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Police Certificate and open work permit

Kay17

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Feb 10, 2009
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Ontario
Hi,

My husband I and have been applying for my permanent residency (within Canada). He is a Canadian Citizen and I am British. Yesterday we recieved a letter saying that I satisfied the requirements to become a PR and that they want me to provide them with a Police Certificate to complete the application. They said that in the mean time I can apply for an "Open Work Permit". I just wanted to know how long each thing will take, whether its worth applying for the work permit. I dont want to pay the money for the work permit only for the PR application to be completed before.

I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!
 

PMM

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Jun 30, 2005
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Hi

Kay17 said:
Hi,

My husband and have been applying for my permanent residency (within Canada). He is a Canadian Citizen and I am British. Yesterday we recieved a letter saying that I satisfied the requirements to become a PR and that they want me to provide them with a Police Certificate to complete the application. They said that in the mean time I can apply for an "Open Work Permit". I just wanted to know how long each thing will take, whether its worth applying for the work permit. I dont want to pay the money for the work permit only for the PR application to be completed before.

I appreciate any help you can give me. Thanks!
1. Assuming they want a UK police permit, takes about 4 weeks. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/europe/united-kingdom.asp
2. depends on the office that finalizes the application, Etobicoke could be up to a year, others 3/4 months.

PMM
 

Kay17

Newbie
Feb 10, 2009
2
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Ontario
Thanks for your reply!

Just to clarify, the 3/4 months to a year was for the open work permit or for them to process the Police Certificate and finish off the Permanent Residency?

Thanks again
 

PMM

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Jun 30, 2005
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HI

Kay17 said:
Thanks for your reply!

Just to clarify, the 3/4 months to a year was for the open work permit or for them to process the Police Certificate and finish off the Permanent Residency?

Thanks again
97 days for work permit.http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/canada/process-in.asp#temp_res
 

jsdd85

Newbie
Nov 5, 2012
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1.a work permit with the same employer
2.restoration of a temporary resident status as a worker
3.a work permit with new employer
4.initial temporary resident permit or extension of temporary resident permit

HI pmm, can i ask which check box/option should we mark for the application of the opwn work permit? thank you so much. :)