Open Work Permit application in progress - maintained status

[LJ5588]

Hi,

My husband currently has an in-Canada PR application in progress (inland spousal sponsorship).
Biometrics, Medical checks, and Eligibility has been completed, and Background verification is in progress.

He is currently in Canada on a multiple-entry visiting visa. He will reach 6 months of stay at the end of July.
He also applied for an Open Work Permit after receiving the AOR for the PR application, and this application is also in progress.

Would he need to apply for a visitor record to have legal status in Canada after July?
Or is having an OWP application in progress enough to have valid status?

Please also let us know if there is anything helpful on the IRCC website related to this type of situation.

 

[mvk88]

He needs to apply for visitor visa extension. Application in progress doesn't give him any status. If he doesn't extend his visitor visa he will be out of status.

 

[Muhammad Asif14]

Hi,

My husband currently has an in-Canada PR application in progress (inland spousal sponsorship).
Biometrics, Medical checks, and Eligibility has been completed, and Background verification is in progress.

He is currently in Canada on a multiple-entry visiting visa. He will reach 6 months of stay at the end of July.
He also applied for an Open Work Permit after receiving the AOR for the PR application, and this application is also in progress.

Would he need to apply for a visitor record to have legal status in Canada after July?
Or is having an OWP application in progress enough to have valid status?

Please also let us know if there is anything helpful on the IRCC website related to this type of situation.

Could you please tell me about AOR what is it..?
And how could I apply for Open Work permit..,?

 

[himankkohli6]

Hi,

My husband currently has an in-Canada PR application in progress (inland spousal sponsorship).
Biometrics, Medical checks, and Eligibility has been completed, and Background verification is in progress.

He is currently in Canada on a multiple-entry visiting visa. He will reach 6 months of stay at the end of July.
He also applied for an Open Work Permit after receiving the AOR for the PR application, and this application is also in progress.

Would he need to apply for a visitor record to have legal status in Canada after July?
Or is having an OWP application in progress enough to have valid status?

Please also let us know if there is anything helpful on the IRCC website related to this type of situation.

When did you applied and when you got your aor share your timeline then i would be able to tell

 

[Muhammad Asif14]

When did you applied and when you got your aor share your timeline then i would be able to tell

I haven't applied yet that's why I am asking that what is it?
Also can you tell me about Open work permit? Who can apply OWP?

 

[himankkohli6]

I haven't applied yet that's why I am asking that what is it?
Also can you tell me about Open work permit? Who can apply OWP?

People who applied for spousal pr and are in canada can get open work permit to work in canada till they get their pr status they fab apply for it once they get their aor aor means application number when you apply for pr you get it within 3 months

 

[mvk88]

Could you please tell me about AOR what is it..?
And how could I apply for Open Work permit..,?

An Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) is an official document that confirms that Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has received your application after checking for completion.
You can apply online using Gckey account or paper mail it to them.
The only difference is the processing time
Online
141 days
Paper
34 days

 

[himankkohli6]

An Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) is an official document that confirms that Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has received your application after checking for completion.
You can apply online using Gckey account or paper mail it to them.
The only difference is the processing time
Online
141 days
Paper
34 days

This means that paper applications are processed faster for pr than online please tell as i filled online

 

[YVR123]

He needs to apply for visitor visa extension. Application in progress doesn't give him any status. If he doesn't extend his visitor visa he will be out of status.

I think his OWP application would give him implied/maintance status unless the OWP application is returned as incomplete.

 

[mvk88]

I think his OWP application would give him implied/maintance status unless the OWP application is returned as incomplete.

It only gives implied status if he's renewing his work permit..

 

[Ponga]

He needs to apply for visitor visa extension. Application in progress doesn't give him any status. If he doesn't extend his visitor visa he will be out of status.

No he does not. You are correct that `Application in progress' does not help, but the OWP application certainly does.

Because the OWP was submitted BEFORE his legal status expired, he now has Maintained Status (previously known as Implied Status). IF the OWP is refused for some reason, he would then need to take action. Inland applicants have been doing this for a very long time (many, many years), so if you have evidence that things have changed please elaborate.

The OP could call IRCC, but reaching a human is difficult; reaching a human (in their call center) that knows the correct answer is even more challenging.

 

[YVR123]

It only gives implied status if he's renewing his work permit..

Not that I know of for inland sponsorship applications. It's been like that for years.