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Thank you both - I assumed that was the way it should work but just wanted to double check!

Hi all, So I've sent off my INLAND application for permanent residency through the spousal sponsorship route (applying from within Canada). My IEC work permit is due to run out on June 14th 2017 (just over 2 weeks from writing this). I am aware that this work permit cannot be extended, and for...

As much as I really want the CIC agent I spoke to to be right, I see where you guys are coming from. It's a complicated process for anyone, whatever their route to PR, and it's ambiguity like this that can potentially change the outcome of a case. Look at this thread, I only found out I was...

*Update* I just got off the phone with a CIC agent, who told me that, as long as I apply for the open work permit before my IEC work permit runs out, then I WILL benefit from implied status, and I WILL be able to carry on working as normal until the OWP gets approved (or refused). I made it...

OK here's a fresh question...would anyone recommend filing my application for the Open Work Permit online, rather than sending it together with my application for PR? I undersatdn the online application could be processed faster than by post, but can I still do it online seeing as it's tied to...

Oh yes I totally agree - I wouldn't want to risk getting in trouble over working illegally, and then losing my chance of Permanent Residence... there are people who have told me that the CRA and IRCC don't communicate with each other, and they know of cases where people have worked on their SIN...

Hmmmmm. That really is going to be an issue...... So does this mean that I need to wait for a decision on the Open Work Permit, and I'll be able to work from the date it gets approved? (IF it gets approved)

Thanks for your reply, on the CIC website, implied status is described in the following way: "A temporary resident must apply to extend their period of authorized stay before it ends. If they have done so, their period of authorized stay as a temporary resident is extended by law until a...

Hi all, I am currently on an IEC work permit ending on June 14th 2017. I am married, and am ALMOST ready to send off my application for PR, through the SCLPC (Spousal Sponsorship) program. I am in Canada and, as my current work permit is running out soon, I am simultaneously applying for an...