Extension of OWP

Hello all,

We submitted our application for Inland Spousal Sponsorship for my wife last week. It was confirmed “delivered” last Thursday (April 30.2015) by Canada Post Courier. We live in Calgary,Alberta.

My wife’s OWP expires tomorrow (Tuesday May 05, 2015). From varies recent posts and articles written on-line http://bcimmigrationnewsletter.com/work-permits-and-implied-status-spousal-inland/ from various sources we understand that because we submitted both the Inland Spousal Sponsorship and the Application to Change Conditions or Extend your Stay as a Worker before her OWP expired that my wife can continue working while theapplications are processed? Is this true?

The sponsorship and Change Conditions, Extend your stay as a worker were both submitted in the same package as the new rules dictate.

Any help is appreciated,

Regards,

John

Hello John,

Thank you for sharing your wife’s situation and question with us. We apologize for the delay in responding to your inquiry.

You can find some detailed information on the the CIC Website in the CIC Help Centre on implied status section.

Here is an excerpt,

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You may want to contact the the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Call Centre directly for some definitive information regarding your wife’s situation.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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