{"id":24,"date":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","slug":"spousal-open-work-permit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=24","title":{"rendered":"Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"24\" class=\"elementor elementor-24\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000310 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-page-hero vz-service-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000030f e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000030f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000030b vz-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000030b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=8\">Services<\/a> &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Work in Canada\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000030c vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000030c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WORK IN CANADA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000030d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000030d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spousal Open Work Permit (SOWP)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000030e vz-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000030e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031c e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-service-detail e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"000031c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031b e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000031b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031a e-con-full vz-node vz-services-layout e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"000031a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000313 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-body e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000313\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000311 vz-article elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What it is<\/h2><p>A spousal open work permit lets you work for almost any employer while your spouse or common-law partner works, studies or sponsors you in Canada. No job offer is needed.<\/p><h2>Who is eligible<\/h2><ul><li>Partner working in Canada: a TEER 0 or 1 job, or a listed TEER 2 or 3 job, with at least 16 months left on their permit when IRCC receives your application<\/li><li>Partner studying in Canada: a master&#x27;s program of 16 months or more, a PhD, or an eligible professional degree such as medicine, law, nursing or engineering<\/li><li>Partner sponsoring you from inside Canada: you live together and hold valid status<\/li><\/ul><p>Officers go by the occupation code on your partner&#x27;s permit, not their actual duties. Dependent children don&#x27;t qualify under the worker or student routes.<\/p><p>Find out whether your family qualifies. Book a 30-minute consultation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000312 vz-content-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Service information supplied by Visazone \u00b7 October 24, 2026. Program requirements can change; confirm the requirements that apply to your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000319 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-sidebar e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000314 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT STEP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000315 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0000315\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s look at your options.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000316\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a 30-minute consultation for guidance tailored to your immigration history and goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000317 vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0000317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000318 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0000318\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+16473827200\">+1 647 382 7200<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000324 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0000324\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000323 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000322 e-con-full vz-node vz-cta-inner vz-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000322\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0000320 e-con-full vz-node  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0000320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031d vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000031d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"000031e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with a clear assessment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-000031f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"000031f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us about your immigration matter. 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What it is A spousal open work permit lets you work for almost any employer while your spouse or common-law partner works, studies or sponsors you in Canada. 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