Hello,
I have been trying to find out for the last month about the legal status you have to have in the U.S. in order to apply in the Buffalo office and get an interview in the U.S. My situation is very complex here in the U.S. I actually don't know what my status is as it seems I am in Limbo. I arrived in to the U.S. with my parents illegaly at the age of 6 years old in 1983. For many reasons after 25 years I do not have permanent residency here. I have had a work permit for the past 13 years and I am also enrolled in the TPS program for Salvadorean nationals. My parents have since been awarded permanent residency along with my sister through NACARA but I was denied since I am now married. Again the CIC website says legal status in the U.S. but I don't know if having a work permit for 13 years and having TPS is considered temporary legal status here. I asked the consulate of my area and they said if I could provide an I-94 everything should be fine. The ironic part is that people enrolled in the program I am in can have an I-94 if they request advanced parole and come back to the U.S. after traveling abroad. I don't have any reason to travel abroad so I never did this so I don't have an I-94. I have made my career here and have a good job but Canada is very attractive and would like to apply as a skilled worker. I've also heard that if you can prove that you unknowingly broke immigration laws like me when I was 6 years old it might help. Can someone please advise me on this issue as the nearest office outside the U.S. for my region is Guatemala and I am not from there plus my wife who also has a work permit for about 6 years is from Mexico. Is there any chance I can apply within the U.S. and if an interview is required would it be possible to have it in the U.S. Thanks for the help.
I have been trying to find out for the last month about the legal status you have to have in the U.S. in order to apply in the Buffalo office and get an interview in the U.S. My situation is very complex here in the U.S. I actually don't know what my status is as it seems I am in Limbo. I arrived in to the U.S. with my parents illegaly at the age of 6 years old in 1983. For many reasons after 25 years I do not have permanent residency here. I have had a work permit for the past 13 years and I am also enrolled in the TPS program for Salvadorean nationals. My parents have since been awarded permanent residency along with my sister through NACARA but I was denied since I am now married. Again the CIC website says legal status in the U.S. but I don't know if having a work permit for 13 years and having TPS is considered temporary legal status here. I asked the consulate of my area and they said if I could provide an I-94 everything should be fine. The ironic part is that people enrolled in the program I am in can have an I-94 if they request advanced parole and come back to the U.S. after traveling abroad. I don't have any reason to travel abroad so I never did this so I don't have an I-94. I have made my career here and have a good job but Canada is very attractive and would like to apply as a skilled worker. I've also heard that if you can prove that you unknowingly broke immigration laws like me when I was 6 years old it might help. Can someone please advise me on this issue as the nearest office outside the U.S. for my region is Guatemala and I am not from there plus my wife who also has a work permit for about 6 years is from Mexico. Is there any chance I can apply within the U.S. and if an interview is required would it be possible to have it in the U.S. Thanks for the help.
