My family and I arrived in Alberta from Australia in 2005 - our temporary resident status is current till end of 2007. We applied for PR last year which is now 'in process'. In January of this year I received a job offer and the company was kind enough to go through the rigorous process of applying to Human Resources for approval. It's been over 3 months and still waiting. My questions are:
1.I understand from the immigration website, contrary to what I was told over the phone, that I can apply for a work permit from within Canada as distinct from going through a consulate in the US. Is this correct?
2. Are there advantages in applying from within Canada ie quicker processing times?
3. I have a file no. from Human Resources so can I apply for my work permit before approval from HR so as to get the ball rolling?
4. I will be the only one working initially so do I still need photos for everyone in my family with the application?
I think it is always better to appply from within Canada than outside, if you can.
I think there is a process called simultaneous processing where you can apply for Work Permit while your LMO is in process but I couldn't find information about it. Cheers!!
Hi guys there has been a new process for WP where you can apply for you WP as the employer applies for the LMO - as they both take similar amount of time the idea is that as one is approved then the other is also - therefore in effect cutting the waiting time in half.
As this is a new process (think it started in April) no one knows if in fact this is going to be the case.
Think that this new process is good for the medical/education foreign workers as whilst the LMO is being dealt with then CHC can start doing the meds etc ready to approve WP on the basis of the LMO decision - I know that some people in those professions have waited stupid amounts of time to get to WP stage.
Hope that this helps the OP
Gaynor x
PS you dont need to have photos done for a WP or SOWP
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