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anand02120

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Hello All,

Apologies if this has been asked before. I couldn't find the answer so posting. My wife who is a US citizen got a job in Canada and will be applying for her work permit at the port of entry.

As her spouse, will I be able to travel with her and apply at the border as well? I am an Indian citizen and residing in India currently. With Coronavirus in full swing, I would like to avoid waiting for 5 weeks and applying from India if possible due to the uncertain political climate.

Thank you for your help!
 
anand02120 said:
Hello All,

Apologies if this has been asked before. I couldn't find the answer so posting. My wife who is a US citizen got a job in Canada and will be applying for her work permit at the port of entry.

As her spouse, will I be able to travel with her and apply at the border as well? I am an Indian citizen and residing in India currently. With Coronavirus in full swing, I would like to avoid waiting for 5 weeks and applying from India if possible due to the uncertain political climate.

Thank you for your help!
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You do not qualify to apply for a work permit at a POE. You can apply for a TRV and if approved, apply from within Canada for a work permit. Alternatively, you can wait until she gets her work permit and then apply for a work permit from outside Canada.
 
canuck_in_uk said:
You do not qualify to apply for a work permit at a POE. You can apply for a TRV and if approved, apply from within Canada for a work permit. Alternatively, you can wait until she gets her work permit and then apply for a work permit from outside Canada.
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Would a TRV just be a tourist/visitor visa?
 
scylla said:
yes
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Thank you. 1/ Do my chances of approval for an open work permit reduce if I apply from inside Canada?
2/ Also I noticed that for TRV there is a tourism and a visitor visa. Which one should I be applying for given my intent to eventually apply for a an open work permit from inside Canada?
3/ Do I declare my intent to apply for a work permit inside Canada if asked by the immigration official during my visa interview/border?
4/ My intended duration of stay would at least be 2-3 months as that is the average processing time for an open work permit if applied from within Canada. Would a Canadian border official be ok with this or would they get suspicious? Even though we plan to stay in Canada for 1-2 years I am not sure how a border official would perceive this. The reason I want to apply from Canada is so that I can be with my wife to help her settle in but my concern is that they could think that I was trying to by pass their rules (avoiding to apply from outside Canada)

I do have extensive travel history to EU and US over the past 10 years. Does that help with this?
 
anand02120 said:
Thank you. 1/ Do my chances of approval for an open work permit reduce if I apply from inside Canada?
2/ Also I noticed that for TRV there is a tourism and a visitor visa. Which one should I be applying for given my intent to eventually apply for a an open work permit from inside Canada?
3/ Do I declare my intent to apply for a work permit inside Canada if asked by the immigration official during my visa interview/border?
4/ My intended duration of stay would at least be 2-3 months as that is the average processing time for an open work permit if applied from within Canada. Would a Canadian border official be ok with this or would they get suspicious? Even though we plan to stay in Canada for 1-2 years I am not sure how a border official would perceive this. The reason I want to apply from Canada is so that I can be with my wife to help her settle in but my concern is that they could think that I was trying to by pass their rules (avoiding to apply from outside Canada)

I do have extensive travel history to EU and US over the past 10 years. Does that help with this?
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TR. is not really the right visa so it could be refused because you are not a temporary visitor and should be applying for a SOWP. You can certainly try to apply for a TRV but would suggest going straight for the SOWP. Your choice. Assume you have checked the CUSMA (new NAFTA) if she is relying on the agreement.
 
anand02120 said:
Thank you. 1/ Do my chances of approval for an open work permit reduce if I apply from inside Canada?
2/ Also I noticed that for TRV there is a tourism and a visitor visa. Which one should I be applying for given my intent to eventually apply for a an open work permit from inside Canada?
3/ Do I declare my intent to apply for a work permit inside Canada if asked by the immigration official during my visa interview/border?
4/ My intended duration of stay would at least be 2-3 months as that is the average processing time for an open work permit if applied from within Canada. Would a Canadian border official be ok with this or would they get suspicious? Even though we plan to stay in Canada for 1-2 years I am not sure how a border official would perceive this. The reason I want to apply from Canada is so that I can be with my wife to help her settle in but my concern is that they could think that I was trying to by pass their rules (avoiding to apply from outside Canada)

I do have extensive travel history to EU and US over the past 10 years. Does that help with this?
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Were you able to get TRV or SOWP for urself from india?
 
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