Open Work Permit

[DMAB]

Good day to all,
      I just joined this form today and I have a few questions. So far, I am waiting on Scarborough cic. To give me a date for my interview. I got married in July 2008, I did call my cic office and they told me it would take 24 months for me to get a reply or a date for an interview. I have been through all the other stages with verge Ville. My application was sent to Scarborough.  May 1, 2009. I am doing inland spousal application, which was processed at vergriville Oct. 27, 2008. I was not advised to send in my open work permit application but I was advised to send in my visitor extension and I got it, which just expired August 31, 2009 now I have applied for a new extension once again. I was told by immigration that I could not apply for a work permit at all is it possible I could apply now for an open work permit and get it. Even though I have already applied for a new extension and have been here for 1 year already. I came here on a multiple visitor's visa and stayed after getting married following all the guidelines.

[PMM]

Hi

quote author=DMAB link=topic=24708.msg135952#msg135952 date=1251730420]
Good day to all,
      I just joined this form today and I have a few questions. So far, I am waiting on Scarborough cic. To give me a date for my interview. I got married in July 2008, I did call my cic office and they told me it would take 24 months for me to get a reply or a date for an interview. I have been through all the other stages with verge Ville. My application was sent to Scarborough.  May 1, 2009. I am doing inland spousal application, which was processed at vergriville Oct. 27, 2008. I was not advised to send in my open work permit application but I was advised to send in my visitor extension and I got it, which just expired August 31, 2009 now I have applied for a new extension once again. I was told by immigration that I could not apply for a work permit at all is it possible I could apply now for an open work permit and get it. Even though I have already applied for a new extension and have been here for 1 year already. I came here on a multiple visitor's visa and stayed after getting married following all the guidelines.

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It would appear that your application was sent to Scarborough without Approval in Principle, so you are not eligible for an Open Work Permit.

PMM

[DMAB]

Do you have any Idea how long it takes for a person like me to get an oppointment from Scarbarough. I have called a few times and I was told three years then another I was told 24 months not over that.
I got my extention today Thank GOD for that for 6 months first time i applied for a year and they gave it to me this time they cut my request sort and gave me 6 months.

I still give thanks if you can help me with the time line issues I would love that PMM...

[Leon]

You can order your CAIPS notes and find out why they sent you to the local office without AIP.  If you don't want to wait 2-3 years, you can withdraw your application and apply again after having fixed the problem or apply again outland.

[DMAB]

Ha well thats money again right? I guess I will just wait for if I pull it I still have to wait for an answer then find money to apply again.
Thanks leon. Based on reading and all I have read about cases that do take one year in total so I will wait and see may be its just their back log as they have stated to me...

[Leon]

Cases take 10 to 18 months in total when everything is ok.  In your case, everything is not ok.  Otherwise, you would have gotten your first stage approval after 6 months and would have been able to apply for an open work permit.  When the local office is telling you it will take them 2-3 years to look at your case, they have no reason to lie.  Maybe you get lucky and they will get to you faster but don't count on it.

[DMAB]

Thanks. One thing that puzzles me most times is that when they say these things normally takes 2 -3 years are they also speaking about the time it spent at vergeville or this times starts when its sent to the locat office. I would love to be set straight on this.

Thanks Leon...

[Leon]

They are probably talking about their own timeline of their local office after it got sent there but if you call them again, you can ask about that specifically.