Hello,
I am hoping to get to Canada with an Employer-Specific Work Permit and I have a lot of questions I'd like to get answers to. Any help or resources are appreciated.
Quick intro: I live in the Czech Republic and I have been working for a Canadian employer for over 8 months as an account coordinator (junior role in marketing). According to NOC, I should be either 1123 or 0124. Both of them are Skill Level A. I didn't find any other relevant NOC codes for digital marketing. I am hoping to get to Canada for like 2-3 years and bring my girlfriend (she's a common-law partner as we've been together for 6 years and we lived together for over a year).
As mentioned, there's a lot of questions I have. When answering, please use the same code as I do so it's easier to navigate (when I do 1a - Question, please do 1a - Answer)
Labour Market Impact Assessment
Employer-Specific Work Permit
There's a lot of question but my main concern is visas as I read that anyone staying for over 6 months should obtain visitor visas (and temporary residence). I should be assigned Electronic Travel Authorization for 5 years so I am not sure if I need additional visas to stay or not.
It seems like I will receive an Approval Letter before coming to Canada. When I am at the Point of Entry, I'll be issued the Work Visa. I'll also be issued ETA for 5 years.
Bringing Spouse
This one is tricky and I don't really have much knowledge about this. I did some research but didn't find much.
** (Following from *) - If I get a temporary residence, can they issue the same TR to my girlfriend?
It's a lot of questions. I have been studying this stuff for quite some time but it's still hard to understand. Again, any answers are appreciated.
Thank you,
Sky
I am hoping to get to Canada with an Employer-Specific Work Permit and I have a lot of questions I'd like to get answers to. Any help or resources are appreciated.
Quick intro: I live in the Czech Republic and I have been working for a Canadian employer for over 8 months as an account coordinator (junior role in marketing). According to NOC, I should be either 1123 or 0124. Both of them are Skill Level A. I didn't find any other relevant NOC codes for digital marketing. I am hoping to get to Canada for like 2-3 years and bring my girlfriend (she's a common-law partner as we've been together for 6 years and we lived together for over a year).
As mentioned, there's a lot of questions I have. When answering, please use the same code as I do so it's easier to navigate (when I do 1a - Question, please do 1a - Answer)
Labour Market Impact Assessment
- Nothing here, I'll be leaving this to my employer.
Employer-Specific Work Permit
There's a lot of question but my main concern is visas as I read that anyone staying for over 6 months should obtain visitor visas (and temporary residence). I should be assigned Electronic Travel Authorization for 5 years so I am not sure if I need additional visas to stay or not.
- 1a - What is the maximum length of an Employer-Specific Work Permit?
- 1b - Do I get the same health insurance as Canadian citizens or do I need to pay for one by myself? (I read that the employer should pay the health insurance for me)
It seems like I will receive an Approval Letter before coming to Canada. When I am at the Point of Entry, I'll be issued the Work Visa. I'll also be issued ETA for 5 years.
- 2a - Is ETA enough for me to travel from/to Canada when, for example, visiting parents in Europe?
- 2b* - Do I need to get Visitors Visa or is ETA enough to get Temporary Residence? Is the Visitors Visa recommended?
- 2c - Tied to question above. Can I even apply for a visitors visa so I get a Temporary Residence?
- 2d - Canada.ca and Cig.gc.ca says that "Anyone who plans to stay in Canada longer than 6 months at a time must apply for a visa.". Do I still need to apply for a visa if I get an Employer-Specific Work Permit or, again, is ETA enough?
Bringing Spouse
This one is tricky and I don't really have much knowledge about this. I did some research but didn't find much.
- 3a - How can I bring my spouse with me? Can she work?
- 3b - If so, how long can she stay?
- 3c - What does she need to apply for? (temp. residence, ETA, work permit?)
- 3d - From what I read, she needs to apply for work visas herself. How can I even get her to Canada with me?
- 3e - From what I read, there are 2 different answers on how she can apply for a work permit. The first says, that she will have to be a "spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker" in order to receive an open work permit. The second says, that she will have to be a "spouse of a skilled worker in an occupation under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill type 0, A or B". Is this the same? The second should be fine because according to NOC, I should be a skilled worker with level A.
** (Following from *) - If I get a temporary residence, can they issue the same TR to my girlfriend?
It's a lot of questions. I have been studying this stuff for quite some time but it's still hard to understand. Again, any answers are appreciated.
Thank you,
Sky