Hi all just wanted to ask everyone about me and my partner's situation to make sure we're on the right track. I am a Canadian citizen. My common-law partner is Singaporean. We live together in Toronto and she is currently on a PGWP that expires August 17, 2024. We've applied for PR through spousal sponsorship stream. We submitted it on April 30, 2024. Thus far the only communication we've received is (1) I've gotten an email from IRCC saying they've received the application and (2) my partner has received an additional request for a police certificate which she sent in mid-June.
She has not received AOR yet. In my research it seems the only way she can stay here beyond her PGWP end date of August 17, 2024 (unless she stays here as a visitor since she doesn't need a visa as a Singaporean) is if she applies for a Open Work Permit. It seems she requires her AOR to do that (which again she hasn't received). I also understand that she should still be able to apply for the Open Work Permit if she doesn't receive her AOR within 2 weeks of her receiving he AOR. As we're cutting it close with just over a month left, we did reach out to our local MP but they said it would take 2-4 weeks for a reply.
Anything else I should be doing other than wait for AOR and if that doesn't come within 2 weeks of PGWP end date we should apply for Open Work Permit regardless? I guess my other question is it seems to me that Open Work Permit seems to take about a month to process. What would happen if within 2 weeks of the PGWP ending we submit our Open Work Permit application and it still processed before the end of the PGWP?
Thanks!
She has not received AOR yet. In my research it seems the only way she can stay here beyond her PGWP end date of August 17, 2024 (unless she stays here as a visitor since she doesn't need a visa as a Singaporean) is if she applies for a Open Work Permit. It seems she requires her AOR to do that (which again she hasn't received). I also understand that she should still be able to apply for the Open Work Permit if she doesn't receive her AOR within 2 weeks of her receiving he AOR. As we're cutting it close with just over a month left, we did reach out to our local MP but they said it would take 2-4 weeks for a reply.
Anything else I should be doing other than wait for AOR and if that doesn't come within 2 weeks of PGWP end date we should apply for Open Work Permit regardless? I guess my other question is it seems to me that Open Work Permit seems to take about a month to process. What would happen if within 2 weeks of the PGWP ending we submit our Open Work Permit application and it still processed before the end of the PGWP?
Thanks!