Hello everyone,
My spouse decided to move back to Canada in March, 2019 to which I accompanied. After spending 2 months with nothing to do apart from sightseeing the province I would call home, I began to get quite bored doing absolutely nothing.
In May of this year after researching and observing some of the forum threads - many stating with “Outland Sponsorship” I would not be able to apply for a “Work Permit”. I decided to call IRCC to acquire some information about the limitations regarding my application. The agent stated even though it is true that applying through the Outland route doesn’t qualify for me to apply for a work permit - each and every case is different and it wouldn’t hurt to try (the outcome would either be a yes or no).
So, May 20th I applied online via IRCC website for an “Open Work Permit”. The timeline is roughly 4 months, so I was looking to get a response closer to September 20th.
On August 26th my eligibility was reviewed, August 27th my application changed from “Submitted” to “Approved” and by August 28th there was a message in my account stating my application to remain in Canada as a temporary resident with an Open Work Permit has been granted and will receive my “Secured Document in the Mail”
Just wanted to give you guys a little good news on my end.
Best of Luck!
Kind Regards,
