Urgent need help

[khan5858]

Positive lmia can be re apply again as my previous one got expired in may last year. As my express entry application got rejected cuz I couldn't prove my relationship. I need to know can I apply for lmia again in order to apply for Express entry again.

 

[congraservices]

you cannot extend an LMIA that expired in May last year. Your employer would need to re-apply for a new LMIA and do recruitment and advertising again following the same procedures as before from the beginning.

 

[khan5858]

My 1st lmia came in 3 months period including advertising. And my permit going to expired in 5 months. So the process of filling a new lmia can change as cic is unpredictable. Though I have a very strong financial employer so what to expect if my permit expires and it come later on.

 

[congraservices]

For high-wage LMIA, advertising has to occur for 3 month before even applying so the timeline has definitely changed. It is 80 business days processing time for high-wage LMIA stream and 49 business days processing time for permanent residence stream. Unless you are in the top 10% wage earners or your occupation is on the demand list for 10 day processing, you can expect the positive LMIA issuance to take more then 5 month. If you have a file number for LMIA that has been filed but a decision has not been made yet, you can apply for a work permit extension with a file number only. It has worked for me a couple of years back. They will not issue a work permit until a decision has been made on the LMIA though. It would just stay in processing until LMIA is approved or be refused if LMIA is refused.