If TRV approved, when does it start? Same Q with Open Work Permit.

[Mrs.K]

Hello all,

I am a U.S. citizen. I am married to a Canadian citizen. I have already opened an account with Canada.ca. Their instructions tell me to fill out a 1295, a 5707, and a 5257. I am applying for visitor access and an open work permit.

According to "google", once approved, I can come to Canada. (I can come anyway on my passport.) I am still in the US. Does the typical "6 month" period begin when the application is approved OR upon my entry into Canada?

I also read on google that if the TRV is approved, the open work permit is issued at the border on entry. Can anyone confirm or deny?

How do you get the two to coincide? I don't want to apply too early as I'm not ready to come to Canada until end of February.

In an ideal situation, I would like to come, stay and work for the full 6 months.

Thank you!!

Suzy K

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello all,

I am a U.S. citizen. I am married to a Canadian citizen. I have already opened an account with Canada.ca. Their instructions tell me to fill out a 1295, a 5707, and a 5257. I am applying for visitor access and an open work permit.

According to "google", once approved, I can come to Canada. (I can come anyway on my passport.) I am still in the US. Does the typical "6 month" period begin when the application is approved OR upon my entry into Canada?

I also read on google that if the TRV is approved, the open work permit is issued at the border on entry. Can anyone confirm or deny?

How do you get the two to coincide? I don't want to apply too early as I'm not ready to come to Canada until end of February.

In an ideal situation, I would like to come, stay and work for the full 6 months.

Thank you!!

Suzy K

You are WAY off mark.

1. As a US citizen, you can't even apply for a TRV.

2. Being the spouse of a Canadian does not entitle you to an open work permit. You don't qualify for an OWP.

If you want to apply for a work permit, you need to come to Canada with your spouse and submit an inland spousal sponsorship app. You can include an OWP app with it and will receive the OWP after 3-4 months.

 

[Mrs.K]

You are WAY off mark.

1. As a US citizen, you can't even apply for a TRV.

2. Being the spouse of a Canadian does not entitle you to an open work permit. You don't qualify for an OWP.

If you want to apply for a work permit, you need to come to Canada with your spouse and submit an inland spousal sponsorship app. You can include an OWP app with it and will receive the OWP after 3-4 months.

With all due respect, I’m afraid you are wrong. I received a TRV in 2015 and we weren’t even married then. We left when it expired.

I absolutely qualify for an OWP based on the fact that I am married to a Canadian citizen.

The above are facts based on Canada. Ca website.

I simply want to know what the beginning time is after approval.

I thank you for you time in giving me this misinformation. Sorry.

 

[Mrs.K]

I don’t even need a TRV. I can come on my passport. The TRV is part of the 1255.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

With all due respect, I’m afraid you are wrong. I received a TRV in 2015 and we weren’t even married then. We left when it expired.

I absolutely qualify for an OWP based on the fact that I am married to a Canadian citizen.

The above are facts based on Canada. Ca website.

I simply want to know what the beginning time is after approval.

I thank you for you time in giving me this misinformation. Sorry.

Still no. You are misinterpreting the website.

US citizens are visa-exempt. You cannot get a TRV. If you apply for one, you will be automatically rejected. You likely had a Visitor Record or possibly a TRP if you were inadmissible, which is completely different.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp.

No, you certainly do not qualify for an OWP simply because you are married to a Canadian and will be refused. There is no such provision. Spouses of Canadian citizens/PRs only qualify to apply for an OWP if applying along with an inland sponsorship app. This is very well known.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1163&top=17
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=177&top=17
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...notices/open-work-permit-pilot-extension.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ts/foreign-workers/eligibility/open.html#LMIA

 

[Mrs.K]

Still no. You are misinterpreting the website.

US citizens are visa-exempt. You cannot get a TRV. If you apply for one, you will be automatically rejected. You likely had a Visitor Record or possibly a TRP if you were inadmissible, which is completely different.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp.

No, you certainly do not qualify for an OWP simply because you are married to a Canadian and will be refused. There is no such provision. Spouses of Canadian citizens/PRs only qualify to apply for an OWP if applying along with an inland sponsorship app. This is very well known.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1163&top=17
https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=177&top=17
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...notices/open-work-permit-pilot-extension.html
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ts/foreign-workers/eligibility/open.html#LMIA

 

[Mrs.K]

I do not want to immigrate. I tried to get some screen shots of the info I received, but can’t seem to post them. I won’t apply for a WP if I need to immigrate.

Long story short, he got deported from the US on an overstay, so I want to come to Canada to “hang out” until his US paperwork gets approved. BUT I need to work. I still have bills.

 

[Mrs.K]

The link you posted is from a pilot program from 2015.

I honestly appreciate your help. This freaking sucks when two countries keep people apart.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I do not want to immigrate. I tried to get some screen shots of the info I received, but can’t seem to post them. I won’t apply for a WP if I need to immigrate.

Long story short, he got deported from the US on an overstay, so I want to come to Canada to “hang out” until his US paperwork gets approved. BUT I need to work. I still have bills.

If you are going through the online tool, you are answering something wrong if it leads to a work permit option. There really is no work permit option as a spouse of Canadian citizen/PR outside of the inland spousal sponsorship app.

You can come to Canada as a visitor but cannot work.

The link you posted is from a pilot program from 2015.

I honestly appreciate your help. This freaking sucks when two countries keep people apart.

The inland sponsorship app OWP pilot program started in 2015 and has been continually extended since then. I posted the link for you to read about the only OWP option you have.

Your husband was deported for overstaying. That was his (or your joint) choice. You still have the ability to come to Canada to visit him. Neither government is keeping you apart.