Is it more difficult to apply for an open work visa in Canada than a visit visa?

In order to facilitate the absorption of qualified people to stay in Canada, the Canadian Immigration Bureau introduced the open work visa category a few years ago. However, in the process of providing consulting services, visa veterans found that many friends have some misunderstandings about open work visas: some think that international students can only apply for open work visas after completing their studies; Others believe that no employer can apply for an open work visa; Others think that it is more difficult to apply for an open work visa than to visit relatives, and it is easy to be refused. In order to facilitate friends to know more about the open work visa, veterans will give a relatively detailed explanation here.

According to the Canadian immigration law, there are three main types of people who can apply for an open work visa: first, international students who have graduated from regular universities in Canada and have been studying full-time for at least 8 months; 2. Spouses and working-ability children of international students attending junior college or above courses in Canadian colleges and universities; Three. Spouses and working children of work permit holders with occupational category of 0\A\B a \ b a \ b. ..

Canadian immigration law clearly stipulates that applicants who open a work visa do not need to find a good employer in advance, nor do they need LMO (labor market opinion). After obtaining the work permit, the applicant can serve any employer he/she finds, regardless of industry and specialty.

Many friends whose spouses are studying or working in Canada think that opening a work visa is a work visa, which is definitely much more difficult than visiting relatives. The application is risky and easy to be rejected. Facts have proved that this understanding is one-sided. In the cases handled by veterans, the application for visiting relatives visa was rejected and then the open work visa was successfully changed. Open work visas and visiting relatives visas are non-immigrant visas, and the tendency to stay should be overcome. Applying for an open work visa clearly means that you will stay with your spouse until his status expires, and then return to China together; A visiting visa usually means that you will return to China after a short stay. Persuading visa officers to open work visas is no more difficult than visiting relatives.

International students apply for an open work visa after graduation, and the duration varies from 8 months to 3 years, depending on the length of the course. The validity period of the open work visa of the spouse/child of the student visa or work visa holder is the same as that of the foreign student or the staff member himself.

Compared with visiting relatives visa, the biggest advantage of open work visa is that you can work legally in Canada. Tourist visa holders are not allowed to work. If you want to work, you must switch to an open work permit. In addition, in terms of stay time, a single round-trip visit visa usually allows only a maximum of six months in Canada. An open work visa can accompany the spouse until the visa expires.