Just curious. CIC said that LMIAs after January 1st will be issued in 10 days with no fees. Has anyone obtained LMIA?
I don't know of anyone doing so, especially considering ESDC have no information regarding the 10-day free LMIAs, at least since I last checked.Nightrocker said:Just curious. CIC said that LMIAs after January 1st will be issued in 10 days with no fees. Has anyone obtained LMIA?
I hope the lawyer is correct, my employer spoke to ESDC and they made no mention of the free ones and said it can take a couple of months. This was at the end of December though so perhaps the call centre wasn't up to speed...flavdcosta said:I will be applying for LMIA next month, my lawyer even told me the same, they will now be processing LMIA's within 10 days....didn't read anything about the same on their website thouugh
My employer is also asking me the same thing. Last time she updated me was last week asking for info regarding this no fee Lmia. I hope she was able to process and start applying this Lmia. And did CIC really mentioned that it will issued in 10 days? Can you please share the linkNightrocker said:Just curious. CIC said that LMIAs after January 1st will be issued in 10 days with no fees. Has anyone obtained LMIA?
anwer said:*bumped*
Would love to hear from someone who was applied for an LMIA after 1-Jan-2015 and made use of the 10-day expedited processing time.
I have convinced my employer to apply for the LMIA but my work permit will expire in June. Normally it would take 4-5 months for the LMIA to be processed but if CIC is really making a decision on them faster then that would really beneficial for me (and others in the same situation)
Anyone care to shed light on this?
Cheers!
I think the 10 day LMIA is if your employer is supporting your application for Permanent Residence, which means that you can only start working after you get your Permanent Residence.
The usual 8-10 week is wherein you can start working immediately while your application is in process.
Nightrocker said:Just curious. CIC said that LMIAs after January 1st will be issued in 10 days with no fees. Has anyone obtained LMIA?
The processing at ESDC might take 10 days but employer has to advertise the position for at least 30 days (sometimes more). Than all process of applying (depending of how fast your company is) and next processing at ESDC.( Estimated for 10 days in most cases) Everything together might take 2 months, but still is faster than beforebiz said:The ESDC agent did mention the Lmia with out the fee as it is indicated on the application form and also mention the 10 business day processing time for EE. I wonder if it really takes 10 business days because the last time I inquire the agent told me 8 weeks time frame.
Please share if your employer able to get this no fee Lmia.
I think the 10 day LMIA is if your employer is supporting your application for Permanent Residence, which means that you can only start working after you get your Permanent Residence.biz said:The ESDC agent did mention the Lmia with out the fee as it is indicated on the application form and also mention the 10 business day processing time for EE. I wonder if it really takes 10 business days because the last time I inquire the agent told me 8 weeks time frame.
Please share if your employer able to get this no fee Lmia.
So how long did you wait for rejection?kateg said:My employer initially tried the no-fee application (at the end of last year). They left him with the impression that the no-fee version got the low priority, and that the 10-day version was for people who paid only. They also rejected it for insufficient advertising, which is now being fixed.
True, if you apply for LMIA for the purpose of supporting your Permanent residency then you cannot work until you get your PR.MONKUCHA said:The processing at ESDC might take 10 days but employer has to advertise the position for at least 30 days (sometimes more). Than all process of applying (depending of how fast your company is) and next processing at ESDC.( Estimated for 10 days in most cases) Everything together might take 2 months, but still is faster than before
If your employer apply for LIMA for PR purposes and you don't have any other work permit (valid) you cannot work. If you have open work permit , for example PGWP, you can work as along as your work permit is valid.
As I know you cannot work on implied status while waiting for LIMA for PR purpose. (not 100% sure)