do i need to extend my visitor visa if i have a work permit ?

[mahli]

I am a spouse of a full time student in Quebec,I have a multiple visitor visa which is valid until February 2012 to extend my stay in Canada,I applied for a work permit and received it in November 2011, and it is valid until august 2013 and it says i have to leave Canada by then. I wonder if it is necessary to extend my visa as well if i want to travel outside of Canada and return again or the work permit is enough? (i want to travel to USA in March)
if i want to extend it what should i do?

[charmainefrances]

hello! yes you have to apply for a VISA to go back to Canada if you are going to the US! since you are in Canada already, apply for a visa in Buffalo, US... because IO won't renew a visa inside canada. It should always be outside Canada.

[mahli]

thank you,but i read in cic.gc that if one has a work permit can enter canada from US without a valid visa! can i trust this?

[PMM]

Hi

thank you,but i read in cic.gc that if one has a work permit can enter canada from US without a valid visa! can i trust this?

Yes, as long as your work permit is valid, and you only travel to the US or St. Pierre et Miquelon you will be re-admitted to Canada.

[mahli]

thank you PMM ,i really hope it works do you know how long it may take to get a new visa? and do i have to apply for a new visa or extend the one i already have?

[PMM]

Hi

thank you PMM ,i really hope it works do you know how long it may take to get a new visa? and do i have to apply for a new visa or extend the one i already have?

If you want to apply to Buffalo for a new TRV, the posted processing time by mail is 30 days.  In person, it is possible to get it the same day if you apply between 8-10 (earlier is better)

[mahli]

i'm sorry to ask again,but i didn't get the answer,i already have a multiple visa,why do i have to apply for another one? isn't there anything as extending a multiple visitor visa? if not,then what's the use of getting a multiple visa instead of single? canada immigration system is soooo weird i'm really confused,do you know where i can get answers to my questions? there is a phone number in the website but that's useless, i really need to be sure of the answers i get,unless it's a big risk for me:(

[PMM]

Hi

i'm sorry to ask again,but i didn't get the answer,i already have a multiple visa,why do i have to apply for another one? isn't there anything as extending a multiple visitor visa? if not,then what's the use of getting a multiple visa instead of single? canada immigration system is soooo weird i'm really confused,do you know where i can get answers to my questions? there is a phone number in the website but that's useless, i really need to be sure of the answers i get,unless it's a big risk for me:(

In your original posts, you said that your multiple entry visa is valid to Feb/2012.  So if you wish to re-enter Canada from outside the US/ST. Pierre et Miquelon after the expiry date, you need a new TRV.  A single entry TRV allows you to enter Canada once.  A multiple entry allows you enter more than once up to the date of it's expiry.

[mahli]

i checked my passport and my multiple visa expires in June 2012,but the stamp given by the officer when i first entered canada is valid until Feb 2012,and i have a work permit too,so does it mean i can leave Canada and reenter until June 2012?

[PMM]

HI

i checked my passport and my multiple visa expires in June 2012,but the stamp given by the officer when i first entered canada is valid until Feb 2012,and i have a work permit too,so does it mean i can leave Canada and reenter until June 2012?

Yes