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    Pandemic ruined my timeline, what now?

    Thank you thats great to know! Do you know how long it takes to hear back from them about that?
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    Pandemic ruined my timeline, what now?

    My husband and I are currently in Canada. We were banking on being drawn for Express Entry shortly before the pandemic shut everything down. Because of this we were unable to write our IELTS which, coupled with our work experience, would give us the points we needed to be drawn. Now we are in a...
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    Extending an open work permit

    Ok so with another week I have done some more research and here’s what I’ve found: We will possibly look into PNIP- it’s obtainable without a LMIA since we have been working here in Canada. If the employer meets the criteria. Also, we’ve realized that with a higher ielts score we stand to...
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    Extending an open work permit

    Right, I figured as much. It's just good to hear someone confirm things for you, even if it isn't the answers you are looking for! Would it be a total waist of time applying for an extended WP, explaining with supporting documentation that we are employed full time, and waiting to be drawn? If...
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    Extending an open work permit

    Thank you for your feedback. My husband doesn't qualify for IEC. He only has a WP because I have a WP. His is a spousal WP. So can neither of us extend our WP at all? The following link says "If you have an open work permit, you may be able to extend it as long as you’re still eligible to work...
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    Extending an open work permit

    Hi I have been here on an OWP through the IEC program. (United Kingdom) My husband is also here and has an OWP linked my WP. (Spousal) We have both found permanent jobs in our NOC codes. But the likely hood of us getting LMIA is very low. We are in EE but are gathering more points though...