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    ARC application with ETA

    Yes! I arrived in Canada on December 21st 2023. Was granted a six month visitor visa. Work permit approved in July. And my PR was approved just last month. :)
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    New SIN number or not?

    So I originally came to Canada in 2017 and received an open work permit plus a SIN number then. I’m now back in Canada and just received my open work permit while awaiting the processing of my spousal PR. My question is, does my SIN number stay the same? Or do I need to head to a service...
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    Final decision update on IRCC portal open work permit

    Hey guys! I applied for my open work permit on January 19th (while awaiting spousal PR processing). It’s been a LONG journey but today my IRCC portal has a final decision July 4th update. Along with a biometric validity letter. It still shows my background and eligibility processing on the same...
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    Final decision update on OWP after spousal PR.

    Hey guys! I applied for my open work permit on January 19th (while awaiting spousal PR processing). It’s been a LONG journey but today my IRCC portal has a final decision July 4th update. Along with a biometric validity letter. It still shows my background and eligibility processing on the same...
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    Status in Canada after visitor expires but Work permit processing

    Hey guys! My six month visitor visa is due to expire in a few days. But I applied for an open work permit in February that is still processing. Must I leave Canada once my visitor visa expires? Or because I have an application processing do I have maintained status while I await the decision?
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    Request letter.

    Looking for advice! I submitted an Outland spousal PR application from Australia on December 1st last year. I then flew to Canada on a six month visitor visa a few weeks later while my PR and OWP process. Since then have been in Canada since and completed biometrics, medical etc. Today I...
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    Open work permit after spousal PR way past processing time

    Appreciate that mate. Yeah it’s driving me nuts. I’ll give them a buzz
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    Work permit after PR way past processing times

    Outla Outland application for spousal PR (wife is Canadian citizen) from within Australia. Prepared and Applied with the help of a lawyer on December 1st 2023. Came to Canada on December 21st 2023.
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    Work permit after PR way past processing times

    Hey guys! I submitted my PR from inside Australia on December 1st 2023. I flew to Canada on a six month visitor visa on December 21st 2023. Received AOR mid January and submitted my open work permit application January 18th. Received biometrics request for my open work permit end of January...
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    Open work permit after spousal PR way past processing time

    Hey guys! I submitted my PR from inside Australia on December 1st 2023. I flew to Canada on a six month visitor visa on December 21st 2023. Received AOR mid January and submitted my open work permit application January 18th. Received biometrics request for my open work permit end of January...
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    Been in Canada while Outland application processing

    I applied for Outland spousal sponsorships from Australia on December 1st 2023. I flew back to Canada on December 21st 2023 to reunite with my family on a six month visitor visa and have been here since while my PR processes. Will being in Canada until it’s finished have any negative impacts...
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    Extending my visitor status while awaiting PR

    Hey guys! My wife and I applied for Outland spousal sponsorship on December 1st 2023. I’m an Australian so we applied from there. On December 21st 2023 I flew to Canada and was granted a six month visitor visa through an electronic travel authorization (ETA). I’m now two months out from that...
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    Work permit after spousal PR.

    I applied for Outland spousal PR on December 1st 2023 from within Australia. On December 21st I arrived in Canada on a 6 month visitor visa. I received AOR on January 9th. On January 18th this year I applied for an open work permit. Fast forward to this week and after enquiring with my Local...
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    Medical exam timeframe!

    Hey guys! Medical exam question. Applied for spousal sponsorship 1st of December 2022. Got my request for a medical exam about a week and a half ago. I had my exam last Thursday with X-rays and bloods taken. She is registered with IRCC. The doctor said bloodwork can take 6 weeks to come back...
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    Time for approval after biometrics.

    Hey guys! Submitted my Outland spousal sponsorship for PR application on December first. I received AOR on 12th of January and give my biometrics on the 8th of February. I’m just wondering how long after giving biometrics it took other people to get their PR approved?
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    Biometrics.

    Okay sweet. Did you get yours done? I was just going to bring both letters to my appointment and give them to the powers that be. Once biometrics are taken, do they just send them off to where they need to go? Or is that up to me.
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    Biometrics.

    Hey guys! Quick question here I applied for spousal sponsorship last December and applied for my open work permit last month. I received a request for my biometrics for my open work permit on January 25th and have an appointment booked in Calgary this Thursday. But just this morning I received...
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    Returning to Canada after one year exclusion

    Mate of course! I spent 12 months away from my wife. And she was pregnant for a chunk of it aswell. It was incredibly hard. I know the feeling! And finding information on these circumstances is really tough I found. So if you ever need any more help or advice, seriously just reach out on this...
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    Returning to Canada after one year exclusion

    They asked for my reasoning for returning to Canada. I then showed them my PR application and mentioned that I will be returning to see my wife (Canadian citizen) and the birth of my first child. I made it very clear to them that I understood I was unable to work until I received my AOR from my...