Hello,

I am an Italian citizen settled in the UK and I've been accepted to participate in a 4 months exchange program at Kwantlen University due to start on the 5th of Jan/2012. I would like to bring my wife, who is a Brazilian citizen, along with me to Canada. We went through the Instruction Guide, but some doubts still remain, such as:

1. Does she need to apply for the Temporary Resident Visa or she will only need to be listed on my application?

2. Do we need to make a separated applications for the work permit or is it automatically granted for the two of us after I get my visa issued (I am full time student)?


About my wife, I just found this article:

Work Available to Your Spouse or Common-Law Partner
Eligibility
Your spouse or common-law partner may apply for a work permit if:
– you are a full-time student at:
a public post-secondary institution, such as a college or university or collège d’enseignement général et professionnel (CEGEP) in Quebec
– you have a valid study permit or
– you have a valid work permit.
Validity
Work permits for your spouse or common-law partner are valid for the same period of time as your study or work permit.
Note: Accompanying spouses or common-law partners of foreign students (including spouses or common-law partners of foreign students with post-graduation work permits) are eligible for an open work permit, which means they do not need a job offer or a labour market opinion from Service Canada.

So does it means basically that she can work and I cannot? If so, she can enter in Canada only with a Temporary Resident Visa and then apply for a Work Permit there?

Thanks for your help.
Sincerely

Giovanni

 

Hi,

We are in Canada, we made the application together and she got the visitors visa, and now we applied for the work permit in Canada for her, which we're still waiting. Although we heard that we could have applied together in the beginning or even when we arrived here.

But that is fine. Canada is wonderful