Open Work Permit for Spouses
Open Work Permits for Spouses, Common-Law, and
Conjugal Partners of Canadians or Permanent Residents
Spouses, common-law,
and conjugal partners of Canadian citizens or permanent
residents can obtain an open work permit while their sponsorship application
for permanent residence is being processed. This permit allows them to work for
any employer in Canada, providing financial support for themselves and their
families during the immigration process. Here’s how you can benefit from this
open work permit.
Introduction
The Spousal Sponsorship program is part of the
Family Class immigration category. Under this program, a Canadian
citizen or permanent resident (the sponsor) can sponsor their spouse,
common-law, or conjugal partner (the sponsored person) for Canadian permanent
residence.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
(IRCC) aims to process applications under the
Spousal Sponsorship program within 12 months. The Open Work Permit for Spousal,
Common-Law, and Conjugal Partners helps alleviate the economic and emotional
burdens of the long application process by allowing the sponsored person to
work without needing a confirmed job offer.
An open work permit is not tied to any
specific employer, enabling the holder to work for almost any employer in
Canada.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for an open work permit, the
foreign national must:
- Be a principal applicant who has submitted a permanent residence
application under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in Canada Class, or as
a spouse, common-law, or conjugal partner under the Family Class. The
application must have been accepted for processing by IRCC after meeting a
completeness check and not have been refused or withdrawn.
- Have submitted a work permit application with a requested duration
of up to two years.
- Be the subject of a sponsorship application submitted by their
Canadian citizen or permanent resident spouse, common-law, or conjugal
partner.
- Share the same residential address as their sponsor in Canada at
the time of application.
- Have valid temporary resident status in Canada or be eligible for
and have applied for the restoration of their status.
- Both the applicant and the sponsor must meet all eligibility
requirements under spousal or common-law partner sponsorship.
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