畢業後工簽、配偶工簽、橋樑工簽通常可以在境內申請，但基於LMIA或者豁免LMIA的工簽通常要在境外申請或者在邊境申請，這兩種申請方法都有相當的拒簽幾率。
去年8月移民部出台了工簽可以在境內申請的利好，我們已經多次強調過並不是找到工作甚至沒有工作就可以在境內申請工簽，依然要先獲得LMIA或者滿足豁免LMIA的條件，兩者都非常難以實現，比旅轉學（之後獲得畢業工簽或配偶工簽）要困難得多。
近期移民部宣布該政策延期到2021年8月底，在此之前獲得了LMIA或者符合豁免LMIA的條件依然可以直接在境內遞交工簽，不用交境外或者去邊境。如果您的僱主支持LMIA的申請，可以聯繫我們辦理，不僅可以獲得工簽，還可以在快速通道中加50分起。
再次強調該政策需要僱主的大力配合，比如打廣告辦理LMIA。即使申請人符合少數豁免LMIA的條件（交換學者、宗教工作、跨國企業內部調動、省提名），僱主也需要提供相當的支持。
Ottawa, March 29, 2021 — A temporary public policy that allows visitors to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave Canada will be extended to August 31, 2021. The criteria will also be modified to allow any visitor who has a valid job offer to apply for an employer-specific work permit, regardless of the date they initially entered Canada.
Effective April 1, 2021, an applicant looking to benefit from this temporary public policy must
- have valid status in Canada as a visitor on the day they apply
- have remained in Canada with valid status
- have a valid job offer
- submit an in-Canada application for an employer-specific work permit that is supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or an LMIA-exempt offer of employment, no later than August 31, 2021
- meet all other standard admissibility criteria
This temporary public policy also provides the opportunity for applicants who meet these criteria and who had a valid work permit in the past 12 months to begin working for their new employer before their work permit application has been fully approved. To do so, they need to follow the steps on how to get authorization to work while they wait for approval.
More than 1,000 people with visitor status have applied for a work permit through this public policy since it was launched in August 2020.
Since March 2020, visitors have been prohibited from coming to Canada unless they are exempt for a specific reason, like reuniting with a family member.
