HELP! Open Work Permit and Inland Sponsorship Common Law

[ellak]

Hi everyone!
We sent our application in 22nd June '17, it was delivered on the 23rd June '17... inland Common law sponsorship, OWP and extending stay/changing conditions of stay..and no AOR so far... application is probably in a pile with thousands of other applications.. but we are getting a little antsy.. anyone else on the same time line as us?

I'm very close to sending mine in, common law outland, so don't have this info just yet goodluck!

 

[Ben'sMom]

I'm very close to sending mine in, common law outland, so don't have this info just yet goodluck!

good luck to you as well!! I thought getting the application package together was difficult.. the waiting is a whole other kind of difficult.

 

[Ben'sMom]

Incidentally, can one check the status of an application using the receipt number issued upon the payment of fees?

 

[ellak]

My husband and I are in a similar position. He is currently here on a renewal of his IEC, so that expires Dec 2018. We just submitted our application OUTLAND,even though we are both living and working in Canada. He is australian and I am canadian. As was mentioned, just because you apply outland doesn't mean you have to be outside of Canada, more specifically it means that usually your application will be processed out of canada aka OUTLAND, for us and you it would the Sydney Visa Office. Sydney's wait times aren't bad. Either apply outland right now and hope for the best that you would get PR by end of November, or else wait till you're back from your trip and apply inland and get your OWP (open work permit) as part of your inland application. Just note that when you apply inland, you are expected to stay in Canada until you have your PR, aka no leaving the country. We applied outland because my husband's work permit is good for another 18 months and we wanted the option to travel.

Hi again, quick question
About to send off my application, but I just read somewhere on here that if you apply Outland from a country other than your home country (I'm Aussie in Canada sending from Canada) that you need to pick if you want it processed in Canada or in the Sydney office? Is this true for you? I want it processed in Sydney as I've heard it's much quicker, but do I need to specify this?
Thanks

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi again, quick question
About to send off my application, but I just read somewhere on here that if you apply Outland from a country other than your home country (I'm Aussie in Canada sending from Canada) that you need to pick if you want it processed in Canada or in the Sydney office? Is this true for you? I want it processed in Sydney as I've heard it's much quicker, but do I need to specify this?
Thanks

You don't get to pick where your app is processed.

 

[ellak]

You don't get to pick where your app is processed.

Reading other peoples threads...and cic website... it says it will be processed in your home country or where you have been for 1 year. I want it to be processed in Sydney Australia, not Canada (even if its through outland). Very confused!

Applicants for Permanent Residence
As of January 1, 2015, to apply for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Federal Skilled Trade (FST) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) programs, you must first create an Express Entry profile and be invited to apply.

Note: In addition to the these programs, provinces and territories can use a portion of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to nominate Express Entry candidates. Get more information on the PNP.

For all other applications you must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year.

Self-employed, Start-up visa, Quebec-selected skilled worker and PNP applications (except for the PNP applications mentioned above) must first be mailed to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

All new Family Class applications must first be mailed to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

In your application, you must select the visa office where your application will be processed. Please consult the chart below to find your visa office.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Reading other peoples threads...and cic website... it says it will be processed in your home country or where you have been for 1 year. I want it to be processed in Sydney Australia, not Canada (even if its through outland). Very confused!

Applicants for Permanent Residence
As of January 1, 2015, to apply for permanent residence under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW), Federal Skilled Trade (FST) and Canadian Experience Class (CEC) programs, you must first create an Express Entry profile and be invited to apply.

Note: In addition to the these programs, provinces and territories can use a portion of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) to nominate Express Entry candidates. Get more information on the PNP.

For all other applications you must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year.

Self-employed, Start-up visa, Quebec-selected skilled worker and PNP applications (except for the PNP applications mentioned above) must first be mailed to the Centralized Intake Office in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

All new Family Class applications must first be mailed to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

In your application, you must select the visa office where your application will be processed. Please consult the chart below to find your visa office.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

The option to choose the VO was taken away several years ago. IRCC will choose the VO.

I suggest you stick to the guide instead of searching the IRCC website for stuff that isn't relevant to you.