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Received job offer while waiting for outland spousal sponsorship

elliejay

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Nov 12, 2016
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Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Mississauga
App. Filed.......
28-05-2017
AOR Received.
27-06-2017
File Transfer...
27-08-2017
Med's Request
12-09-2017
Med's Done....
19-09-2017
Passport Req..
09-12-2017
Hi all,
I'm a Canadian citizen sponsoring my Italian husband for PR. We submitted in May so we don't expect to be approved for a couple months yet, but my husband just received a job offer in Canada. The employers are eager for him to start asap but we're currently living outside of Canada. So we were wondering: would he be able to apply for a work permit while we wait for PR approval? He'd likely be eligible for the new two-week processing through the Global Skills Strategy since the job is NOC class A.
Thanks in advance!
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,897
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Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Yes - he can apply for a work permit while PR is in process.

Note that he'll most likely still need an LMIA which his employer needs to obtain before the work permit application can be submitted. Alternatively if he's thinking of leveraging IMP, he needs to make sure he meets those requirements first.

We have seen many cases here that qualify under Global Skills Strategy but processing still drags out for a few months. So just be aware that the two weeks is by no means guaranteed.
 
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