Wednesday, 16 December 2009
No T W P on a technicallity
So here we go Manchester to Heathrow, Heathrow to Halifax, Monday 14th i departed dear ole Blighty, passport, LMO and contract of employment in one hand, $150 in the other, i glide up to the immigration desk in Halifax and introduce myself to the lovely lady on the other side,i boldly ask her for my T W P in which her reply is sorry if you haven't got a full canadian truck licence you you can't have a TWP,now this isn't what was suppose to happen as i explained but no this is the way they do things here,so what can i do i asked in a manly voice (or maybe it was a whimper by this time)its not my problem i was told.Great just great can i use your phone to make a call i asked No i was politely told,ok after an agonising wait this is what happened i will issue you with a visitors visa which will expire in feb it allows you to pass your Hgv but you are not allowed to work or apply for a social security number, bank account or any thing else, im not actually sure if i was able to go into any shops to buy anything i didn't dare ask, im sure by this point i don't think i was as curtious as i was when we first met,you must leave canada when you pass this then when you re enter you can apply for you TWP then,oh i forgot to mention there was some good news that came out of this meeting it didn't cost a penny for my new lovely visitors visa, as i walked away like a wounded animal those famous words rang out HAVE A NICE DAY gee thanks i thought you AHHHHHHHHHHHH,so off i went to check in for my connecting flight there is only one thing you can do after situations like that yep you guessed it 1pint of your famous canadian lager please NOW, Barman Dave is now my new best mate do i have another or !!!!!! well i'll leave the end bit to you.
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If, instead, you had been a bogus 3rd world "refugee" claimant arriving from some African nation without a passport, you would have been eagerly ushered into Canada and directed to the nearest welfare office to receive some free money to tide you over until receiving your first monthly benefit cheque. And then continuing for every month thereafter for the next couple of years while the authorities decide on your fate.
ReplyDeleteHowever, in these Orwellian times where everything is opposite to what it should be -- you, being a willing worker and holding all the correct credentials to enter our country, are made to abide by every regulation under threat of deportation.
This example is what I'm referring to.
Anyhow, welcome to Canada. I hope your new job prospects work out for you.
You are probablly the only immigrant driver who has been refused on these grounds, which are false as no one has the Class 1 when they arrive. You should have asked for her supervisor to clarify matters. How do you now intend to get the TWP. You cant work with out a SIN # so you are pretty well screwed
ReplyDeleteWouldn't even let you use the phone? Miserable cow. I would probably have ended up being deported. Its not as though you arrived unannounced either, LMO in hand.
ReplyDeleteOur lot are just as anal at times. Seems to go with the territory. Join civil service, turd implant between the ears soon follows...