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How long to get open work permit while doing Inland sponsorship?

paulog23

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Jan 31, 2025
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I'm going to sponsor my wife Inland she currently has no status in canada we are in ontario does anyone know how long it will take for the open work permit to come and how long after applying for PR would she be eligible for a heath card
 

Naturgrl

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Apr 5, 2020
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I'm going to sponsor my wife Inland she currently has no status in canada we are in ontario does anyone know how long it will take for the open work permit to come and how long after applying for PR would she be eligible for a heath card
First she needs AOR after submitting PR application which can take 4-6 months. Then she applies for SOWP which can take another 4-6 months. She will probably be PR before she gets work permit. As for health card, look at rules for province living in.