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If you find a job on campus, you can apply for SIN provided you bring your employer-employee contract to a Canada Services location. They will issue you a SIN number right there but the actual card will come in mail within a couple of weeks. If you want to work off campus you have to wait for at...

You are very welcome. Here is info from CIC site: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/study-who.asp If you wish to study in a short-term course or program You do not need a study permit if you plan to take a course or program in Canada that lasts six months or less. You must complete the...

Normally people on visitor visa are not allowed to apply for a Study or Work Permit from inside Canada. Exceptions are a family member of a permanent resident/citizen and a family member of a work permit holder when work permit is obtained with LMO. Family members are spouses and children under...

You can use your previous study permit as long as it's valid for renewing your visa. However, your visa will be issued only till the expiry date of that study permit.

You need to apply for a student TRV only if you want to travel and come back as a student and not a worker. If you can prove your employment every time you travel, you don't need to apply for another type of visa because primarily you are a worker. You can apply for visa online, the processing...

Hi, applying for an off-campus work permit is a two-step process. First you need to apply for EVN through your MyCiC account. You should be able to see a link that is named smth like request EVN. Once you answer the questions there and submit your request, you will receive within a couple days...

It says change conditions, NOT status. I think it's a common misunderstanding on this forum, because I know a few people including myself who came as workers and then got a study permit and continued working for their employers. Also, before CIC changed the look of their website, there was a...

Everyone's situation is different, and a visa officer will assess your friend's application based on his situation. I don't think it's important whether your college is participating or not, it will only mean a difficulty of obtaining a post-graduation work permit. Your friend can transfer to a...

Of course one can have a work permit and study permit at the same time. I mean LMO type of work permit, nothing wrong with that. I am a foreign worker and hold a study permit.

Yes, you shouldn't have any problem coming back from US as long as your study permit is valid and you have an expired student visa in your passport.

Although I have no personal experience with such kind of mistakes, logically you would think that it should make no impact on an application for a work permit. I think it should be ok, because this question is just a formality, it is not important in this situation. You may want to call a CIC...

You will have to apply for restoration of your status within 90 days after your study permit expiry date.The fee for restoration application is $200 plus you have to pay for a study permit renewal, your bill will come up to $325. Also make sure to provide details about the reasons why you let...

Before applying for Off campus work permit you were supposed to apply for EVN, when you get your EVN number you apply for Off campus work permit. When you attach the scanned documents to your OCWP application you also have to fill out an application form which is attached to the required...

I got this email from CIC today. Dear Client, Thank you for contacting the Citizenship and Immigration Canada Call Centre’s e-Services Unit. The Request for Initial Eligibility Verification is currently unavailable. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Please try...

No luck yet. I went to the international students center at my college today and saw many students asking the same question about their OCWP applications. Nobody is able to submit it. However, one of the staff told me that somebody was able to submit their application during the irregular hours...

Please let me know if you are able to submit it. I am going to try later again too.

I shared the problem with CIC through my online application. I got an automated email that they will respond within 2 business days. I think many people are experiencing technical problems with myCIC these days because the site is overloaded, everybody is trying to apply for OCWP. Nothing we can...

It is important when you register again to provide your client i.d. number. I had the same problem a week ago, when I re-registered I had nothing showing on My CIC page, like I never applied for any document before. Then I re-registered and provided mu client id number during registration and it...

If ur parents are on closed work permits, i.e. the province and employer's name are indicated on their work permits you should be exempted from international fees. I came to canada as a worker and later got a study permit, i am not a permanent resident but i am paying canadian fees thanks to my...

I read on this forum that restoration takes normally 16 weeks. Let us know when you get your status restored. It will be very helpful.