Last year, I married a failed refugee claimant.
I will give you an outline of his refugee claim and our sponsorship to hopefully help you with your situation.
October 2005 - claimed for refugee status
February 2006 - hearing
Can't remember when - Received refusal decision
summer 2007 - received PRRA kit
July 2007 - submitted sponsorship application (common-law partner)
Few days later - submitted PRRA application
February 2009 - got married
mid- year 2009 - received negative decision on PRRA application and received notification that the removal order is being enforced. My husband was given 4 weeks to leave Canada.
Few days later - Received letter from CIC requesting for certain documents to provide evidence that our relationship is continuing so that they may make a decision as to whether they will grant us AIP (first stage approval)
Mid-June 2009 - faxed CIC to advise withdrawing inland sponsorship application and will commence outland sponsorship
Following day after faxing out to CIC - receive phone call from CIC advising us that that they will grant us AIP and would like to expedite before end of month which will result in staying the removal order
October 2010 - became permanent resident
Since I met my husband in 2006, I attended every year to apply for renewal of his work permit, SIN and health coverage. The paperwork is very straight forward and CIC granted us renewal on grounds that the sponsorship was in process. There is no need to blow $1,000 for a consultant to do any of these paperwork unless it is spare funds.
I wish to note as well that my husband has a record in the US as an illegal alien. We had concerns, of course, regarding this matter however it does not disqualify anybody nor as a failed refugee claimant to move forward with a sponsorship application.
My questions to you ----
I do not understand the timeline you had indicated that your fiancee only has 7 months to stay in Canada. My understanding is that CIC only gives you a maximum of one month from the time they notify you of the re-enforcement of the removal order.
You mention appeal, does this mean that your fiancee already received a refusal on a PRRA application? We opted not to appeal his refused refugee claim.
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