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rizviali110

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Mar 5, 2012
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Can someone travel to Canada if he doesnt have a job offer but a worker w-1 visa of 1 year validity?? or he should have a job offer of the same employer under which his/her lmo was approved?

because in my quick research i ve found that u r suppose to show your documents (lmo + job offer etc) at port of entry by immigration officer so that he ll give you a work permit.
 
That's probably because no one knows what a w-1 visa is.

Here's a link to help you determine if you need a LMO: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-permit.asp
 
W1 is a TRV which allows you to work for 1 year validity , this visa is issued after a positive LMO & a valid job offer, but now my question is what if embassy issued a visa after a processing period of 9+3 months meanwhile job offer is expired , will Border agency allow this person to enter in Canada or not .
 
What do you mean by "expired" job offer? If you mean that the company backed out, then yeah, they aren't going to give you a work permit most likely. When I first entered Canada as a worker (W-1 visa too), they took my job offer which said that my expected date to start was May 1st, although it was technically "expired" because it was already May 31st when I arrived due to delays...it was still valid since it was just an estimate. I arrived on a Sunday so they didn't call my office to verify, although I entered Canada with a person who works for the office that offered me the job.

So yeah...you can try and get a work permit at the border, but if there's no job waiting for you any more, you're taking the risk of being denied entry to Canada.
 
rizviali110 said:
Can someone travel to Canada if he doesnt have a job offer but a worker w-1 visa of 1 year validity?? or he should have a job offer of the same employer under which his/her lmo was approved?

because in my quick research i ve found that u r suppose to show your documents (lmo + job offer etc) at port of entry by immigration officer so that he ll give you a work permit.

Having this kind of visa entitles you to gain entry to Canada as a worker ONLY and since you don't have job offer anymore you will not be given a work permit at the port of entry.