H-1B Open Work Permit Measures Expansion

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateSeptember 27, 2023

CategorySkilled work, student, family

Policy toolOther

Policy effect

IRCC enacted a policy to resolve processing backlogs by processing applications that exceeded the 10,000 cap, accepting late applications for accompanying family members, and waiving study permit fees for minor children of H-1B open work permit holders.

Official source excerpt

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… citizenship/news/notices.html) # New temporary public policy to facilitate processing of some H-1B open work permit applications **Ottawa, March 18th, 2024—**A new temporary public policy took effect on September 27, 2023, to facilitate certain applications that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received under the H-1B open work permit measure, launched on July 16, 2023. This temporary public policy clarifies internal processing procedures only. We are not inviting new principal applicants to apply at this time. The new public policy authorizes IRCC to process 1. a small number of … applications received in excess of the cap because they were submitted simultaneously to the cap being reached on July 17, 2023 2. applications that were submitted on behalf of applicants and their family members by their immigration representatives through the Authorized Paid Representatives Portal before the cap was reached on July 17, 2023 3. work permit applications for accompanying family members, including those who have already applied for a work permit, or who will apply for one in the next 12 months Additionally, the new temporary public policy waives study permit processing fees for … minor children (17 and under) of H-1B holders who applied for a work permit under the initial H-1B open work permit measure and now wish to apply for a study permit from within Canada after arrival, although a physical study permit is not necessary for minors to study in Canada. This will help resolve issues experienced in the application process by some H-1B applicants who were unable to submit a study permit application for their minor children. Instructions for family members of principal applicants on how to apply under the new public policy and eligibility criteria on how to waive study …

Government of CanadaCanada.ca. H-1B Open Work Permit Measures Expansion. Effective 2023-09-27.Open official source

Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/new-temporary-public-policy-facilitate-h1b-application-processing.html

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H-1B Open Work Permit Measures Expansion

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2023