Yes, it is possible for the sponsored person to work, as long as they have a work permit. While spousal or common-law partner applications are being processed, sponsored persons must maintain their legal status in Canada (visitor, student or worker).

The spouse or partner you are sponsoring may apply for an open work permit and must obtain authorization before starting work. It takes approximately 4 to 5 months to process this application. An open work permit does not relate to either the employer or the job and allows the holder to work for almost any Canadian employer without first obtaining a confirmed job offer.

No. Once you are married or in a common-law relationship, you can then apply for a spousal sponsorship. The married spouse will only become a permanent resident of Canada after your sponsorship application is approved.

In most cases, you will not have to submit proof of income when sponsoring your spouse for immigration to Canada. However, an immigration officer may ask you to attend an interview and ask how you will support yourself and your spouse.

To apply to sponsor your relative, you must go through the following steps:
• Get the application package from the government website and read the instruction guide, fill out the forms.
• Pay your application fee (including processing fees, biometrics and third-party fees).
• Send your application to the mailing address indicated in the application guide.

• Spousal sponsorship applications take approximately 12 months to process.
• The processing of applications for dependent children varies by country.
• The processing of PGP applications takes between 20 and 24 months.

Express Entry allows you to include your spouse (or common-law partner, or conjugal partner) and your dependent children on your application. If you are successful with your application, you and all of your accompanying family members will receive permanent resident status.

For Canadian immigration, a dependent child is defined as the following:
• under 22 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner, or
• 22 years of age or older and unable to support themselves financially due to a physical or mental condition.

Yes. Some of the Express Entry-aligned programs require you to have a minimum amount of work experience in a single occupation, but once you reach that minimum amount, you can add additional experience in other skilled occupations and have that experience contribute to your CRS score.

Once your application is submitted, it needs to be processed. IRCC states that 80% of applications submitted through Express Entry are processed in less than six months. If your application is approved, you are issued documents allowing you to activate your permanent resident status in Canada.

Canadian immigration policy offers international students many ways to stay and settle in the country after graduation. A popular option available to international students after graduation is the possibility for an open work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program (PGWPP). Under the PGWPP, an individual who has studied full-time at a participating Designated Learning Institution (DLI) may be eligible to apply for a PGWP.

Gaining work experience in Canada after graduation may help you qualify for permanent residence in Canada through a variety of immigration available immigration programs. Generally, if a PGWP is issued, it is for the same duration as the applicant's studies for a minimum of eight months and a maximum of three years.

An applicant may be required to undergo a medical examination based on the discretion of the visa officer.

No. You do not need a Temporary Resident Visa to visit Canada if you are from a visa-exempt country. Citizens from all other countries must apply for a Temporary Resident Visa before entering Canada.

If there is no stamp, handwritten date or document in your passport indicating an expiry date, your status as a temporary resident will expire six months from the day you arrive in Canada.

In generally, any individual who is not a Canadian citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident of Canada will require a valid work permit to work in Canada. However, foreign workers may perform some jobs in Canada without a work permit.

The duration of a work permit depends on the nature of your job in Canada and the work permit category under which you have applied. Work permits can be extended from inside Canada, but some work permits have a maximum duration.

You must fill out an application and pay a fee to replace the permit.

The human resources authorities typically take about two months to process an LMIA request once it is received. So between advertising and the LMIA process, there is about three months of processing. Once the LMIA is approved, the foreign worker can apply for a work permit.

Candidates with qualifying job offers are awarded either 200 or 50 points depending on the position.

Super Visa holders may stay in Canada for up to two years on initial entry, and the visa is valid for up to 10 years. However, Super Visa holders may not work in Canada, and the visa is not a permanent resident visa.

The super visa is, by default, a multi-entry visa, meaning you can go in and out of Canada multiple times over the duration of the visa. There are single-entry super visas available, but that depends on the discretion of the immigration officer whether or not that will be granted.

If you do not appear for your scheduled citizenship test, we will mail you a letter telling you that because you missed your citizenship test, you are now scheduled to appear for an interview with a citizenship judge.

If you miss that interview, another interview will be scheduled for you and you will receive a notice of that second scheduled date by registered mail. If you do not attend the second scheduled interview, your file will be closed.