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    WP extension denied - asked to leave Canada

    Just for anyone in the same boat as me, official IRCC information (via phone) for my current situation was: - Immediately means immediately. There is no grace period, nor estimate of reasonable timeframe to exit. Overstays are referred to CBSA for warrants etc - Confirmed can apply for...
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    WP extension denied - asked to leave Canada

    Thankyou so much! I will see if I can change my flight to be within 30 days of today instead. Just to clarify "no issues with future trips to Canada"...if I leave within the 30 days, would I later have to declare an overstay on the tourist entry forms / ESTA applications? Or don't have to, since...
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    WP extension denied - asked to leave Canada

    No chance of addressing the reasons at all unfortunately. I mistakenly believed I could extend the IEC Working Holiday visa for a short period. (And boss wouldn't do LMIA.) Lengthy wording was: Based on your application and accompanying documentation that you have provided, I have carefully...
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    WP extension denied - asked to leave Canada

    Dire straits....urgent help requested please. My WP just expired on 3rd May, but I had put in an application to extend my permit (only to mid-June) the week prior, and was continuing to work/stay under Implied Status until this was processed. Due to an oversight/misunderstanding of mine, the...
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    LMIA delay - IEC ending soon

    Hello, My partner and I are both here on the IEC Working Holiday, expiring within the next month. (Can't apply for another IEC either, or extend/renew the IECs.) The plan is to move to a closed WP with LMIA for myself, with a linked Spousal OWP for partner. My employer put in the LMIA early...
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    Options to stay post-IEC

    Thankyou so much! So if we go for the closed work permits, as long as the LMIA has come through and our work permit applications submitted to CIC (but in progress), we can continue working under implied status whilst processing/approval occurs...
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    Options to stay post-IEC

    Hello, Our IEC Working Holiday Open Work Permits End in about 3mths. So just trying to work out our next steps, and a bit overwhelmed with all the information I've read through so far. More detail: My husband (NZ, 33) and I (Aus, 33) are here on IEC Working Holiday Open Work Permits that expire...