Inland spousal application for spouse who is on study permit

[panther360]

Hello All,

I am a permanent resident who got married in Canada officially February to my wife who is on Study permit(Marter's program) valid until March 2020.

Now I want to apply for in-land spousal permanent application.

Below are my questions:

#1. Can she travel outside of Canada after we apply for in-land application?
I have heard that this is not allowed. If no, then how much is the average wait time? Can anybody share their real experiences?

#2. If she takes summer off (As the University only has 1.5 credit course for this semester), can she still be eligible for Post-graduation work permit (PGWP)? Or she has to still be registered as full-time student during summer semester? What does "have continuously studied full-time" mean? Would this break be eligible for a scheduled break as she has to pay full-time fee for the summer?

 

[scylla]

1) As long as her study permit is valid she shouldn't have issues re-entering Canada (she may have to get a TRV to re-enter).
2) Depends whether it's a scheduled break. If summer is a scheduled break in her program and all of the students are taking summer off - then yes, she can too and there will be no issues with her PGWP. If it's not a scheduled break, then taking that break will most likely make her ineligible for a PGWP (she also won't be able to work during the break).

 

[KBH]

You may want to look into applying outland. The only benefit of applying inland is the ability to apply for an open work permit. You can apply outland while living in Canada, and if she plans to get a PGWP (and you can confirm she'll be eligible for one), there would be no need for her to apply inland.