Hey guys!
A bit of background. I'm a citizen. Did the whole immigration journey myself. For anyone who's going through it - good luck and patience!
I have applied for her inland spousal sponsorship back on January 29, 2026. That same day we also applied for Visitor Record because her 6 months stay was coming to an end on February 12.
On February 9, we received a confirmation for VR. On March 17, we received SS AOR.
Now that we have SS AOR, I'm helping her to apply for her bridge work permit.
The application is pretty straightforward but I have 2 main concerns:
1) During the initial online application questionnaire, if I enter a date that was her original date of leave, it asks whether we want to restore her status which gives 2 options:
Both options are not applicable in our case so I'm thinking I need to enter a date until which we asked for extension. Waiting for VR result is not realistic. Based on current estimations it'll be a while (306 days) before the decision has been made. If we wait for VR result we may as well wait for SS and skip WP altogether because WP takes 253 days. (processing times as of March 31, 2026)
2) 5710e:
Personal details. Question 7. "Current country or territory of residence"
I tried to search but couldn't find a clear satisfying answer. Has somebody been in the same situation? If yes, do you mind sharing your experience?
Thank you for your time and all the best,
Victor.
A bit of background. I'm a citizen. Did the whole immigration journey myself. For anyone who's going through it - good luck and patience!
I have applied for her inland spousal sponsorship back on January 29, 2026. That same day we also applied for Visitor Record because her 6 months stay was coming to an end on February 12.
On February 9, we received a confirmation for VR. On March 17, we received SS AOR.
Now that we have SS AOR, I'm helping her to apply for her bridge work permit.
The application is pretty straightforward but I have 2 main concerns:
1) During the initial online application questionnaire, if I enter a date that was her original date of leave, it asks whether we want to restore her status which gives 2 options:
a) if you say no - "You're not eligible for Work Permit"
b) if you say yes - it forces you to apply for "Restoration of status" (extra $246.25 fee!)
Both options are not applicable in our case so I'm thinking I need to enter a date until which we asked for extension. Waiting for VR result is not realistic. Based on current estimations it'll be a while (306 days) before the decision has been made. If we wait for VR result we may as well wait for SS and skip WP altogether because WP takes 253 days. (processing times as of March 31, 2026)
2) 5710e:
Personal details. Question 7. "Current country or territory of residence"
What did you enter in "Status"? "Visitor" or "Other", saying something like "Maintained Visitor via VR"?
What did you enter as "To" (expiration date) for the applicant's status? I assume "To" should be identical to my question #1
5710 instructions mention what to enter for "out-of-status" but nothing about "maintained".I tried to search but couldn't find a clear satisfying answer. Has somebody been in the same situation? If yes, do you mind sharing your experience?
Thank you for your time and all the best,
Victor.
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