Inland application question

[emmisocks]

So my husband and I have been really weighing the pros and cons between inland and outland applications. At the moment we're leaning mostly towards applying outland, and that's for several reasons.

Now I know some people have also applied for a work permit when they send their inland application in, and I'm wondering how that works. Our deciding factor would be whether or not I would be able to work during the application process. Currently I have a job and am living here in the United States. I don't want to give up my job until I absolutely need to. However, my husband's work is currently looking to hire some new people. They have mentioned that they would keep me in mind for a position, and there's a fairly decent chance I could get the job if I were able to legally work in Canada. This would be an ideal situation for my husband and I, as it would allow us to spend time together and earn money in the process. Neither one of us would mind the longer processing time and the only reason we could see for me needing to leave Canada during the application process is if I have a family emergency (which is highly unlikely, but always possible.)

So yeah. How does applying inland and being able to work there... work? For those of you wondering, my husband works at a local gas station.

 

[jenny12345]

With the current processing time you will get the open work permit after 6 months of submission. if you find an employer who will issue you an LMO (labor market opinion), then you can apply for a closed work permit and you can have the work permit right away at the border. Inland works if you live in Canada with your partner while they process the application.

 

[gsd1214]

In my case, I was refused by the VO for outland application.
Everything went smooth for my inland application.....Now just waiting for my landing letter in the mail
Outland is faster, but the VO will judge you solely based on the materials you submitted or the information that they collected during the interview.
Which,sometimes, could be very very disappointing

 

[emmisocks]

With the current processing time you will get the open work permit after 6 months of submission. if you find an employer who will issue you an LMO (labor market opinion), then you can apply for a closed work permit and you can have the work permit right away at the border. Inland works if you live in Canada with your partner while they process the application.

So what you're saying is that I can actually apply for the work permit before we submit our application for sponsorship?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Jenny12345 is referring to 2 different work permits.

If you apply inland, you send in the Open Work Permit app together with the sponsorship application and once sponsor approval is granted after 6 months, you would be able to work. Keep in mind that you must apply from within Canada and you can't leave the country at all.

The other option is if you can find an employer who can get a positive LMO for you, you can get a closed work permit (closed meaning specific to that company only). You could then live and work in Canada on that work permit whilst the PR app is being processed.

 

[emmisocks]

Jenny12345 is referring to 2 different work permits.

If you apply inland, you send in the Open Work Permit app together with the sponsorship application and once sponsor approval is granted after 6 months, you would be able to work. Keep in mind that you must apply from within Canada and you can't leave the country at all.

The other option is if you can find an employer who can get a positive LMO for you, you can get a closed work permit (closed meaning specific to that company only). You could then live and work in Canada on that work permit whilst the PR app is being processed.

I know for certain the LMO would be impossible to get. The open work permit almost doesn't seem worth it if we have to wait 6 months. We could wait the same amount of time with the outland application and (if all goes well) the process would be nearly finished. Then again, establishing myself with a job would be nice.

I'm genuinely not sure how to go about this.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I know for certain the LMO would be impossible to get. The open work permit almost doesn't seem worth it if we have to wait 6 months. We could wait the same amount of time with the outland application and (if all goes well) the process would be nearly finished. Then again, establishing myself with a job would be nice.

I'm genuinely not sure how to go about this.

Most people usually go inland if the visa office in their country is much slower than inland (some take 2 years or more) or they are already in Canada on a different visa (such as a TRV or work permit) and want the implied status from the OWP/PR app to stay in Canada so they aren't separated from their partner or so they can keep working.

To give you an example, my friend sponsored her UK boyfriend inland, he was already here on a work permit. They applied inland 2 months before his work permit expired; after it expired, he was able to continue working on implied status (because of the OWP app) and then got his OWP when they got sponsor approval. So throughout the entire process, he was allowed to keep working. If they had gone outland, he would have had to change his status to tourist after his work permit expired and wouldn't have been able to work until he got PR.

I would suggest outland for you, simply because you could continue to work in the US and as a visa-exempt citizen, you could still travel between Canada and the US. Inland, you will be unemployed for 6 months and unable to leave Canada.

 

[emmisocks]

Most people usually go inland if the visa office in their country is much slower than inland (some take 2 years or more) or they are already in Canada on a different visa (such as a TRV or work permit) and want the implied status from the OWP/PR app to stay in Canada so they aren't separated from their partner or so they can keep working.

To give you an example, my friend sponsored her UK boyfriend inland, he was already here on a work permit. They applied inland 2 months before his work permit expired; after it expired, he was able to continue working on implied status (because of the OWP app) and then got his OWP when they got sponsor approval. So throughout the entire process, he was allowed to keep working. If they had gone outland, he would have had to change his status to tourist after his work permit expired and wouldn't have been able to work until he got PR.

I would suggest outland for you, simply because you could continue to work in the US and as a visa-exempt citizen, you could still travel between Canada and the US. Inland, you will be unemployed for 6 months and unable to leave Canada.

My husband and I agree. We talked it over and outland seems like the best course of action. We really need the money so having both of us employed throughout the entire process is a huge plus. As nice as it would be to start working in Canada, being unemployed for at least 6 months is just not an option.