Work Permit after Graduation

[lekshmipiriya]

Hi Team,

My husband is on Student Visa in Vancouver, Canada and I am on Student Dependent Visa with Open Work Permit.
I am here in Vancouver from March 2012 and I started working as a Security Guard from June 2012 till today. My husband is also working as a Part Time Security Guard with Off Campus Work Permit from the year 2011 onward.

We both extended our Visa by October 2012, successfully

• My husband's off campus work permit, study permit & student visa got extended until August 31, 2013
• My Dependent Visa & Open Work Permit got extended until August 31, 2013

Now my husband is going to finish off his studies (Masters in Business Administration) and he will get 2 to 3 years of Work Permit.
My doubts are:

• Whether my Open Work Permit will get extended or I will become a Dependent without Work Permit?
• To extend my Open Work Permit can I apply together with my husband's Work Permit Application or I have to apply separately?
• Do we need to apply online (electronically) or paper format (download, complete & mail)?
• If I want to extend my Open Work Permit in any other way please guide me....

Thanks,
Lekshmi

 

[Leon]

In order for you to get an open work permit based on a post-grad permit, your husband has to show that his job is skill level O, A or B. He could do this with a letter from his employer stating his job duties and position.