Rina9285 said:
Hi. I am an international PhD student in Quebec. I have completed 1 year of study and 3 more years to go for completion of program.
I want to apply for my spouse's visa. Please guide under which category we have to apply for her visa- visitor or dependent? Will she get work permit immediately after landing in Quebec in both the cases?
Hi,
To enter Canada, your spouse will need a "TRV Visitor".
Any accompanying dependent family member to Canada must complete and sign their own ‘
Application for Temporary Resident Visa Made Outside of Canada' [IMM5257]. In other words, if a student is applying for a study permit, he/she will submit an application [IMM5257] for a study permit and his/her spouse who is/will be accompanying him/her will submit
a separate application [IMM5257] for a temporary resident visa.
Your spouse should first apply for the TRV from your homeland and then apply for the OWP (open work permit) once your spouse lands in Canada.
Application:
www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
Once in Canada, Your spouse will be eligible for an open work permit (allowing him/her to work full time in any job/any sector/anywhere in Canada), where the open work permit will be valid for the same period of time as your study permit.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-spouse.asp
Once, you have completed 2 years of study toward a PhD, you (and hence automatically your spouse) will be eligible to apply for PR (Permanent residency) under federal PhD stream. Only 1000 applications/Annum are accepted and CIC starts accepting applications from 1st of Nov. every year.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/apply-who-instructions.asp
Best of Luck.
***All opinions expressed are purely personal, and pieces of information mentioned are to the best of my knowledge... You should consult other sources too
