marry until 2005. What on earth did he think was giving him the right to stay in those 4 years between the expiry of his visa and the marriage to his wife?!

[trailmix 77]

I sent a link to this thread to the guy who wrote the story - it has to be one of the worst immigration related stories written. It is so full of holes with no follow up.

For example:

He was told he’d have to wait three years after marriage to apply for his green card, but he recently learned he could have applied the day after he married, and his ordeal would have been over.

Ok, so he has overstayed by 7 years. He knows he needs a green card to work. So how is mentioning this even relevant. If we assume he really understood it this way, could we also not assume he would have worked for a year, then sat and waited for 2 years to apply for his green card?

Anyway, it doesn't make me angry, he knew exactly what he was doing, he got caught.

[Sprailenes 47]

Perhaps he will show the old chap visajourney and how its done RIGHT.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I signed up and left a comment,lol

[trailmix 77]

I signed up and left a comment,lol

[Sprailenes 47]

I signed up and left a comment,lol

I love your comment!

[melusine 5]

Now the problem is if he goes back to canada... his wife and kid will want to follow....

Well... it's just that Canada have also immigrations laws and it takes about a year and like 2k for one person....

I don't have much compassion either...

[Autumnchik 6]

Love your comments Flames

Yeah, I am another who has no compassion. Sometimes I read these stories and think, gee that was a genuine mistake and I can understand how that was made. Not so in this case. He brought this on himself.

[Caladan 19]

I feel sympathy to the extent it has to suck to be separated. But I'm not sure why they didn't file for AOS, because this would have been a very easy fix since they were married. In any case, I'm surprised at the comments to the article saying "but he's not an illegal", as if it's a requirement one speaks Spanish or something.

And she doesn't waive her own rights to support. (Aside from the fact she hasn't signed for anything.) She can list him, and they *should* just ignore him as part of the household calculation.