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Yes! There seems to be few people who write about their experiences doing this! I am still looking for other experiences. The university told me to apply at the same time for the study permit and TRV as visitor, although others in this forum said to wait to invite my common law partner. If you...

Dear Barbara, What is your rate of rejection for students who take a one month English course in Canada and apply for a TRV - as visitor? In my case my common law partner is from Bolivia and I am from Sweden and will start a PhD in Canada in Sept. Would him doing an English course of one...

Hi, I am curious to hear why the rate of rejection is high for the visitors visa in this case? I was advised by the university to try to do this....as an option to the open work permit for dependents which they said the rejection rate was high for. Thank you!

Hi! Thank you for sharing! I dont think I have a problem of getting a study permit at all (because I am from the European Union, have scholarships, student loans, assets, home ties etc.) but rather the problem is my common law partner. As common law, will my assets count like his? How to...

ok, thank you! But in theory the common law partner has a right to apply for the open work permit. However, does anyone have experience in this, either success or failure?

Does anyone know if this couple had success? Specifically I want to know what are the chances of getting an open work permit as a common law partner to an international student? If anyone has experiences of this please share. Thank you!

Does anyone know how it went for this couple?

Please can someone comment on this last information, can only citizens of countries that are TRV exempt apply for the open work permit from inside Canada? I was told by the university to try to get a visitor visa +TRV for my common law partner and then once in Canada, change it. Thank you.

Thank you for taking the time to write about this! Ok, I think it seems logical to first try for the visitors visa in case the work permit gets rejected (because then how could i prove the visitor intent). Please could you clarify, do you think based on your experiences that I could apply for...

Hi! What a great forum! Please let me know what is your experience in what you think I may have to do.... I am a Swedish citizen with temporary residence in Bolivia where I have been working and volunteering for the last few years. My common law partner is a Bolivian citizen and he does not...