(Quebec) Apply for BOWP after IEC (Young Professional) visa expires or submit BOWP without AOR?

[Oswin-Pond]

Hello!

I currently live in Montreal, QC. I have paid and submitted my Permanent Residence application on December 19. However It can take up to 3 months to get the AOR. Sadly by then, there's a chance my current IEC - Young Professional visa will have expired (March 01). I will have to cease working on March 01 since I cannot apply for BOWP without the AOR, even if I have paid and submitted my PR application.

So I have two questions / choices

1. Apply for BOWP on February 28, with a letter explaining my situation : that I will add the AOR through the webform as soon as I receive it (it should be just a few days after I start my BOWP application). No deceiving just tell them the truth. This would give me maintained status and I won't have to stop working at all. I've seen people here saying it works but it's from years ago.

2. Apply for visitor visa, cease work, wait until AOR arrives then start the BOWP application. The question is can I even do that ? By the time I submit my BOWP, my IEC will have expired a few days ago, not sure if it works and I'm seeing conflicted info online.

Thanks for reading, I hope I was clear.

 

[scylla]

Hello!

I currently live in Montreal, QC. I have paid and submitted my Permanent Residence application on December 19. However It can take up to 3 months to get the AOR. Sadly by then, there's a chance my current IEC - Young Professional visa will have expired (March 01). I will have to cease working on March 01 since I cannot apply for BOWP without the AOR, even if I have paid and submitted my PR application.

So I have two questions / choices

1. Apply for BOWP on February 28, with a letter explaining my situation : that I will add the AOR through the webform as soon as I receive it (it should be just a few days after I start my BOWP application). No deceiving just tell them the truth. This would give me maintained status and I won't have to stop working at all. I've seen people here saying it works but it's from years ago.

2. Apply for visitor visa, cease work, wait until AOR arrives then start the BOWP application. The question is can I even do that ? By the time I submit my BOWP, my IEC will have expired a few days ago, not sure if it works and I'm seeing conflicted info online.

Thanks for reading, I hope I was clear.

Suggest you would be best off posting your questions to the Quebec Skilled Worker section of the forum since you have applied under this province's program.

 

[Oswin-Pond]

Suggest you would be best off posting your questions to the Quebec Skilled Worker section of the forum since you have applied under this province's program.

Thank you so much I posted there! Though maybe people here also have some answers since the BOWP being tied with AOR is I believe universal (but could be wrong)