Spouse work permit for Canadian permanent Resident.

[dinumathew]

Hi everyone,
I am a permanent resident of Canada since 2014. My wife is living in India, I want to know if I could apply for a work permit for my wife while her PR application is in process?
or is it better to apply for a visit visa to come to Canada and apply for a work permit from inside Canada while waiting for the PR to be approved?
or is there any way that I can apply for work permit for her even before I start the application for the PR?
Thanks in advance

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi

If she is able to get a TRV to Canada, you can submit an inland sponsorship application with an OWP. She would get the OWP about 4 months after submitting the inland app. However, with a PR spouse in Canada, the chances of her being approved for a TRV are low.

Your other option is to submit an outland sponsorship app. There is no work permit option with an outland app.

 

[rambopg]

If you have already applied for Spousal PR sponsorship, then she cannot get a work permit on her own (unless a Canadian company hires her from India, low chances since Canada's economy is in the toilet right now).

The chance of getting a visitor visa before you apply for Spousal PR sponsorship is Zero. There is a good (50-50) chance of getting visitor visa after you apply for her Spousal PR sponsorship.

Please see this thread for tips on how to apply for TRV for New Delhi office: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/visitor-visa-grantedwife-of-pr-t273759.15.html

The only way she could have gotten a work permit is if you had applied for her visitor visa before getting married and then you guys applied as Inland Spousal Sponsorship with OWP.