Extending open work permit

[shamz]

Hi All,
Me and my wife have been living in Vancouver for last 4 years with me on a work permit and my wife on a study permit,our permits expire on Nov 30,2019.Now my wife will be done with her master's degree in the next 3 months and will be a graduate but she hasn't found a job yet,my question is what are the options to extend my open work permit ,I was told that in order to extend,wife needs a job wherein she can provide at atleast 2 pay slips which I have to include in my OWP extension,my question is if there are any other options to extend my OWP,for example I have a good job as technical support analyst,can I extend the OWP with the help of my company for example by providing an LMIA?


P.S I know I can apply for PR but I don't want to at this time.

 

[scylla]

Hi All,
Me and my wife have been living in Vancouver for last 4 years with me on a work permit and my wife on a study permit,our permits expire on Nov 30,2019.Now my wife will be done with her master's degree in the next 3 months and will be a graduate but she hasn't found a job yet,my question is what are the options to extend my open work permit ,I was told that in order to extend,wife needs a job wherein she can provide at atleast 2 pay slips which I have to include in my OWP extension,my question is if there are any other options to extend my OWP,for example I have a good job as technical support analyst,can I extend the OWP with the help of my company for example by providing an LMIA?


P.S I know I can apply for PR but I don't want to at this time.

Your wife needs to have a NOC A, B or 0 job in order for you to qualify to extend your open work permit. And yes, she must provide 2-3 payslips with your OWP extension application in order for you to be approved.

If your employer is able to obtain an approved LMIA, then you can apply to change over to a closed work permit.

 

[shamz]

Your wife needs to have a NOC A, B or 0 job in order for you to qualify to extend your open work permit. And yes, she must provide 2-3 payslips with your OWP extension application in order for you to be approved.

If your employer is able to obtain an approved LMIA, then you can apply to change over to a closed work permit.

Thanks for the quick reply,do you know how long the process takes to change from OWP to closed work permit ?

 

[scylla]

Thanks for the quick reply,do you know how long the process takes to change from OWP to closed work permit ?

Typically a few weeks - but that's not the long part. The LMIA is the long part. Typically that's a 4-6 month process.

 

[shamz]

Typically a few weeks - but that's not the long part. The LMIA is the long part. Typically that's a 4-6 month process.

Oh damn that's pretty long, so I basically ask my company to provide me with an approved LMIA which will turn my work permit to closed but how's the duration of this permit calculated?,does the company decide that?