I am sponsoring my common-law partner and we submitted the application March 2021.
We did not include a work permit application which we realized was a mistake since he is out of status and cannot work.
Since we haven't received any updates on his permanent resident application after the biometrics last September 2021,
we have decided for him to send an open work permit application. On the website it says:
'If your spouse or common-law partner has already submitted an application for permanent residence but hasn’t applied for an open work permit, they can submit a completed IMM 5710 and the correct fee to this address:
I am trying to look for the option to settle the "correct fee" in the eservices payment section.
Should I be selecting temporary residence on the "what type of application are you submitting" section?
If I select permanent residence, it does not provide a work permit option.
Here's a reference photo:
Thanks for the answers ahead.
We did not include a work permit application which we realized was a mistake since he is out of status and cannot work.
Since we haven't received any updates on his permanent resident application after the biometrics last September 2021,
we have decided for him to send an open work permit application. On the website it says:
'If your spouse or common-law partner has already submitted an application for permanent residence but hasn’t applied for an open work permit, they can submit a completed IMM 5710 and the correct fee to this address:
- Case Processing Centre in Edmonton
Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada
c/o Work permits for spouses or common-law partners, Station 777
9700 Jasper Avenue NW, Suite 55
Edmonton, AB T5J 4C3"
I am trying to look for the option to settle the "correct fee" in the eservices payment section.
Should I be selecting temporary residence on the "what type of application are you submitting" section?
If I select permanent residence, it does not provide a work permit option.
Here's a reference photo:
Thanks for the answers ahead.