I just need to check whether the Open Work Permit is a right granted by having an APRC or whether the APRC simply enables you to apply for an open work permit.
Also, if it simply enables me to apply for an Open Work Permit:
a) How do I apply for it (OWP)?
b) Does it take a long time to process?
c) Has anyone been refused an OWP and why?
d) Does possession of an APRC remove the need for a work permit for a second job or is the OPW required for that?
I ask because I have a morning job waiting for me with my employer from a few years ago, but they require me to have an APRC. They seem to believe that the APRC removes the need for me to have another work permit to work with them.
They’ll actually print out the Open Work Permit in 20 minutes now if you don’t mind waiting in the office. Mr. Liu was even nice enough to process mine during his lunch break!
You can qualify for an open permit under Article 51, but they have strange interpretations of the rules. I was denied one with two in hand on the grounds that I was “no longer” eligible (they read that you had to apply within 2 years of holding an ARC). Don’t know how one is supposed to change jobs later. That was not PARC however, so it may not apply.
[quote=“Reaperjim”] […] d) Does possession of an APRC remove the need for a work permit for a second job or is the OPW required for that?
I ask because I have a morning job waiting for me with my employer from a few years ago, but they require me to have an APRC. They seem to believe that the APRC removes the need for me to have another work permit to work with them.[/quote]
No, the APRC does not qualify you to work. You must apply for the OPW. However, as others have said above, getting the OPW is essentially a formality once you have your APRC, so just do it.
Article 51 work permits are in general for APRC holders only. If you do not hold an APRC it does not apply. My OWP was easy to get, easiest doc I got from any govt.
Do any of you know what will happen if an APRC holder is caught working without an owp?
