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Yes another moving to Canada thread, however I am unclear on something... Can one work in Canada with a 6 month visa, or do you need to be full citizen?...
You don't have to be a citizen to get work or student visas but you do need to meet certain sets of eligibility requirements depending on which program(s) you would be applying for. Find out if you would be eligible to apply by answering the questionnaire at this link.
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If you are a U.S. citizen you cannot simply come and work in Canada with your U.S. passport. You are able to stay up to 6 months per visit but absolutely no legal work is permitted unless you acquire employer sponsorship for a dedicated work permit. The same applies for Canadian citizens wanting to work in the U.S.
Yeah, good luck "instantly" getting in. I immigrated to Canada from Ukraine as a child with my family and immigration was a long tedious process. You think you can just drive up to Canada and submit a work permit?
You don't have to be a citizen to get work or student visas but you do need to meet certain sets of eligibility requirements depending on which program(s) you would be applying for. Find out if you would be eligible to apply by answering the questionnaire at this link.
If an applicant is married to a Canadian citizen that can be helpful if the Canadian citizen is in a good enough financial position to sponsor the applicant spouse. But just being married to a citizen isn't a free pass and doesn't necessarily guarantee that the applicant will be eligible to immigrate. All other criteria for immigration still have to be taken into account. There are many Canadian citizens who have married people from other countries who have had their applications denied, or have even been denied entry into Canada and can't even visit.
For a couple of examples - If the applicant is a known criminal with a long criminal history and records, or if he has other serious offenses or serious financial or multiple health problems that would have automatically disqualified him anyway, then being married to a Canadian citizen isn't going to help him one bit. It just means the Canadian citizen he's married to has a different problem of their own to deal with.
If you are a U.S. citizen you cannot simply come and work in Canada with your U.S. passport. You are able to stay up to 6 months per visit but absolutely no legal work is permitted unless you acquire employer sponsorship for a dedicated work permit. The same applies for Canadian citizens wanting to work in the U.S.
This.
I was in the NWT for a month volunteering two years ago and the MPs office was rather skeptical that I was picking a few carrots and zucchini in Ndilo. Eventually all worked out and I was cleared, but they definitely monitor that stuff to make sure others aren't "doing a job a Canadian citizen could be doing" as I was told. I don't disagree with the policy, just that anyone thinking that they take it lightly would be mistaken. Entering Canada I was help up at the border for 4 hours as the officers were making sure I wasn't a 22 year old punk who had no plan to return to the USA. I was planning to stay three months, but they only issued me a one month visa. I suppose when your a young kid traveling alone by car and you tell the border police your driving to Yellowknife for a few months to check out a newly established non profit organization, it's going to raise a few flags.
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