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Hi folks,.. long time lurker, first time poster (in this thread!). I'm a Canadian citizen who has been working on obtaining PR for my American wife who has been working and living in Canada for the past 5 years. We submitted inland application around middle of August 2010. The waiting...

Jes thank you for all your help. I was aware of the online application but figured it may be easier at the border insomuch that she can actually speak with an individual face-to-face to clarify anything that may not be crystal clear. We're actually planning to visit her family in the US over...

Thanks Jes,.. she's an Architect so never had to obtain an LMO in the past. So if I'm understanding, she can just ask for a 2 year employment offer to extend her existing permit. That should (hopefully) cover off the wait on adjudication of my sponsorship / her PR application. With an offer...

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of sponsoring my wife for PR. I'm a Canadian citizen, she is a U.S. citizen who's been working and living in Canada with me for the past few years with 1-year work permits (renewed annually at the border). I've sent off the sponsorship paperwork, but it seems...

Hi folks thanks for the additional replies. My wife is an architect, and does not require an LMO. Based on your most recent findings though, and in wanting to ensure there's no lapse in her OHIP, I believe we're going to be seeking an extension on her current permit versus an open one. I...

RobsLuv, thank you SO MUCH for that! I'll certainly do some digging in to this and avoid harassing you via PM :) The only question I have about that is, so she applies for this open permit now, to be "attached" to the application which they won't even look at for a few months; got it. What...

Hi folks,.. well despite my best efforts to get my wife's PR figured out as quickly and efficiently as possible, I think I may have screwed the pooch on her ability to continue working. I'm a Canadian citizen, and she is a U.S. citizen who's been working in Canada with 1 year work permits for...

Aaaanyone?? :)

Okay I'm back again :) So I'm still going through these forms, got the template for the fingerprints for the FBI, going this weekend to get my wife fingerprinted at the local police station hopefully and get those submitted. For ME, I don't need to worry about any of that stuff from here...

That's absolutely ridiculous!! I will go through it all a little more carefully now while filling it out, but really... I mean I was born in Canada, I've lived here my whole life, my record is clean... even if they didn't like me, it's not like they could deport me,.. and more so, why should...

Thanks for all your help! I've actually started putting together the paperwork, so the laziness is starting to wear off!! Another thing is now going through family/spouse information, I'm assuming I don't need to enter anything there other than n/a?? I am Canadian born, living in Canada my...

That's some great info right there; thanks!! She is an architect, which I believe is part of those NAFTA jobs. She's never had to get an LMO before, just the 1 year temp offers from her employers, and a quick drive to Buffalo and home again. Her most recent work permit was granted March/09...

Sponsorship seemed like MORE hoops to jump through, plus longer wait time, plus advisement not to leave the country (which isn't really an option as all her family is in the U.S.). Am I missing something?

Thanks for the feeback! I'll get the CEC papers going... no laziness this time. My question is more around, if I've already put in her papers for CEC, and she gets a new job... she should just get a full-time offer, correct? Then go to the border, and get another work permit just until the...

Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advise on the best way to get my wife PR in Canada. I am a Canadian citizen, working in Toronto. She is an American citizen, who has worked in Canada for a little over 3 years with 1 year professional work permits (she's an Architect). She was laid off last...

I am a Canadian citizen, my wife is an American citizen who's been working here (in Toronto) on 1 year work permits since 2005. We were married in 2006. My wife was laid off from her job as an Architect in May of this year. I understand that by virtue of our marriage she still maintains a...

Maximum of 1 year is better than nothing :) Any insight on how to keep her here working legally until the PR goes through?

So then I'm going to take it that the sponsorship route would be the fastest and most efficient. As for the work permit, she'd have to apply for another one to cover up that gap between May and whenever the formal approval comes through? Are the 3+ years she's already been here going to...

Nooooo, not at all! If sponsorship is the best/fastest/most efficient route to take, that's all fine with me! When you say she doesn't even need status, does that mean she can legally continue to work after her permit expires in May 09, since we're married? I'm just trying to determine the...

I am a Canadian citizen, my wife has been here and working since June 2005. Trying to determine the best way to keep her here! I've actually made another post on the topic with all the details...