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[spoonedang]

hi, im here in Vancouver since Aug and is trying to relocate. Im here with a tourist visa until jan 2009. i have been offered a job and is excited over the prospect of working and staying here. my dilemma is that can my working permit be processed inside canada? i do not have a US visa nor do i want to go back to my country of origin to get a medical and get my work permit. is there a program that permits its process within canada? thanks.[/shadow][/shadow][/shadow]

 

[BCguy]

Hi
Welcome to BC,A working visa cannot be issued inside Canada,Some people I have helped have gone to Mexico or the Dominican Republic to get their work visa processed.

 

[jalbert]

Hi
Welcome to BC,A working visa cannot be issued inside Canada,Some people I have helped have gone to Mexico or the Dominican Republic to get their work visa processed.

Why Mexico and DR?

 

[BCguy]

Working visa cannot be issued inside Canada and many of these folks cannot get a US visa,So they have to get stamped in a low barrier visa issuing country like Miexico or the Dominican Republic

 

[jalbert]

Working visa cannot be issued inside Canada and many of these folks cannot get a US visa,So they have to get stamped in a low barrier visa issuing country like Miexico or the Dominican Republic

I don't know about Mexico, but in order to travel to the Dominican Republic many individuals need a visa. Canadian and US citizens can visit the DR without a visa, for tourism purposes only.

Also, theres no Canadian visa office in Dominican Republic, so all applications are processed in Port-au-prince, Haiti. I believe you have to be a resident of Dominican Republic, Haiti or Jamaica in order to process an immigrant visa in Port-au-prince. However, I am not 100% sure.

 

[BCguy]

I could be wrong about the Dominican Republic,But somebody i known on a Tourist Visa in Toronto went to the Carribean to get a work visa because She could not get a US Visa,Isnt it easier to get a Dominican Republic visa then a US visa