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Hi everyone, My partner and I were tax residents in Canada for the year 2024, but we have now returned to Spain. We need to file our taxes for the year and are looking for guidance on how to proceed from abroad. Does anyone have experience with this situation or know of any reliable...

Hello, if you are waiting for LMIA resolution but you are going to apply for a work permit anyway, what should you put in the “Duration of the expected employment” section on the IMM5710 form, in the start date (“from”)? I can't think of anything because that is going to depend on when the LMIA...

Hello, I have a question. My partner is going to apply for a closed work permit, but we are waiting for the positive LMIA. We have already seen the process for her and we have everything clear. The issue is that when I, who would apply for an open work permit as her common law partner, try to...

Hello, my partner is being sponsored by his employer. We are currently awaiting whether the LMIA is positive or negative. Our current visa expires on September 7 (we are both on an open work permit from a Working Holiday Visa). Our lawyer proposed the following, among other options: - My...

Hello, my partner and I are waiting for an LMIA. Our visa expires in 1 month, so it probably won't come in time, and we have assessed several options with our lawyer. He told us that one of the most common options until recently was to request an implied status while waiting for the LMIA...

Hello, I have an important question. My partner's sponsoring company has submitted the LMIA, but we are waiting for a response and our current work permit expires in 1 month and some days. We have seen on the government website...

Hello, a lawyer is asking me for 2000 dolare to change me and my partner's status to visitor if my LMIA does not arrive on time, and then 4000 for the work permit. My question is, is it easy to change the status to visitor? Can I do it myself? Because it seems like a lot of money 2000$.

Hello, we are waiting for a positive LMIA. We will not know if it will arrive before our current visa expires. In case we have to change our status to visitor, how long does a work permit usually take? Thank you very much.

Hello, my partner and I are in a critical situation. Our visa expires on September 7th (we are on a 1 year WHV with no possibility of extension). After applying for the LMIA so that she can work and continue, and waiting for her positive resolution, the problem we have is that I cannot work when...

Hello, I would like to know how long it usually takes to resolve an open work permit applied for through your partner's sponsor (my partner would be the one sponsoring me, she has a closed work permit in a high wage position with positive LMIA).

Hello, my partner and I are in a critical situation. Our visa expires on September 7th (we are on a 1 year WHV with no possibility of extension). After applying for the LMIA so that she can work and continue, and waiting for her positive resolution, the problem we have is that I cannot work when...

Hello, I would like to know how long it usually takes to resolve an open work permit applied for through your partner's sponsor (my partner would be the one sponsoring me, she has a closed work permit in a high wage position with positive LMIA).

Hi, my partner has been presented with LMIA paperwork at work, and we are awaiting resolution. Considering that it is very likely that when the resolution comes out I will have already lost my status as a worker, I would like to know the following. How long would it take to get an open work...

Hello, my partner's employer has just filed LMIA paperwork with a trusted attorney. Now the lawyer is offering to help my partner and me to apply for the work permit. My question is, is it a process that can be done autonomously without the lawyer? I ask because the costs are high and I don't...

Hi, I am a newcomer that came to Calgary in September 2023. I fill my taxes and get paid, but I received that message some days ago, and I don't know what that exactly means and how to proceed to update that information: "The CRA cannot calculate the amount you may be entitled to receive for...

Hello, I have a question regarding the LMIA. The difference between high and low wage position, does it refer to being above or below the median wage of the province in general, or of the province but in the particular position you are going to be hired for? Because one is very different from...

Hello, I have a question. A person whom your employer wants to hire, if he gets a positive LMIA, it doesn't matter what TEER it is? I mean, imagine he/she is a TEER 4, could he/she apply for a LMIA for that position? I'm not talking about using it for a permanent residency program, but as a...

Hello, Would I be able to apply for an open work permit if my common-law partner obtains a closed work permit across a positive LMIA? Thanks

Hello, I wanted to know if my employer should pay 1k for the LMIA if is for support my PR across PNP (Alberta). Thanks!