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thankyoukimm

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I have finished vocational school and I have vaild open work permit until december,2014
I heard that with open work permit I can run own my business
as i mentioned above,if i run my business ,can i extend my visa?
my visa will expired this december and I applied for CSQ but I can't get my csq in this year.
anyone help me please ?
 

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thankyoukimm said:
I have finished vocational school and I have vaild open work permit until december,2014
I heard that with open work permit I can run own my business
as i mentioned above,if i run my business ,can i extend my visa?
my visa will expired this december and I applied for CSQ but I can't get my csq in this year.
anyone help me please ?
Yes - you can run your own business with an open work permit.

No - you most likely won't be able to extend your visa if you run your own business since you will need an LMO which you can't obtain as a self-employed person.