an urgent question!

[yoni]

Hi!

I found the girl of my dreams in Canada and I wanna marry her. However i'm running out of cash.
That is why we really want to know-how many days\weeks will it take me to get a (temporary) work permit upon marrying her? And what is the best\fastest way to do that?

Thanks,
Yoni.

 

[job_seeker]

Marrying a Canadian citizen does not automatically grant you the right to be granted a work permit. If you're in Canada as a tourist, you have to look for an employer who's willing to hire you and file for a LMO in your favour. Then you would have to apply for a work permit at a consulate or visa office outside Canada. So as to time frame it would depend on how long you can find an employer who's willing to hire a foreign worker, file for LMO in your name (can take from 2-6 weeks, could be more depending on whether your job has scarcity of workers here in Canada), the processing times at the visa office you're going to send your application to and that may take several months.

Another way is for your girl soon to be wife sponsor you and once you have the AIP can apply for OWP (app in Canada) or apply for jobs when you have the PR (app done outside Canada)

Hi!

I found the girl of my dreams in Canada and I wanna marry her. However i'm running out of cash.
That is why we really want to know-how many days\weeks will it take me to get a (temporary) work permit upon marrying her? And what is the best\fastest way to do that?

Thanks,
Yoni.

 

[Leon]

Right, you don't get a temporary work permit just because you get married. You could check if your country has a working holiday agreement with Canada. If they do and you qualify, you could get a 1 year open work permit through that. If that is not an option, you would have to find an employer, get an LMO and apply for a regular work permit if you want to work in the near future.

You can be sponsored either inland or outland. Inland would give you the right to get an open work permit after first stage approval which usually takes 9-10 months. Downside is that you are not safe to leave Canada during that time because if you are denied entry again, you lose your application. Outland is usually much faster but depends on what country you are from. You would have to check the processing times for your country. It is possible that you could actually have PR through outland within 6 months if you come from a country with a fast visa office.