We’ve applied for everything (PR, Work Permit, and Visitor Record). What now? Legal Status?

[NinaPlummer]

My husband (Italian citizen) and I (Canadian) sent the application for an inland spousal sponsorship Permanent Residency with an Open Work Permit over two weeks ago. We still haven’t heard anything from IRCC about the receipt and processing of the application. His visitor visa would technically expire on December, 11th, 2021 so in order to give us more safety and assurance, we also applied to extend his visitor visa a few days ago. We still haven’t heard anything about that either. The visitor extension application has now been assigned an application number, but that’s about it. So after December 11th, his status would Implied Status regardless, right? While we wait to hear anything from the government at this moment in time, should we do anything more or be worried about anything?

He currently has a plane ticket booked to return to Italy on December 10th, but we can contact the airline to change the booking. I personally would like to do this, but I don’t know for how long ahead into the future I should book it for or if I should just exchange it for travel credit and use it when we actually have some sense of certainty. My husband, however, would like to keep the booking just in case we get bad news. I personally think we won’t hear much any time soon and that he would still have legal status in Canada after the 11th anyway, even if we have no updates on any of the applications yet and they're still processing.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Many thanks,

Nina

 

[YVR123]

My husband (Italian citizen) and I (Canadian) sent the application for an inland spousal sponsorship Permanent Residency with an Open Work Permit over two weeks ago. We still haven’t heard anything from IRCC about the receipt and processing of the application. His visitor visa would technically expire on December, 11th, 2021 so in order to give us more safety and assurance, we also applied to extend his visitor visa a few days ago. We still haven’t heard anything about that either. The visitor extension application has now been assigned an application number, but that’s about it. So after December 11th, his status would Implied Status regardless, right? While we wait to hear anything from the government at this moment in time, should we do anything more or be worried about anything?

He currently has a plane ticket booked to return to Italy on December 10th, but we can contact the airline to change the booking. I personally would like to do this, but I don’t know for how long ahead into the future I should book it for or if I should just exchange it for travel credit and use it when we actually have some sense of certainty. My husband, however, would like to keep the booking just in case we get bad news. I personally think we won’t hear much any time soon and that he would still have legal status in Canada after the 11th anyway, even if we have no updates on any of the applications yet and they're still processing.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

Many thanks,

Nina

He is on implied status as a visitor for now. Until the visitor extension is completed and likely approved (this is his first time for an extension), he is on implied status if he stays in Canada. Once the extension is approved, then he will have visitor status until the next expiry.

I don't think you need to be worried.

For inland sponsorship application, it typically takes weeks if not months before you hear back from them for AOR (with an application number).

 

[NinaPlummer]

He is on implied status as a visitor for now. Until the visitor extension is completed and likely approved (this is his first time for an extension), he is on implied status if he stays in Canada. Once the extension is approved, then he will have visitor status until the next expiry.

I don't think you need to be worried.

For inland sponsorship application, it typically takes weeks if not months before you hear back from them for AOR (with an application number).

Thank you so much for your reply! It truly is helpful! This is his first time applying for Visitor Extension for this visit. I don't know if this is in any way similar, but he was also in Canada in 2017 on a work permit (International Experience Canada) and he applied for an Open Work Permit to extend his stay and work permit and that was refused. We mentioned it in the application, but do this think that would impact the result of the visitor extension? I would hope not because asking to extend a work permit is obviously a lot more demanding of requirements than asking to extend visitor's status.

Also, could you tell me what AOR stands for?

Many thanks!

 

[YVR123]

Thank you so much for your reply! It truly is helpful! This is his first time applying for Visitor Extension for this visit. I don't know if this is in any way similar, but he was also in Canada in 2017 on a work permit (International Experience Canada) and he applied for an Open Work Permit to extend his stay and work permit and that was refused. We mentioned it in the application, but do this think that would impact the result of the visitor extension? I would hope not because asking to extend a work permit is obviously a lot more demanding of requirements than asking to extend visitor's status.

Also, could you tell me what AOR stands for?

Many thanks!

His previous extension of a work permit was refused because an IEC work permit cannot be extended.

This time is different. As long as you mentioned all the previous refusal, he should be OK. Did you also show that you have applied for inland sponsorship? I heard that it helps too. But I haven't done that myself.

 

[NinaPlummer]

His previous extension of a work permit was refused because an IEC work permit cannot be extended.

This time is different. As long as you mentioned all the previous refusal, he should be OK. Did you also show that you have applied for inland sponsorship? I heard that it helps too. But I haven't done that myself.

Yes, we mentioned all of that! I even provided as much proof as we could that we applied for inland spousal sponsorship (the Canada Post Tracking number, proof it was delivered, the PR application fees receipt, the Canada Post Receipt) and even some proof of relationship documents that we sent with the PR application.