CAN A STUDENT VISA BE CONVERTED INTO OPEN WORK PERMIT?

[Kevinstu]

26 Jan. 2020

NEED HELP, PLEASE!

My fiancee and I came to Canada both as a student. Now, we plan to get married here in Canada. Can I, being her husband by then, convert my student visa to Open Work Permit ?

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...mits/post-graduation-work-permit-program.html

 

[canuck_in_uk]

26 Jan. 2020

NEED HELP, PLEASE!

My fiancee and I came to Canada both as a student. Now, we plan to get married here in Canada. Can I, being her husband by then, convert my student visa to Open Work Permit ?

After you marry, you can apply to change your status to worker based on her study permit.

 

[Kevinstu]

After you marry, you can apply to change your status to worker based on her study permit.

Thank you very much. Can you please direct me to the link that explains how to do it?

 

[Kevinstu]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...mits/post-graduation-work-permit-program.html

Thank you. But this link contains PGWP. My case is, we are both students at present, we came from the same country. We plan to get married before we finished the 2 year program. My question is, after we get married, how do I change my status from student to open work permit base on her status as a student?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thank you very much. Can you please direct me to the link that explains how to do it?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ices/work-canada/permit/temporary/extend.html

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...ices/work-canada/permit/temporary/extend.html

so if you are a married student, the spouse can work full time without regulation??? That's crazy

 

[canuck_in_uk]

so if you are a married student, the spouse can work full time without regulation??? That's crazy

Not sure what you mean about no regulation, as a work permit is required. Being able to apply for an OWP based on a spouse's study permit is nothing new or special.

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

Not sure what you mean about no regulation, as a work permit is required. Being able to apply for an OWP based on a spouse's study permit is nothing new or special.

I did my UG in the US and spouses were not allowed to work under any circumstances which is why I am surprised. Personally, I see it as something that can be abused but maybe it works here

 

[Copingwithlife]

I did my UG in the US and spouses were not allowed to work under any circumstances which is why I am surprised. Personally, I see it as something that can be abused but maybe it works here

Different countries, so of course different immigration rules

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

Different countries, so of course different immigration rules

Yep