Student Visa
 

Hi everybody. I am a newbie to the site.

If my OH goes to Canada on a student visa, I understand that I might be able to get a TWP. How easy is it to change our status once we get to Canada.

I am a qualified accountant and intend to take the conversion exam before going to Canada

thanks

Re: Student Visa
 

You would be able to get an open work permit immediately. What would you want to change the status too? do you mean LMO??

Re: Student Visa
 

This is important. It is soooooo much easier to get a decent job with a Canadian accounting designation.

Re: Student Visa
 

Yes -LMO . Biggest fear is being stuck out there without being able to change status

Re: Student Visa
 

I haven't got the foggiest idea what you mean. Why would you need an LMO? An LMO is a Labour Market Opinion that most people need before they can apply for a work permit. It means that the employer has tried to recruit a Canadian resident for the position, but has been unsuccessful. (This includes having to advertise the job across the country.) But, if your OH will be coming to Canada on a study permit, you can get an Open Work Permit. That means you do not need an LMO.

If by "changing status," you mean successfully applying for a permanent residence visa once you're in Canada, I believe you have a decent chance of accomplishing that. You should have a reasonable chance of being offered a permanent job, and that offer could become the basis of an Arranged Employment Opinion (AEO) which, in turn, would fast track your PR application so that it would take a year or so to be processed, instead of the 5 - 7 year wait that regular PR applicants are experiencing.

Suggest you read the Wiki articles on immigration, accessible through Canadian Immigration Overview, and the ones on job hunting.

But to get the very best advice on this, you should really post this query in the Canadian Immigration forum.

Re: Student Visa
 

Judith

Thanks very much for the response. Shows how confusing the whole process is.

Incidentally, I thought I had posted my query to the Canadian Immigration forum