My common law partner is living in Canada and has until the end of September before his visitor status expires. We have already renewed it once, so by end of September he will have been here 12 months.
We want to do the spousal sponsorship so that he can remain here and also, importantly, so that he can work here legally.
I've gotten mixed information regarding how soon after applying for the spousal sponsorship he could get a work permit. One source said 4-6 WEEKS, yesterday on government Canada site I read 4 MONTHS.
Can anyone clarify how long, generally, it takes before the sponsor can get the work permit?
Another question: how soon before his current visitor status finishes (September 30, 2018) must we apply for the spousal sponsorship? Is there a minimum number of weeks we must have applied before that time? Or could we apply 2 weeks before it expires? My concern is applying too late and him having to leave the country.
Finally, he is currently, briefly, out of country for personal/family reasons but would be back at least mid-September, if not early September. This is why I ask the question about the latest possible date to apply for spousal sponsorship w/o him having to leave Canada.
Many thanks for your replies.
We want to do the spousal sponsorship so that he can remain here and also, importantly, so that he can work here legally.
I've gotten mixed information regarding how soon after applying for the spousal sponsorship he could get a work permit. One source said 4-6 WEEKS, yesterday on government Canada site I read 4 MONTHS.
Can anyone clarify how long, generally, it takes before the sponsor can get the work permit?
Another question: how soon before his current visitor status finishes (September 30, 2018) must we apply for the spousal sponsorship? Is there a minimum number of weeks we must have applied before that time? Or could we apply 2 weeks before it expires? My concern is applying too late and him having to leave the country.
Finally, he is currently, briefly, out of country for personal/family reasons but would be back at least mid-September, if not early September. This is why I ask the question about the latest possible date to apply for spousal sponsorship w/o him having to leave Canada.
Many thanks for your replies.