Any ways to apply for BOWP a few days after WP expired but ITA received?

[Judlu]

Hi everyone!

I appreciate any helpful advice for my situation which I guess is not unique. My work permit expires on March 9th and I have really good chances to get ITA at the next EE draw on March 15th. Honestly I expected it to be on March 8th - in this case I could have 1 day to submit e-APR and then application to a bridging WP. But for some reason that draw took place on March 1st and it completely destroyed my plans because there won't be a draw on March 8th(

Do I have any options to overcome this gap (just 6 days) between WP expiry date and e-APR submission so I could still apply for a bridging visa? What should I do? I really need to find some way to continue my work here as I have two kids and I need a stable income. My employer is interested to work with me but they will not go for LMIA.

A week ago I have applied on papers for a WP extension. I know it will be refused, I just hoped to win some time to continue work and keep my current status.

So what should I do now? Wait for ITA, apply for PR and than to apply for bridging WP anyway?

Or maybe try to apply to bridge before my current WP expires even without Acknowledgement letter for PR. I know such kind of application will be rejected but probably I'll be able to add this letter later to my application package? Just a week later when I get it...

Really don't know what to do.... Please help.

 

[scylla]

I don't see how a BOWP is possible for you. As you've said yourself, your work permit needs to be valid in order for a BOWP to be approved. Since yours has expired and your extension is going to be refused, you don't meet the criteria.

Note that CIC has started rejecting applications when people apply for work permit extensions and don't qualify for them. If you are in fact rejected rather than refused, this means you'll be out of status in Canada as of the date of your work permit expiry and any work complete after you work permit expires will be classified as non-authorized (i.e. illegal work).

 

[Judlu]

I don't see how a BOWP is possible for you. As you've said yourself, your work permit needs to be valid in order for a BOWP to be approved. Since yours has expired and your extension is going to be refused, you don't meet the criteria.

Note that CIC has started rejecting applications when people apply for work permit extensions and don't qualify for them. If you are in fact rejected rather than refused, this means you'll be out of status in Canada as of the date of your work permit expiry and any work complete after you work permit expires will be classified as non-authorized (i.e. illegal work).

Yes, I know about this risk. But I hope to apply for Permanent Residence before I get any rejection/refusal notification from CIC. In this case I can consider myself to have an implied status. Is it correct?

I have consulted with one immigration lawyer and he said that there is no guaranteed solution but probably I should apply for BOWP (on papers) before my current WP expires even without Acknowledgement letter and than when I get AOL to cal CIC and ask them to add this document to the application package.

I'm still not sure what to do...