seabass

Hello there I've just joined this website in the hope that some nice
person will be able to help me.

My girlfriend has PR status through her family but she is currently
living with me in England. We intend to go to Canada for a year in
May 2005 to see if we like it. We were thinking of her sponsoring
me for PR status and realise that this takes between 12 and 24
months.

I understand that I can apply for a work permit from within canda as
soon as I get my AIP. This taking around 7 months by the looks of
things.

My questions are as follows:

1. Do I have to be residing in Canada with her whilst waiting for my
AIP, i.e. could I work in england until i get it then travel to
Canada and apply for my permit.

2. If I applied for my own PR status without being sponsored does
the AIP work in the same way, i.e. as soon as I got it could I apply
for a work permit from within Canada? That way I could begin
applying for PR status now and get AIP by may 2005 therefore
applying for a permit in Canada and waiting for PR status?

3. Does anyone know anything about the spousal "Open" permit? which
is on this page http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/worker-4.html
my girlfriend fulfils both these criteria, but somehow I don't think
it's that easy.

I would very much appreciate help in this area thank you

Joe

Andrew Miller

First of all - if your girlfriend won't meet residency obligations then she
will lose her PR status (if she didn't lose it already) and your questions
will be irrelevant. In order to maintain her PR status she must physically
reside in Canada for at least 730 days (2 years) in every 5 years period, so
do the math first...

Second - AIP applies to sponsorship cases filed within Canada. In most cases
inland applicants need to remain in Canada during the process. By leaving
Canada you will be abandoning inland process.

Third - if applying independently (not sponsored within Canada) then you
won't get any AIP and you won't be eligible for open work permit.

Fourth - the page you are referring to applies to spouses of those who are
in Canada on Work or Study Permit. It doesn't apply to spouses of Canadian
residents.

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Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
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"seabass" <member19507@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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    > Hello there I've just joined this website in the hope that some nice
    > person will be able to help me.
    > My girlfriend has PR status through her family but she is currently
    > living with me in England. We intend to go to Canada for a year in
    > May 2005 to see if we like it. We were thinking of her sponsoring
    > me for PR status and realise that this takes between 12 and 24
    > months.
    > I understand that I can apply for a work permit from within canda as
    > soon as I get my AIP. This taking around 7 months by the looks of
    > things.
    > My questions are as follows:
    > 1. Do I have to be residing in Canada with her whilst waiting for my
    > AIP, i.e. could I work in england until i get it then travel to
    > Canada and apply for my permit.
    > 2. If I applied for my own PR status without being sponsored does
    > the AIP work in the same way, i.e. as soon as I got it could I apply
    > for a work permit from within Canada? That way I could begin
    > applying for PR status now and get AIP by may 2005 therefore
    > applying for a permit in Canada and waiting for PR status?
    > 3. Does anyone know anything about the spousal "Open" permit? which
    > is on this page ]http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/worker-
    > 4.html[/url]
    > my girlfriend fulfils both these criteria, but somehow I don't think
    > it's that easy.
    > I would very much appreciate help in this area thank you
    > Joe
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