Questions concerning TRV. Stat

[Phillips]

Hello. Somebody please
Suppossing i have a TRV, and then i find an employer.
1. How many months must i have stayed in canada before i can apply for status change?
2. How much is the cost?
3. How long does it take for them to make a decision and communicate to me.

 

[Wonderland_1010]

Hello. Somebody please
Suppossing i have a TRV, and then i find an employer.
1. How many months must i have stayed in canada before i can apply for status change?
2. How much is the cost?
3. How long does it take for them to make a decision and communicate to me.

1. Your length of stay will be determine by CBSA officers at the airport. Finding a job as a visitor will be difficult and can more than a couple months.

2. Your future employer must first apply for a LMIA. This will cost them $1000 processing fee and 1 to 6 months processing time with a high refusal rate. Which is why most employers doesn't want to go through this process.

3. If your employer does obtain a approved LMIA, you can apply for work permit online or flagpole at any US/CA border.

 

[scylla]

1. There no minimum.
2. Around $150 for you. For your employer, $1,000 in fees and likely several hundred dollars more for advertising.
3. 4-6 months for an LMIA (which your employer has to obtain) and then another month or more for your work permit (which you apply for). So I would count on at least six months - but possibly substantially longer.

 

[scylla]

Also note that it's typically next to impossible to find an employer willing to go through the LMIA process. Without an approved LMIA, you cannot apply for a work permit.

 

[Phillips]

Thank you folks.
Your comments are very helpful.