Those common-low partners and spouses who live with their Canadian partners are eligible to obtain a spousal work permit at the time of waiting for the decision on their application under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada Class.
The IRCC aims to process the submitted application within 12 months through the program spousal Sponsorship. Foreign wives are allowed to work under the work permit program while waiting for the decision which is taken by IRCC.
This can help ease the economic and emotional difficulties of the lengthy process of the application.
An applicant who has an open work permit is eligible to work for any Canadian Company. They don’t need the first offering confirmation of employment. The validity of these work permits is two years or for the expiry date of the applicant’s passport, whichever is earlier.
If you want to obtain a spousal work permit then you have fulfilled these eligibility criteria.
- You must submit the application for permanent residency under the Spousal/Common-Law Partner Sponsorship Migration Program.
- The applicants who want to apply under the Sponsorship class must have a status of temporary residence in Canada.
- Sponsors and Applicants must fulfill all the eligibility requirements that come with common law under the spousal partner sponsorship.
Once you get the acknowledgment receipt from the IRCC for applied sponsorship then you can apply for the work permit in Canada. You are eligible to apply for both at the same time.
If your spouse or common-law partner does not have the valid status of a temporary resident at the time of applying for the PR.
IRCC will process the work permit application of your spouse or common-law partner after the approval of the PR application.
