Applying for a Spousal Work Permit Just in Time as a College Student’s Spouse｜Ms. A

I'm so glad I left the application method and timing entirely to VisaJP Canada!

Immigration Consultant

Yuki Shiraishi

Born in Japan. After earning a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, she worked for six years in New York as a marketing consultant at a major travel agency, while also studying in an MBA program at the City University of New York. After returning to Japan, she managed the visa center of the same travel company, handling various international visa applications for foreign clients.

Why did you decide to immigrate to Canada?

My husband was already working in Canada, and my children and I wanted to wait for a good breaking point in their school year in Japan, so we decided to go during spring break, just before the new Japanese school year started in April.

What made you choose Shiraishi VisaJP Canada?

When my husband originally applied for his study permit, he asked Shiraishi VisaJP Canada to handle it and got his visa very smoothly, so I had already decided to ask them to handle the visas for the rest of the family joining him later in Canada.

The Hardest Part

In January 2024, the immigration authorities announced that, ‘within a few weeks,’ work permits would no longer be issued to the spouses of college students. It threw me into a panic. Since I was planning to work in Canada, I immediately reached out to Ms. Shiraishi, who had handled my husband’s visa application. At that point, packing up and heading to Canada with the kids right away simply wasn’t realistic, so I had more or less given up on getting my own work permit.

But then she suggested applying for the work permit online from Japan, instead of at the airport as originally planned — it was a real eye-opener! With that approach, there was a chance we could still apply before the work permit rule change took effect, and if the application was approved, we could travel any time before my husband graduated. Naturally, I asked her to submit the application right away.

What Was Good About Asking Shiraishi VisaJP Canada

Since speed was everything, I prepared the documents exactly as Ms. Shiraishi instructed and submitted the application. The whole process, from asking for help to submitting the application, moved quickly.
After submitting, the result came back right at the processing time the immigration authorities had announced — and I was approved!
We were able to enter Canada right at my children’s spring break, exactly the breaking point in their Japanese school year we had been hoping for. I received my work permit and my children received long-term visitor visas at the airport. I really believe it was all thanks to Ms. Shiraishi’s hard work on our behalf. Thank you so much.

Additional Comments

Both my husband and I are very happy with the outcome, and we’d like to keep relying on Shiraishi VisaJP Canada, whom we trust, for everything going forward — including his post-graduation work permit and, eventually, permanent residence.

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