Sheps said:
What do you mean her current status, the way I read it was if she was in a country legally for over 1 year on, she was elligable to apply through that countries visa office. She was on two different statuses. First worker, then student.
Are you saying CPC-O is not a option due to the status change, because it seems weird if that is the case. It would leave people in say the UK, who might be there on a student visa, still having to go through their home visa office.
It's a common misconception that a person needs to be physically in a country for a year to apply through that VO. The actual rule is that a person must hold a permit or visa valid in their country of residence that legally entitles them to stay for at least a year; it doesn't matter how long they have actually been in the country.
To use your example:
- person A is in the UK for 2 years as a worker, then changes status to a study permit that is valid for 10 months. As his
current status in his country of residence is only valid for 10 months, he cannot apply through that office and must apply through his home country VO.
- person B has never been to the UK. He arrives on a study permit valid for 1 year. On the day he arrives in the UK, he can apply through the London office because his
current status in his country of residence is at least a year.
So if her current status is valid for a year or more (the entire duration of the status, not how much longer it has left), then she can request Ottawa.
