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Strum
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 Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject: visa for Canada |
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| If a Japanese person wants to visit Canada and look for work are they able to enter the country on a tourist visa and then change their visa status from within Canada? A friend thinks she would have to return to Japan to be issued a work or student visa to be able to stay in Canada longer. I was under the impression that her visa status could be changed from within Canada or with a quick run to an office in the States and back. Thanks. |
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moot point
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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A tourist visa will and cannot be extended by "a quick run to the states".
Why doesn't she visit Canada on a WHV? |
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canuck
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: visa for Canada |
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| Strum wrote: |
| If a Japanese person wants to visit Canada and look for work are they able to enter the country on a tourist visa and then change their visa status from within Canada? A friend thinks she would have to return to Japan to be issued a work or student visa to be able to stay in Canada longer. I was under the impression that her visa status could be changed from within Canada or with a quick run to an office in the States and back. Thanks. |
I thought tourist visas to Canada are valid for 6 months. That's a lot of time. I agree with moot, WHV is the easiest. |
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johanne
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| Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| Actually I think the tourist visa for Japanese might only be good for 3 months. If your friend is under 30 WHV is definately the easier way. It's quite hard to get a working visa for Canada - you need a sponsor and very few places qualify since most jobs can be done by Canadians. |
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