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Yup, you are correct. An incomplete application is considered a 'rejection', not a refusal. In which case, since the application is not considered to have been made until it is complete, you actually don't have implied status at all. It appears that implied status is only granted once the...

Reading the procedures for extending your stay as a worker, they specifically state: "If you are in Canada and need to extend your Work Permit and renew your Temporary Resident Visa (TRV), submit a separate application for the new TRV to the Case Processing Centre in Ottawa only after CIC has...

The 90 days window starts after the date of the refusal notice. So your last comment is incorrect.

The applicant, not the sponsor, should receive an Acknowledgement of Receipt via email. This seem to be taking a bit more than a month right now. After AOR, I guess you don't receive any further communication until sponsor approval - assuming of course they don;t request more information, or...

Before the pilot started, it was pretty straight-forward in that AIP granted you both health coverage (in Ontario at least) and an OWP. The current laws so state that in order for a work permit to qualify you for OHIP, it must state the employer etc., which an OWP certainly doesn't. It will be...

I'll give another vote for landing directly in Canada. The US does not have anything resembling an in-transit visa. As far as I know everyone except citizens of Canada and Bermuda are required to have a visitor visa even if you are only transiting through the US. My girlfriends family from...

I would speak to a tax accountant that has experience dealing with that specific tax treaty. At least the first time you do it anyway so you understand what forms, supporting documentation etc. are required

I would ask any company that you use to help with your taxes if they have experience in dealing with your situation. CRA expects you to report and pay taxes on your worldwide income. If you've already been taxed in the country you already earned the income, there could be tax treaty in place...

The way I understand it is that since your TRV expired in July and you were out of status when you did the PR application, you do not have implied status. You are also past the 90 day window to apply to have your status reinstated. Therefore you have no current legal status and are thus not...

If that's what you got from the Ministry of Health website, that should be the official information. When you go to the Service Ontario location you should have your TRV, AOR and OWP in hand. Some of the Service Ontario locations in smaller towns really have no experience or clue about dealing...

A very quick search of the ICBC website turns up that you can drive in BC for up to 90 days with an out-of-province on International Drivers license. After which you are supposed to obtain a BC drivers license Since I can;t post links here, just google "ICBC foreign license" the first result...

Yes, there is a chance they will send it back. We originally sent in our application at the beginning of August. We received a letter from CIC saying the application was received. A few weeks later we received the entire application back because of an outdated form - updated in august. We...

The credit card helps if the bills/statements show both your names and address on it. Even if there is no balance you should be able to get a monthly statement. You may also try getting statutory declarations from friends and your parents stating that you have been living together at your...

For me, the organization of documents is more for me so that when I review it I can be sure I haven't missed anything.

with the outland application, in order for him to travel back and forth all he should need is the TRV (the visitor visa). It wouldn't be necessary to extend the work + study permit. You could apply for a new open work permit, but without a job offer or LMO etc. it's likely to be denied. I...

Wow, your situation is so close to mine it's almost scary. My girlfriend and I are in the same situation. We're going to apply as common-law in June once we've passed the threshold of living together for 12 months. She's also from Brazil and been in Canada under a study permit with an...

Thanks for the reply. No it's definitely a Co-op permit. It's part of an ESL course. Apparently it is possible to extend it by extending both the study permit and the work permit together since they are linked. However, the school she attended has gone bankrupt so there is no way to get the...

My girlfriend currently has a study permit and co-op work permit. The basic rules are that you're not allowed to work for any longer than you've been studying. She studied 6 months and therefore she should be able to work for 6 months. The co-op WP was issued in December and is valid until...

My girlfriend and I will be applying in June once we pass the one year threshold for definition of common-law. I have to say that researching the application process etc. is extremely daunting and I'm shocked at how long everything takes. She's from Brazil and we've been together about 4...