Accompanying Spouse on Work Permit
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Topic: Accompanying Spouse on Work Permit
Posted By: minj
Subject: Accompanying Spouse on Work Permit
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 11:31am
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Good morning everyone, I have very simple question in regards to accompanying spouse. My husband is about to apply for work permit. I am a Canadian Citizen. We are both moving to Canada. When he fills out the work permit application should he put me as accompanying spouse? As I am not applying for a visa I am not sure how this should be filled out. Please let me know. Thank you, Minj |
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Posted By: pmm
Date Posted: 26 May 2011 at 3:01pm
Hi
Nope, not required as you are a citizen. ------------- PMM |
minj wrote:Posted By: Andy123
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2011 at 8:35pm
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This question is a bit of a follow-on to the above. This is a bit simplistic, but I haven't seen anything to address my concerns. It's actually happened to a friend of mine (he's moved away and I can't find him) and me too, but I have never see the situation addressed. Situation: I am getting married to a Canadian citizen and intend to live there (we're common-law; I was a student there for 6 years). After getting married, I intend to apply for PR (she's applying now to sponsor me). I'd like to work locally until the PR is approved/rejected. I have a SIN, but what form/process do I use? Do I ask for temp residency? Do I apply for a work permit? What do I do? This seems really basic, but I haven't seen this addressed on the immigration web site or on these forum pages.
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Posted By: pmm
Date Posted: 05 Jun 2011 at 11:44pm
Hi
1. If you apply as an "out of Canada" spousal, (you can still reside in Canada as a visitor) you can work until you receive your PR. 2. If you apply as "in Canada" you include a request for an open work permit with the sponsorship and application. If you receive first level approval you would be issued an Open Work Permit. First level approval is taking 9-10 months. 3. Other than that, you would have to find an employer, who after advertising the position on the job bank for 2 weeks, is willing to apply for a Labour Market Opinion that there are no Canadians/PRs available for the work. Then you would have to apply for a work permit either at a Port of Entry or an Overseas office. ------------- PMM |
Posted By: Andy123
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2011 at 12:27am
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Thanks. "[Y]ou can work until you receive your PR." How? Are you assuming that I already have a OWP, or are you saying that I can work in Canada without a OWP (perhaps with a Temp PM visa) while awaiting the PR (I have a SIN, but do not currently possess a OWP). I think that you meant that if I had a OWP, I could continue to work while awaiting the PR process. Is that right? I'll probably apply Out of Canada since I have to travel to Australasia during the process time, and I think I'm not allowed to do that if applying in Canada. I also heard that there might be some review/appeal options if submitting in Buffalo that I can't get in Canada. Anyway, thanks for your help.
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Posted By: pmm
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2011 at 1:30am
Hi
It should be can't work . ------------- PMM |
Posted By: Andy123
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2011 at 1:41am
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OK, thanks. I wonder what's the average processing time for the PR equivalent visa is for spouses in Germany, the U.S., England, etc. The wait time is so long. I think that it's insane to sit on my backside for a year waiting to be allowed to work. I'll have to live somewhere else. Maybe I could sue the Canadian govt. violating my conjugal rights... Haha. Good luck with that. Thanks.
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Posted By: Andy123
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2011 at 8:31am
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Hey there, I have another quick one. I (right now) have a OWP that expires in 2 weeks. Then I have 2 months of dead time, and then get married. Can I twist the OWP to another work permit? It's a post-graduate visa, and before I came to Australasia, I got a certificate of common-law marriage with the woman I am going to marry in Canada. So I have that. Can I apply to extend my OWP using my common law marriage and then later (in 2 months), apply for a PR visa???I hate to bother everyone, but it only takes 3 months to get a work permit, but a year to get a PR visa if I apply out-of-Canada (the best case scenario)...
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Posted By: job_seeker
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2011 at 10:42am
If you have an employer, ask you employer to apply for LMO in your favour then apply for a WP, but the process will definitely take more than two weeks.
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