Work permit?

[maerschal_andrew]

me and my wife applied for her to become a Canadian permanent resident. She was wondering if she can get a work permit for canada while we wait for her to become a permanent resident.

Also, how long does it take for her to become a canadian permanent resident?

 

[maerschal_andrew]

I should also mention that we are applying while she is outside of canada.

 

[maerschal_andrew]

Me and my wife are terrified and if anyone could answer this asap, that would be greatly appreciated.

 

[scylla]

Me and my wife are terrified and if anyone could answer this asap, that would be greatly appreciated.

No - she doesn't qualify for an open work permit. She would only qualify if you had applied inland.

If she wants a work permit, she will need to obtain a full time job offer from an employer in Canada and that employer will need to get an approved LMIA.

Not sure why you are terrified. Also, it can take time for people to answer here - please don't bump your posts after just a few minutes.

 

[spousalsponsee]

Because you applied outland, your case will probably go fairly quickly, but if your wife wants to work while she waits, it will need to be in America. If you had applied inland, you could have applied for a work permit while you waited, but the entire thing would have taken much longer.

Elsewhere you talk about your wife moving in May. That is a very bad idea. She can visit you, but she cannot move until she gets her PR approved.

 

[maerschal_andrew]

Well my wife is done her teaching job at the end of the month, so we need to figure out something.

 

[scylla]

Well my wife is done her teaching job at the end of the month, so we need to figure out something.

She won't have a Canadian work permit by the end of the month. As explained, she doesn't qualify for an open work permit. For the closed work permit, she need to find a full time job offer in Canada first. Then her employer needs to get an approved LMIA. You should expect the LMIA process alone to take several months - and finding an employer willing to go through the process is typically extremely difficult. Probably safe to assume she won't be able to work until she has PR.

 

[Ponga]

One option would be to find a way to work online (like a freelancer), since that would not require a work permit, so long as she doesn't work for an employer, or individual, in Canada. She would need to be remunerated from outside of Canada, too.

Probably won't match her teaching salary, but it's better than staring at the four walls.

 

[maerschal_andrew]

We're mulling that around. Yet their is the problem of where is she going to stay until the pr goes through.

Also, doesn't the full permanent residence process take a full 12 months to complete?

 

[hbee]

Is you are american, could she get a work permit under nafta

 

[spousalsponsee]

We're mulling that around. Yet their is the problem of where is she going to stay until the pr goes through.

Also, doesn't the full permanent residence process take a full 12 months to complete?

No, that's the new global target.

Applications through Ottawa - which most American ones are - normally take 3-5 months.