Hi Everyone,
I searched over the internet and read everything I was able to find at http://www.cic.gc.ca, but still have few questions regarding Open Work Permit and TRV. I would really appreciate your help.
Here is the situation:
My wife is currently a full-time student at a university in Canada. While applying to visa for her we specified that I am her sponsor.
Now, I need to come to visit her for short period of time (2 - 3 weeks) on her Christmas and New Year's Vacations (about 2 months from now), then I want to visit my business-partner in US and come back to my country. Later, in 3-5 month I want to come again and probably start working in Canada to support my wife while still running business in my country remotely from Canada.
Questions are:
I searched over the internet and read everything I was able to find at http://www.cic.gc.ca, but still have few questions regarding Open Work Permit and TRV. I would really appreciate your help.
Here is the situation:
My wife is currently a full-time student at a university in Canada. While applying to visa for her we specified that I am her sponsor.
Now, I need to come to visit her for short period of time (2 - 3 weeks) on her Christmas and New Year's Vacations (about 2 months from now), then I want to visit my business-partner in US and come back to my country. Later, in 3-5 month I want to come again and probably start working in Canada to support my wife while still running business in my country remotely from Canada.
Questions are:
- what is better to do: a) open visitor visa (Temporary Resident Visa) and then after I come back to my country ask for Open Work Permit visa? b) Just ask for Open Work Permit? c) another option?
- How does the work permit look in general? Is it a separate paper? Nothing goes to passport?
- What is my official status with Open Work Permit? Am I a visitor?
- Will my OWP expire after I leave Canada and I will have to apply for it once again?
- How can I check the processing time for OWP? I did not find OWP on this page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp Just CWP. So for ‘What are you applying for?’ I select ‘Visiting, studying, working temporary ’, then wha should I choose for ‘Which temporary residence application?’ ? There is no OWP, just WP, WP Extension and Visitor Visa. I want be sure that it is possible to get the visa in 2 month before vacations.
- http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=202&top=17 Does this mean that I need visitor visa (TRV) anyway to start working in Canada, because without TRV I can not enter Canada to start using my open work permit? So I need to apply to TRV first anyway?
- Is it possible to get OWP while being in Canada with TRV?
- Could you please give any other good advise/additional info that may help in my situation based on your experience?