Siouxie

To obtain a temporary work permit (TWP) - which are issued on entry to Canada, with a Letter of Intruduction- she would have to be offered a job and the employer would most likely need to obtain an LMIA.. (consent to employ her, in effect - advertising and showing proof that there are no Permanent Residents or Canadian Citizens throughout Canada willing or able to take the job). https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...rk-permit.html - but that's not going to be an easy route as it takes time and money for the potential employer to do so. Flags may go up if you have got married in the UK prior to applying for the TWP, as they may wonder why you haven't applied for SS 'Outland' instead of a TWP..

What is it she does for a living?

If she was able to get TWP then yes, you could apply for Inland SS.

MacCanuck76

Ah I see. A friend of mine knows of some work in my fiance's field and the employer are always looking for people to work. My thinking is that if there is some work available around the time of my then-wife's arrival - and they are willing to go through the LMIA given her experience - then they'll be able to assist with the TWP.
We can't do the outland SS as we're; not married yet, or common-law or conjugal partners

She's an Education/Teacher Assistant (specializing in SEN)

Got ya. Good to know! Thank you so much again. I shall sit down with a cuppa and some Rich Tea biscuits and go through the Wiki again, and also check over my forms that I started to fill out

Siouxie

She may need Certficatiion to be able to work in that field... has she looked into it?
https://www.workbc.ca/careers/4413
She is very unlikely to obtain a valid job offer with LMIA for this type of job, unfortunately. They would have to prove that they have advertised for weeks and that nobody else in Canada (PR or Citizen) is able, willing nor qualfied to take the job.

You can apply for Outland SS as soon as you are married. (keep in mind that the children may also need to be sponsored as they are dependents, requiring examination regardless of whether they intend to move to Canada or not).

MacCanuck76

Hello all! I hope everyone is well! So...a bit of an update and a question (last-minute doubts lol):

So, my wife and I got married Thursday gone and we're scheduled to fly back to Canada together this Thursday. (The wedding was really lovely and we had a great time!)
We did get our marriage certificate through the mail pretty quickly, but don't have the funds to start the SA just yet. However, we've been working on securing some work/job offers for her, and she has a meeting set up for when she lands with the view to work in the Behaviour Intervention field (I can ask them to provide proof the job posting that's been active for a while and that no-one from Canada so far has been found to take the job). I also have some work prospects lined up as well in her field of work. We have proof of the conversation regarding this potential work offer.

Question: Do we just go through the normal passport line at YVR and disclose the information, or go to Immigration? What should we say? She has a return ticket booked for April of next year.

Regarding the Certification, her qualifications she has transfer over well.

Warm regards,
Michael

Siouxie

I strongly suggest that you start the application before coming to Canada, particularly as your now wife (Congrats, by the way!) has applied for jobs and has an interview.

If CBSA see that she intends to remain in Canada and isn't a genuine visitor, they could refuse her entry. There are no guarantees that they will give her visitor status up to April of next year (i.e. 6 months) - it could be as little as a week! Does she have proof of ties to the UK? Proof of a reason to return - such as her job, a training course - a rental agreement etc., She needs to be able to prove she is a genuine visitor.

Please read the following section in our wiki.. https://britishexpats.com/wiki/Spous...d:_Dual_Intent
Also read carefully the official word.. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration...derations.html


With regards any job offer, the employer will need to apply for an LMIA a(not simply a case of saying they have advertised) unless you are able to make an Inland application for Spousal Sponsorship (with a work permit).

MacCanuck76

Thanks so much for the congrats Siouxie! We landed back last night. Great news indeed! We we praying the entire trip

For those travelling from the UK to Canada (particularly BC), make sure you have your vaccine card from your 2nd jab. My daughter and I are both double-vaxxed and have our ("Vaccinated") Vaccine Card with the QR Code, but be advised British Airways wanted to see a "certificate" with the dose info and date. My daughter showed her the screenshot of her card and that still wasn't good enough. She asked why she didn't have it with her in person. We were coming home to Canada. My wife was double-vaxxed in UK. It would've made more sense if Canadian rules didn't like UK vaccines. Anyhow, after standing there for about 2.5 hrs trying to check in, and the 1st check in agent went for her break. Another guy came and questioned why she did what did. The flight was closing but he checked us in right away (with all our overweight bags free of charge hahaha God is good!) We ran to the gate and had 10 mins to go before the gate closed.

Flight was fine - BA are now serving meals again on the flight.

Got to the border - explained our story honestly, and the guard (great guy) said we could extend her 6 month stay to cover the application processing time. Waved us on our way without another word! Thank God!

Application will be on its way asap. Thank you all for your help with this story to-date. Hoping to be more of an active member on the site Right, off to White Spot for our first breakfast as a new family!

Cheers,
Michael