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I've just received the letter stating I will be issued a work permit upon entry to Canada (it's an open work permit). I know I don't have to, but I have a job lined up for when I get there. My employer has written a letter stating I will be working for them. Should I bring that with me to...

Will there be an interview before I am issued a work permit? I have applied for an open work permit because my Japanese wife is currently working in Canada with a Working Holiday visa. I'm applying from outside Canada in Wisconsin.

Ok, I hope that works. Thanks for the input :)

My Japanese wife is currently working in Canada with a Working Holiday Visa. I've applied for an open work permit so that I can join my wife. I want to visit my wife while the open work permit is still being processed. According to what I've read, there shouldn't be any problems visiting...

I've applied for an open work permit. I've received a letter which says this: "Submit a letter from your spouse's current employer confirming employment or a copy of an employment offer or contract" My wife has a letter that she got a few months ago for another purpose. It states where she...

I'm filling out my application for an open work permit. So far everything is pretty straightforward but I had a couple of questions. My wife is already working in Canada temporarily with a working holiday visa as a chef. On the online application, under optional documents, I can upload a...

Alright then. I should be all set to apply for an open work permit. That's exciting :D Thanks.

Alright, my wife has gotten a job as a chef in Canada with a working holiday visa. According to the info I looked at, chef is a skill level NOC A,B or 0 job. But I want to be sure. Is there a way I can check to see exactly what skill level her job classifies as? I would like to apply for the...

Ok, thanks.

Hey, back again. The visa processing seems to be going well for my wife. I was reading about "Spouses and common-law partners: Accompanying a student or a temporary worker" and it seems maybe I could get a visa because my wife will be a temporary worker in Canada. Is that possible? That...

Ah, I'm a fool. The page where I got the info about the Opening Dates (1st round, 2nd round, etc.) was from the U.K.'s WH visa information page (that's what I get for clicking the first link I saw on my google search). So, there are no WH visas left of U.K. citizens. The page for Japanese...

That's a good idea. It doesn't make sense. I'll look for the number and tell her to give them a call.

Sounds good. :D I was confused about that too, but then I checked the Japanese version of the page and it says: 2014年05月01日 which I can confirm means MAY 1. 月 = month and 日 = day.

My money would come from private English lessons over skype. My clients would my own contacts who are non-Canadian. Certainly I am allowed to continue making money from this regardless of where I'm living or what my official employment status is?? This is coming from...

After reading a lot, I've decided that I'm not going to go for the WH Visa. It's just not going to work for me. But that's ok. I can stay in Canada for up to 6 months without a visa. I have plans to make money independently. As for my wife, we think the WH visa will be just fine. I'm a...

I was just reading the requirements for the SWAP program, and it does not specify exactly what "recent graduate" means? I graduated in 2010, so it's been a while. I meet all the other requirements as far as I know. EDIT: Just read on the IENA website: "Be a current full-time degree level...

Thanks for the heads up. I've spent enough time abroad to know that that is always a bad thing to say at immigration. I'll check out the SWAP program and see what I can find.

Excuse me for possibly foolish questions. I just need to be pointed in the right direction and then I'll take it from there. I'm an American and my wife is Japanese. Currently, we are residing in Japan and going through the very LONG process of getting a visa for my wife to live with me in...