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can spouse applies for open work permit as her common-law is immigrant?

tulip2015

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Aug 3, 2015
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My friend just finished her post-graduate work permit and she doesn't want to bother her employer to apply for LMIA. We know that she can apply for immigration by being sponsored by her common-law partner. But the point is that they didn't decide to apply inside Canada or out of Canada because she still wants to work in the same company. If she apply from inside, she must have legal status, where it is not the case for the moment, as the open work permit application took 8 months which makes her lose here status.

So our question is whether she is eligible to apply for this open work permit under the present situation, or it is better to apply for immigration from outside of Canada. Thanks folks.


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