Has any one heard of this method of getting a WP. Ihave a job contract with an approved company +LMO, no WP from embasy. Just land and at immigration present my papers,i get the WP. Well thats what my employer says

Hi Gremmie

This has been covered a tonne of times.

Yes it is possible.

What do you need ?

Copy of positive LMO
Copy of Job Offer and Contract of Employment
Originals of any degree certificates
Originals of any Professional Certificates

If you are applying for a SOWP for spouse/common law

Their birth certificate
Marraige Certificate

If you need to get study permit for kids too

Original Birth Ceritificates for any child accompanying you.

And of course the fees for any permits applied for

Gaynor
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Thats what I did! Turned up with LMO, offer of employment letter, passports and the family All went well.

You can see my original post about it here -
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=342034

That said my occupation is Work Permit exempt....so I didn't have any other hoops to jump through.

Rob

Wow great you 2,thats put my mind at rest,i land tuesday evening in Kamloops. Truck driver for Westcan,apparently there first immigrant driver at this terminal. Now i can sleep with ease

Good luck
Terese

Does the spouse need a birth certificate?
Hell, I need one from South Africa, and to boot I was adopted and that complicates things!

Hiya Rob

I was advised to take my birth certificate along.

However, I applied for my SOWP separately from Phil applying for his WP - as he went first to start work and then i got mine when I went to visit him in May.

The most important document I would think would be your marraige certificate as this links you as "spouses" - also if you have a passport then you will have submitted your birth certificate when your passport was obtained.

Good Luck Everyone

Gaynor
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Whew - had me going there for a bit. We will hopefully be going together, and will have Mariage Cert and passports, so hope that will be good enough. Will look into getting Birth Cert - maybe there's a way to do it online now.
Thanks for the reply.
Rob.

Hi Mate,

Are BC Now doing Truck Drivers via PNP or are you going through another route.

Any Help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

My husband did this two weeks ago at Edmonton Airport. I got the open spousal permit as well and it was done in just a few minutes, no problems.

We had passports, LMO, letter from the employer, and the work permit application forms. We actually had birth certificates, marriage certificates, resume and degree certificates, and pretty much everything apart from the kitchen sink for "just in case" but the guy on the desk only really looked at the letter from the employer I think.

Good Luck!!

Thanks for the "first hand" account. Helps to know what people actually experienced, as it often does not necessarily conform to what the official lists say - like you found.

Rob.

Hi

You should note though, that the OP was going as a truck driver, so the spouse is not eligible for an Open Work Permit as a driver is skill level C in the NOC codes.