hi all, I need your trusted knowledge.
I have applied for permanence residency last August 2014. The estimated processing time are 17 months.
At that time, my closed work permit was expiring September 30, 2015. In august 2015, immigration contacted me to get a FBI police check, which i have requested right away but knowing that i would never be able to received my PR by september 2015.
I did right away apply for an OWP as i was eligible for PR (received my acknowledgement letter) so i can continue working in my company. Well, this OWP also take time (4 months) so I dont have it yet and i am wondering if i can still work in my company waiting for a decision on OWP and/or PR which ever comes first?
I believe i should have implicit status to work since i have applied for OWP and no decision has been made but i am not 100% sure. Can you guys confirm?
Thanks.
I have applied for permanence residency last August 2014. The estimated processing time are 17 months.
At that time, my closed work permit was expiring September 30, 2015. In august 2015, immigration contacted me to get a FBI police check, which i have requested right away but knowing that i would never be able to received my PR by september 2015.
I did right away apply for an OWP as i was eligible for PR (received my acknowledgement letter) so i can continue working in my company. Well, this OWP also take time (4 months) so I dont have it yet and i am wondering if i can still work in my company waiting for a decision on OWP and/or PR which ever comes first?
I believe i should have implicit status to work since i have applied for OWP and no decision has been made but i am not 100% sure. Can you guys confirm?
Thanks.