dependent status while work visa extension

At the point you leave, your implied status expires.  If you return to Canada, you can apply at the POE or you can be granted visitor status to await the outcome of your application.

As long as you remain in Canada, implied status lasts until they make a decision on your new application (R186(u) as I recall).

Thank you very much for the reply. I have one more query. Can my wife stay in Canada until visa decision is made during my travel to home country? Is there any grace period for her to leave Canada?

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prashanth wrote: Thank you very much for the reply. I have one more query. Can my wife stay in Canada until visa decision is made during my travel to home country? Is there any grace period for her to leave Canada? Thanks in advance for your time.

Yes, she can stay.

pmm wrote: One other thing to note, is if he leaves Canada, not only does his implied status end, his spouse is no longer eligible for a spousal open work permit.

But his spouse would remain under implied status until the refusal.  In addition, if he re-enters Canada as a visitor and awaits the decision, and the decision is favourable, I would expect the spousal application to also be granted.

I went through this scenario last year - where I was concerned that my work permit renewal would not be processed before I had to travel for work.  If the work permit renewal had been granted while I was outside Canada, my attorney would have forwarded it and it wouldn't have been a problem. If I'd had to return without the work permit being renewed, I would be allowed to either apply at the POE (visa exempt) or I would be permitted to enter on visitor status to wait until a decision had been made - but not work.

Thank you every one for the replies.

I will be leaving this weekend to my home country (India) and spouse will be staying here for a month or longer to vacate and dispose all our belongs (She will definitely not  work while i am gone). I hope to come back in a month. However, there is a strong chance that i may take new job and will not return at all.

Please advise me if my spouse can still stay 1-2 months here in Canada?  (Flight tickets are cheaper at latter time) or Can she stay until her work permit expiry (April 05/2013) if it get's approved?  What would be the maximum time allowed. I am the primary applicant and my spouse is dependent.