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Confirming that a spouse of a protected person may apply for open work permit. I was able to obtain my work permit after my spouse was declared a convention refugee. I already have a valid TRV for awhile now so I was able to fly in as a visitor. I then applied for OWP within Canada in January...

Confirming that a spouse of a protected person may apply for open work permit. I was able to obtain my work permit after my spouse was declared a convention refugee. I already have a valid TRV for awhile now so I was able to fly in as a visitor. I then applied for OWP within Canada in January...

The instructions are pretty straightforward: "If retired, not working, or studying, please indicate. If you are unemployed, put in the period you are unemployed. If you were studying, put in the period you were studying, and so on.

I'm directly copying from the page cited above: If you applied under a previous public policy for PGWP holders Depending on when your original PGWP expired, you may also be eligible for this public policy. If your original PGWP expired on or after September 20, 2021, and on or before December...

Congratulations! Did your spouse have a job offer when you applied for work permit?

Source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-207.html Applicants in Canada 207 A work permit may be issued under section 200 to a foreign national in Canada who (a) [Repealed, SOR/2017-78, s. 9] (b) is a member of...

Agree. https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/spouse-with-trv.820792/post-10691470

Is your husband a protected person? You can apply for extension or try to apply for OWP as family of a protected person.

Did a little bit of research and this is what I came up with. Source: Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-207.html Applicants in Canada 207 A work permit may be issued under section 200 to a foreign national in...

I think your lawyer is correct. Section 207 in whole is as follows: Applicants in Canada 207 A work permit may be issued under section 200 to a foreign national in Canada who (a) [Repealed, SOR/2017-78, s. 9] (b) is a member of the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class set out in...

Yes, same thing. Accepted at the hearing and the letter does not explicitly say the decision has been made on the same day, and there is a date at the end of the letter, assuming the date when it was sent. Not sure which is which.

If the spouse already has a visitor visa and can come to Canada, can the spouse apply for OWP once inside Canada? This is the spouse of a protected person who has already applied for PR and included the spouse in the application. Or do you mean a protected person's spouse can already apply for...

Hello. Opened a thread to ask about two scenarios and if any of these scenarios possible for a protected person and his wife with a valid TRV (visitor visa) until 2029. The husband, a refugee claimant, received a favorable decision from the RPD. Scenario 1. Following the issuance of the...