Hi everyone,
I have a major query which I couldn't seem to find the answer to online, or figure out on my own, so hope some of the experienced members or any CIC insiders here
, could perhaps advise me.
I will do my best to cover all the key points, whilst keeping this post as brief as I can.
So, here goes...
So I had a IEC open work permit which expired a couple of weeks back (I was aware before it expired that this type of work permit could not be extended) however due to getting "screwed over" (for want of a better phrase) by one of the ECA providers, I wasn't able to get the points needed to get me comfortably into an ITA position and out of the initial Express Entry pool before the IEC permit expired. This scuppered any chance of me trying to submit a complete application for PR, and meeting the qualifications for a bridging open work permit.
(I eventually got my ECA, and was fortunate enough to since receive my ITA for PR).
I had applied for visitor status (I have another query about this but will post separately, as it may not be directly related) before my IEC permit expired.
So...
Now that I am at the stage of gathering my documents for my PR application, I wondered what would potentially be the "quickest" way of hopefully securing a new open work permit? My questions were as follows;
a) Once I reached the stage of having received an AOR, would there be any grounds for me to apply for restoration of "worker" status, provided I was within the 90 day timeframe, and provided that this option is even available to those who were on an IEC permit?
b) Once I have gathered all my supporting documents and sent mt PR application, I understand a work permit application can also be submitted at the same time, but wondered if the work permit application is "processed" "separately" to the PR application? I ask this because, while I guess an application for PR may take the same or similar amount of time to process whether I apply from within Canada or my country of origin (and I must stress this is only a guess, as I have no idea about the inner workings of the system) it seems that the processing time for work permits is less than half the time in my home country, than if I were to wait things out in Canada on visitor status.
Apologies in advance for any inaccuracies above or if I've posted in the wrong forum, thanks for taking the time to read, and lastly, any feedback to help steer me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!
I have a major query which I couldn't seem to find the answer to online, or figure out on my own, so hope some of the experienced members or any CIC insiders here
, could perhaps advise me.I will do my best to cover all the key points, whilst keeping this post as brief as I can.
So, here goes...
So I had a IEC open work permit which expired a couple of weeks back (I was aware before it expired that this type of work permit could not be extended) however due to getting "screwed over" (for want of a better phrase) by one of the ECA providers, I wasn't able to get the points needed to get me comfortably into an ITA position and out of the initial Express Entry pool before the IEC permit expired. This scuppered any chance of me trying to submit a complete application for PR, and meeting the qualifications for a bridging open work permit
.(I eventually got my ECA, and was fortunate enough to since receive my ITA for PR
).I had applied for visitor status (I have another query about this but will post separately, as it may not be directly related) before my IEC permit expired.
So...
Now that I am at the stage of gathering my documents for my PR application, I wondered what would potentially be the "quickest" way of hopefully securing a new open work permit? My questions were as follows;
a) Once I reached the stage of having received an AOR, would there be any grounds for me to apply for restoration of "worker" status, provided I was within the 90 day timeframe, and provided that this option is even available to those who were on an IEC permit?
b) Once I have gathered all my supporting documents and sent mt PR application, I understand a work permit application can also be submitted at the same time, but wondered if the work permit application is "processed" "separately" to the PR application? I ask this because, while I guess an application for PR may take the same or similar amount of time to process whether I apply from within Canada or my country of origin (and I must stress this is only a guess, as I have no idea about the inner workings of the system) it seems that the processing time for work permits is less than half the time in my home country, than if I were to wait things out in Canada on visitor status.
Apologies in advance for any inaccuracies above or if I've posted in the wrong forum, thanks for taking the time to read, and lastly, any feedback to help steer me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!