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Application for Spousal-PR - AOR Recieved - work permit issued and eTA- can I go visit my home country and return to Canada?

dmarc

Newbie
May 17, 2024
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Submitted PR inland.
Received AOR.
Applied for OWP.
OWP approved and eTa issued. (May 2024)
Visitor Visa valid but already over my 6 months stay.

can I return to my home country and come back to Canada without issues?
 

YVR123

VIP Member
Jul 27, 2017
6,719
2,557
Submitted PR inland.
Received AOR.
Applied for OWP.
OWP approved and eTa issued. (May 2024)
Visitor Visa valid but already over my 6 months stay.

can I return to my home country and come back to Canada without issues?
Since your OWP has been approved, you are on foreign worker status (so doesn't matter if your Visitor stay of 6 months has been over).

If you only require eTA to travel, you can have short trip outside of Canada. It's unlikely to be refuse entry for eTA holder with OWP.
BUT if that really does happen, then your PR sponsorship application would be cancelled.
So it's a small risk but it's a risk.