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Implied status and leaving Canada

ladybug8888

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Hello,

I would like to know if there is someone in same situation as my husband and I...

We both left Canada while on Implied status and when we returned I was denied as a worker but my husband wasn't.

He was told that his application is processing and he keeps his implied status. (we both have signed for extension of a work permit, while new LMIA was processed)

I'm a litte confused about that because everywhere I read information about implied status, there is written that if you once leave Canada you cannot return as a worker.

Is there someone maybe who had same situation? Or this was a mistake of the officer?
 

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Might have been a mistake, but yea, you can't continue on implied status if you leave Canada during that time.
 

nov1061

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ladybug8888 said:
Hello,

I would like to know if there is someone in same situation as my husband and I...

We both left Canada while on Implied status and when we returned I was denied as a worker but my husband wasn't.

He was told that his application is processing and he keeps his implied status. (we both have signed for extension of a work permit, while new LMIA was processed)

I'm a litte confused about that because everywhere I read information about implied status, there is written that if you once leave Canada you cannot return as a worker.

Is there someone maybe who had same situation? Or this was a mistake of the officer?
Hi,
you can't travel outside Canada once on implied status otherwise you lose it.
 

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ladybug8888 said:
He was told that his application is processing and he keeps his implied status. (we both have signed for extension of a work permit, while new LMIA was processed)

I'm a litte confused about that because everywhere I read information about implied status, there is written that if you once leave Canada you cannot return as a worker.
It's a little more nuanced than that, and depends on the stage of processing.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/visa/validity/implied.asp

But generally, yes, if you leave Canada on implied status, you lose that implied status.
 

ladybug8888

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Thanks for all replies :)

Hopefully we will get some more information about it from a lawyer, who we are going to contact.

I hope that even if the officer've made a mistake we won't be in trouble because of it.