Mai nt ai nedSt at usi nCanada
I nCanada,mai nt ai neds t at usr ef er st oas t at ewher eat empor ar yr es i denti sal l owedt oex t endt hei rs t ayi nt he c ount r y .Byj us tappl y i ngf ort hi sopt i on,y ouc angetper mi s s i ont os t ayi nt hec ount r yunt i lt her es ul t sofy our c ur r entper mi tappl i c at i onar er el eas ed. Mai nt ai neds t at usc anal l ow y out oc ont i nuel i v i ngi nCanadawi t hi nt hec ondi t i onss t i pul at edi nt hei ror i gi nal per mi t s .Soi fy ouor i gi nal l yhadawor kper mi t ,y ouc anbeal l owedt oc ont i nuewor k i ngi nt hec ount r y .Buti f y ouhadas t udentone,y ouc anonl yc ont i nues t udy i ngi nCanada. Fort hi st owor kt hough, y ouhav et oappl yf ormai nt ai neds t at usbef or ey ourex i s t i ngper mi t ex pi r es . Ac c or di ngt o I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugees ,andCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC)andot hers t ak ehol der s ,t hi ss houl dbeatl eas t30day s bef or ey ourc ur r entper mi tex pi r es .
Mai nt ai nedvsI mpl i edst at us Thet er m“ mai nt ai neds t at us ”wasc oi nedbyt heI RCCi n2021t or epl ac et het er m“ i mpl i eds t at us ” . Thi si sbec aus e t hel at t ers t at ement c onf us edbot happl i c ant sandi mmi gr at i onof f i c er sal i k e, par t i c ul ar l ybec aus ei t ’ sder i v edf r om pr ev i ousl egi s l at i on. Ass uc h, whent heI RCCc hangedt henamet omai nt ai neds t at us , t heymades ur et oi ndi c at e t hec hangeonal l t hei rpubl i cpagesandi ns t r uc t i ons .
Wor kper mi t sandmai nt ai nedst at us I fy ouhav eawor kper mi t ,t her e’ sonet hi ngy ouhav et ok eepi nmi ndwhenappl y i ngf ormai nt ai neds t at us– s omet i mesi tdoes n’ tal l owy out owor k .Ul t i mat el y ,i tdependsony ours i t uat i on.
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Fori ns t anc e,i fy ouappl i edt oex t endy ourwor kper mi torgetanot herone,y ouwi l lbeal l owedt oc ont i nue wor k i ngunt i l adec i s i onony ourappl i c at i oni sout . Ther e’ sonec ondi t i ont ot hi st hough–y ouhav et obewor k i ngundert hes amec ondi t i onsass t i pul at edi ny our or i gi nal wor kper mi t . Howev er , i f y ouappl yf oranewwor kper mi t t hr ought heI nt er nat i onal Ex per i enc eCanada s t r eam, y ouwon’ t beal l owedt owor kundery ouror i gi nal per mi t whi l ey ouwai t f ori mmi gr at i ons er v i c est omak e adec i s i on. Ont heot herhand,i fy ou’ r eonawor kper mi tandappl y i ngf orav i s i t orv i s aors t udyper mi t ,t hi ngsar equi t e di f f er ent .Forone,y ouwon’ tbeal l owedt oc ont i nuewor k i ngi nCanadaonc ey ourwor kper mi tex pi r es .I nf ac t , y ouwon’ tbeal l owedt os t udyi nt hec ount r yei t her–i ns t ead,y ou’ l lj us tbeal l owedt os t ayi nt hec ount r yas y ouawai tt heI RCC’ sdec i s i on.
St udyper mi thol der sandmai nt ai nedst at us I fy ouhav eas t udyper mi tandhav eappl i edt oex t endi t ,y ou’ r eus ual l yal l owedt oc ont i nues t udy i ngasy ou wai tf ort hedec i s i ont obemadeony ourappl i c at i on.Buti fy ous ubmi tabr andnews t udyper mi tappl i c at i on, y ouhav et os t ops t udy i ngwheny ouror i gi nal per mi tex pi r esandonl yr es umewhent henewonei si s s ued. Thi si squi t es i mi l art owhathappensi fy ou’ r eonas t udentv i s abutappl yf orawor k erone;y ouc an’ tbegi n wor k i ngunt i l t hef i nal dec i s i oni smade.Youc anr emai ni nCanadaasy ouawai tt hatdec i s i ont hough.
Mai nt ai nedst at usandl eavi ngCanada I f t her ei sonet hi ngt hat y ous houl dal way sk eepi nmi ndwhenonmai nt ai neds t at usi nCanada, i t ’ st hat l eav i ng t hec ount r yi ss y nony mouswi t hf or f ei t i ngy ourr i ght t owor ki nt hec ount r yunt i l adec i s i oni smadeony ourmos t r ec entappl i c at i on. Ass uc h,manyhav emi s s edbi r t hday s ,gr aduat i ons ,andot herev ent sbei nghel dabr oadwhi l et heyar eon mai nt ai neds t at us .I fy ouc hoos et oat t endt hough,ens ur et haty ouhav eenoughmoneyt os us t ai ny our s el f wheny ougetbac k ,atl eas tunt i ly ournew v i s ai sappr ov ed.Ands i nc et hi spr oc es sus ual l yt ak esmont hs , y ou’ l l hav et ohav es av edas i gni f i c antamounti ndeed.
Mai nt ai nedst at usandappl i cat i onr ef usal I fy ouappl i edf oranew per mi toranex t ens i onofanex i s t i ngper mi tandy ourappl i c at i onwasr ej ec t ed,y ou ar enol ongerel i gi bl ef ormai nt ai neds t at us .Ass uc h,i mmedi at el yy our ec ei v ey ourr ef us al ,y ous houl ds t op wor k i ngi nCanadaunl es sy ourwor kper mi thas n’ tex pi r edy et .I fi ti s ,y ous houl dc ont i nueunt i lt heex pi r y dat e. What ev ert hec as e,t her e’ sonet hi ngy ous houl dk nowt hough–t or emai ni nCanada,y ou’ l l hav et oappl yf or r es t or at i oni ns t at uswi t hi n90day sofy ourappl i c at i onbei ngr ef us ed.
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