haliaussie
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Hi,
I applied for the IEC WHP visa in March 2015 from my country of citizenship (Australia). Normally a 2 year visa. I received the letter of introduction in April, and the LOI had an expiry date of Sept 14, 2015, a date which I cannot determine the relevance of. I entered Canada on April 29, 2015, and the work permit given to me at the border had this same expiry date of Sept 14, 2015, effectively making the visa 4.5 months instead of 2 years.
Questions that I hope you can help me with
1) Has anyone heard of similar instances of this with (seemingly) random expiry dates on LOI and work permits? Or does anyone know a specific reason why this has occurred?
2) On the advice of CIC, I have submitted an application to change conditions of my work permit to Vegreville, AB office (including fee). Any idea on likelihood of success?
In addition, my wife (Canadian ciitizen by birth) and I submitted a PR application (spousal sponsorship) in October 2014, when we were still living in Australia. We received notification in December 2014 that my wife had been approved to sponsor me (roughly in line with the 44 day suggested processing time), and that my application was to be forwarded to the Ottawa office. This in itself seems odd as I thought it would be sent to the Sydney, Australia office.
More Questions
1) Would this still be classed as an "outland" application, even though my application was forwarded to Ottawa and not Sydney, Australia?
2) If considered outland, I believe I'm ineligible for a bridging visa to allow me to work between expiry of my current work permit (due to expire Sept 14, 2015 unless my application to get it amended as per above is successful), and granting of my PR?
3) If my work visa isn't extended, and my PR isn't approved by the expiry date (Sept 14, 2015), what options do I have to stay in Canada (preferably as a worker, at the least as a visitor?)
Lastly, my wife (Canadian citizen), who moved with me to Canada in April 2015, and plans to stay permanently, is pregnant with our first child, due in December (baby to be born in Canada). Does this have any impact on any of the above?
Thanks in advance for any advice. Seems like a couple of aspects of my situation is inconsistent with what would normally be expected (work permit expiry date, and my PR application being forwarded to Ottawa despite applying from outside Canada), hence I can't find relevant information on CIC website
I applied for the IEC WHP visa in March 2015 from my country of citizenship (Australia). Normally a 2 year visa. I received the letter of introduction in April, and the LOI had an expiry date of Sept 14, 2015, a date which I cannot determine the relevance of. I entered Canada on April 29, 2015, and the work permit given to me at the border had this same expiry date of Sept 14, 2015, effectively making the visa 4.5 months instead of 2 years.
Questions that I hope you can help me with
1) Has anyone heard of similar instances of this with (seemingly) random expiry dates on LOI and work permits? Or does anyone know a specific reason why this has occurred?
2) On the advice of CIC, I have submitted an application to change conditions of my work permit to Vegreville, AB office (including fee). Any idea on likelihood of success?
In addition, my wife (Canadian ciitizen by birth) and I submitted a PR application (spousal sponsorship) in October 2014, when we were still living in Australia. We received notification in December 2014 that my wife had been approved to sponsor me (roughly in line with the 44 day suggested processing time), and that my application was to be forwarded to the Ottawa office. This in itself seems odd as I thought it would be sent to the Sydney, Australia office.
More Questions
1) Would this still be classed as an "outland" application, even though my application was forwarded to Ottawa and not Sydney, Australia?
2) If considered outland, I believe I'm ineligible for a bridging visa to allow me to work between expiry of my current work permit (due to expire Sept 14, 2015 unless my application to get it amended as per above is successful), and granting of my PR?
3) If my work visa isn't extended, and my PR isn't approved by the expiry date (Sept 14, 2015), what options do I have to stay in Canada (preferably as a worker, at the least as a visitor?)
Lastly, my wife (Canadian citizen), who moved with me to Canada in April 2015, and plans to stay permanently, is pregnant with our first child, due in December (baby to be born in Canada). Does this have any impact on any of the above?
Thanks in advance for any advice. Seems like a couple of aspects of my situation is inconsistent with what would normally be expected (work permit expiry date, and my PR application being forwarded to Ottawa despite applying from outside Canada), hence I can't find relevant information on CIC website