HELP! Visiting friend being abandoned by husband.

[magicyte]

I'm not sure if there's a chance of helping her out but doesn't hurt to ask here.

My friend is going through a separation. She is here as a visitor with her husband on his work visa. They have 2 daughters who have been in school here for nearly 2 years already. The husband is simply going to ditch her here in a few months.

I've helped her start the process of going to immigration centres to help find employment and have just begun searching for employers willing to write an lmo. Is there any standard in place that deals wit these extreme circumstances when a spouse abandons the other and leaves the country?

My friend wants nothing more than to stay in Canada and give her children a safe future. Is there anything that will help this situation for her?

 

[steaky]

What is your status in Canada and where you are living?

 

[magicyte]

She has visitor status on her husbands work visa. She's been in Manitoba for 2 years now.

 

[magicyte]

I thought there might be more compassion from immigration Canada considering the extreme circumstances and the fact the children have created ties here with school friends etc.

 

[scylla]

Unfortunately there are no special provisions for these types of circumstances.

If she wants to remain in Canada, then the help you're providing to her (trying to find an employer who can provide an LMO) is the right way to go.

Good luck - hope things work out for her.

 

[magicyte]

Yeah I was afraid of that being the only option. We went to icmanitoba.com...after that met them and they said so long as she can get a job offer and lmo that she should be fine. They seemed optimistic...so we have our fingers crossed. Luckily she speaks 3 languages so the job hunt might go easier...hopefully

 

[magicyte]

It's a shame for the husband to just run away from his family like that. Hearing the stories of bus bombings happening randomly is insane in Israel. I can see why she wants to build her life here in Canada for her children. No child should be brought up in those surroundings.

 

[scylla]

The most difficult step will be finding an employer who is willing to go through the LMO process. To obtain an approved LMO, an employer must advertise the job to prove that no Canadian (or someone already holding a work permit) could be found for the role. The processing time for the LMO is typically a couple of months. And even if an employer has advertised the role to prove a Canadian couldn't be hired, there's still no guarantee of approval. This is the reason why some / many employers aren't willing to go through the process.

Good luck to your friend. Hopefully she will get lucky.

 

[Pippin]

How much longer is her visit visa valid? I read recently on forum that you have to return to home country in order to change from a visit to work visa. I don't have official links to prove that though. Does anyone else know about it?

 

[magicyte]

She's on her husbands visa until april 2014. But it all depends on whether he really leaves or not. Luckily she has 3 languages she speaks and a jewelry background so that should give her an edge on an lmo with a jewelry sales place or telemarketing at least