Hello everyone,

I am in a situation that is a little complex, so bear with me for a second. I have been in Quebec since 2006 on my fathers work permit. Now my study permit and work permit(which is bound to the study permit), expired at the end of June 2011. The company where my dad works at did all our immigration stuff since I'm here and did so last year.

Now when they sent the application for my study permit, they forgot to renew my CAQ which expired the end of August. So then I got a Study Permit for only 9 Days just to stay in status and give me time to get the new CAQ. I received a call that they can only give me the study permit for 9 days and that I have to renew my CAQ. So the company told me to renew the CAQ on my own. Now I applied the first of September, right after I received my renewed Study Permit. Now because of communication problems with the office I am still waiting for that CAQ.

The biggest problem is that the company my father works for did not send another application for me after I received the renewed study permit. I just found out about this, which means I am not in implied status and have been here past the 90 day grace period.

So now I am trying to figure out what to do since I only have 1 semester of studies left and my whole family lives here (father, mother, sister) since 2006.

Can I still apply for restoration of my permit, including an explanation of why it is so late? 

A lawyer told me to apply outside Canada but I am not sure to what extend this would help. (The lawyer didn't seem to have much good information on my case, which is why I would like to hear some other peoples opinions on this).

Thank you!

Thank you for the fast response!

How would this be different as opposed to applying inside of Canada? Aren't the offices in contact with each other? 

Also, wouldn't it look really bad if they see that I was here past the the expiry date of the permit and then tried to apply through an office abroad?

What if my father (on whos work permit I came here initially) would send the application? Would this change anything?

First of all thank you for your help!

Now I received my new CAQ, but my school refused to give me an acceptance and said that I will have to re-apply for the next semester. Can I apply for just a visitor visa or a work permit now, or do I have to leave Canada?

Also, if I can apply for either of those, will the office in Berlin (I'm a German citizen so I have been told this is where I have to send the application if anything) actually process my request or does my place of residence have to be Germany?

Thank you!

Ok so after I talked to the office in Berlin I was told they can't help me and that I have to speak to the canadian office. Then I talked to CIC and was told, since my parents are both here and I am still a student I can just apply for a new visitor visa and it would be not a problem. 

The application was refused and the letter said I had to leave Canada immediately. I left 10 days later and at the airport I let an IO know that I was leaving. 

Now I obviously want to return to Canada, but how does the whole overstay affect me when I want to go back? Is there a time limit that I have to stay out of the country? 

Thank you!

Well I'm not sure why you copy and pasted some text that is found on a homepage for a university in South Africa.  As this is a forum about Canada and my situation concerns Canadian immigration laws I don't how how this would in any way apply to me.

Please let me know if there is anything I'm not getting here...