Bridge work visa

Bridge work permit background introduction

On December 15, 2012, the Canadian Immigration Department launched the Bridging Open Work Permit, which allows foreign workers whose immigration applications are pending but the work permit is about to expire to obtain an open work permit. To apply for a bridge work permit, the applicant must hold a valid work permit, and cannot hold other types of visas (visitors, study permits), nor can they restore their status after the work permit expires. A bridge work permit cannot be applied for outside of Canada, nor at the border. Fast-track applicants can usually submit a bridge work permit immediately after submitting immigration, and the visa officer will wait for the initial review to pass the bridge work permit. After the bridge work permit is submitted, the applicant has Implied Status and can continue to work until approved, even if the previous work permit has expired.

Application conditions

· Must be currently in Canada;

· The current work permit is valid for less than 4 months.

· They are applicants for Federal Skilled Immigration, Canadian Experience Class, Provincial Nominee Immigration or Federal Skilled Worker immigration and their immigration application has been initially reviewed.

· If the applicant is a provincial nominee immigration applicant, the nomination letter must indicate that there are no employment restrictions.

Precautions:

· Whether you can apply for a bridge work permit and whether the provincial nomination is based on the employer is irrelevant. The only factor is whether the nomination letter indicates Employment restrictions. As long as this column is No, you can apply for a bridge work permit.

· The bridge work permit is an open work permit, but it does not mean that you can work for other employers after you get the bridge work permit. Provincial nominee applicants still need to meet the conditions for provincial nomination, and some programs require applicants to continue to work for the same employer during the federal process.

· The closed work permit requires the cooperation of the employer, so it is usually more convenient to apply for a bridge work permit. But if the column of Employment restrictions is Yes, you can only apply for a closed work permit.

· In addition, if the applicant feels that the paper provincial nomination review cycle is too long, they can also consider using a closed work permit plus 50 points to take the fast track.

· Applying for a closed work permit with a provincial nomination letter is exempt from LMIA (regardless of the content of the Employment restriction column).

· Holders of Quebec CSQ can also apply for a closed work permit exempting LMIA, but they cannot apply for a bridge work permit, and they cannot use the closed work permit to add points to EE (Quebec immigration and federal immigration conflict).

How to apply:

· Apply online

Bill of Materials

· Application form IMM5710

· Evidence that the immigration application has passed the preliminary examination

· Passport or travel document, you need to scan the first page, signature page and every page with visa and stamp.

· If you are a provincial nominee applicant, you need to provide
an electronic photo of the nomination letter