Re: Open work permit(OWP) renewal
job_seeker said:
1. Send copy of your wife's WP and marriage certificate; @ cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/extend-worker.asp
2. CPC-Vegreville, $150.00
You are in Canada, right?
The application at this link, 5710 asks for offer of employment, LMO, etc... But a spouse needing to extend an OPEN work permit may not have these things. As a spouse on an open work permit you do not need these things.
My husband's permit expired earlier than mine due to his passport expiring and now he needs to extend his current work permit 3 more months until mine expires. He works as a self employed individual. He tried to apply online and they are now requiring a Personal Checklist Code which is only obtained by answering questions online first. As a self employed individual they deemed my husband "ineligible" to apply for a work permit based on the fact that he does not have an "offer of employment" or LMO etc.. So he is limited to printing the application to fill out and send in. We are unsure if they will even accept that application if he cannot provide details such as employment offer and LMO. We were recently at the border (for leisure travel) and tried to renew it then, however the officer just wanted him to go home and apply inland/online instead.
Any experience with the details of this? He is wondering if he should just drive to the border to try and process it there rather than mailing in the application that he feels he cannot complete fully as it doesn't completely apply to him. (when we first obtained his permit, he is just listed as a spouse rather than having his own work permit application).