Outland Application while on WHV?

[rhinogirl88]

I'm an American citizen that's about to move up to Calgary to be with my fiance on a one year WHV/IEC work permit. All this time, I thought we'd have to do the inland application because I would be a temporary resident of Canada. Is this actually the case? I've been following the timeline process of the inland application and it seems extremely long. The CIC website shows similar times for inland and outland applications but I've always read that outland is much quicker. Has anyone else ever done this?

 

[truesmile]

No, you do not have to apply "inland". In fact the general consensus on this forum is that (particularly for U.S. applicants), there is NO good reason to apply 'inland' rather than 'outland'. You ARE permitted to do so EVEN though you are IN Canada when you apply. By applying outland, you benefit from faster processing, you can travel back and forth (inland you must remain in Canada), and while the compromise is that you CANNOT get an 'open work permit' while processing, you could be finished the whole process via outland processing by the time you might have gotten that work permit with an inland application anyway.

 

[rhinogirl88]

No, you do not have to apply "inland". In fact the general consensus on this forum is that (particularly for U.S. applicants), there is NO good reason to apply 'inland' rather than 'outland'. You ARE permitted to do so EVEN though you are IN Canada when you apply. By applying outland, you benefit from faster processing, you can travel back and forth (inland you must remain in Canada), and while the compromise is that you CANNOT get an 'open work permit' while processing, you could be finished the whole process via outland processing by the time you might have gotten that work permit with an inland application anyway.

Thanks for replying so quickly, Truesmile. It does make more sense, timeline-wise, I was just worried about the conflict of working in Canada while submitting an outland application. I've been looking into it and I guess I would benefit from dual intent? I want to both be a temporary and permanent resident of Canada. Are there any pitfalls to doing an outland application while on WHV? Could I get on provincial healthcare (as a dependent of my future husband and/or as a temporary resident)? And what visa office would my application be processed at, I've seen that most Americans seem to be processed at the Ottawa office?

 

[little_apple]

Thanks for replying so quickly, Truesmile. It does make more sense, timeline-wise, I was just worried about the conflict of working in Canada while submitting an outland application. I've been looking into it and I guess I would benefit from dual intent? I want to both be a temporary and permanent resident of Canada. Are there any pitfalls to doing an outland application while on WHV? Could I get on provincial healthcare (as a dependent of my future husband and/or as a temporary resident)? And what visa office would my application be processed at, I've seen that most Americans seem to be processed at the Ottawa office?

Your visa office will be Ottawa.

Don't worry about the outland application when you are in Canada. I applied outland while being on an IEC visa.

And yes, you can get health care in Calgary. I am in Calgary as well. They just want to see your work permit and a rental agreement as a proof that you are living here. I was covered the whole time under Alberta Health Care