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Open Work Permit for Spouse: Validity period of entry visa?

uma1982suthan

Star Member
Feb 7, 2017
78
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Category........
FSW
NOC Code......
4011
Job Offer........
Yes
App. Filed.......
22-11-2017
Hi all, I got a few things to be verified regarding the work permit.
I am a postdoc researcher who got an offer from a university and I applied for the work permit together with my wife’s open work permit (OWP) application. Two days later, we were requested for biometrics and finger prints; we provided them and now waiting to hear from CIC. In case, we both are issued with visa, I would like to verify the following matters:

a) My wife is a doctoral degree student at a Korean University and she is in her 4th semester in which the qualification examination has to be cleared. Once she qualified, she would be offered a certificate for the ‘completion of course work’. We are in a dilemma in deciding whether she would join me to Canada or would stay in Korea to complete the upcoming semester.
My question: how many days the entry visa is valid (which is issued for an OWP)? Is it counted from the day of issuance? For instance, if her entry visa for the OWP is valid for 3 months, then she might plan to stay in Korea and complete her upcoming semester (March – June) and enter into Canada, before the visa expires.

b) After having issued with the visa, if one want to travel to other destinations for personal circumstances (because, currently we are in Japan and if she would continue her degree, she needs to fly to Korea), should she undergo any specific procedure by CIC? Or should she inform regarding this to CIC?

Be kind enough to give me your opinion and suggestion for this specific context. Particularly, if your spouse had an issued visa, kindly give me the exact period of validity.

Thank you.

-Uma