Hello, I am helping some friends with their sponsorship application as I used to work in a law firm as an Assistant. My friend is Canadian, but her husband is not. He came here years ago on a visitor visa, overstayed, and began working without authorization. They were married last year and submitted their application. Last month, they received her approval to be a Sponsor. I advised him he should not work anymore last year and he hasn't since August of 2023. The letter they received states he can now apply for a work permit (which I know will give him status). However, they were completely honest with his work history in their application, and now they are wondering if they should just wait for the sponsorship to finish processing (about 6-8 more months or less) or apply for the work permit and risk an inadmissibility issue and exclusion order. Everything is done so far as biometrics, medical, and police clearances. Has anyone had a similar experience?