Extending Your Stay? Here's Exactly What to Say to Your Employer.
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What's in the guide:
A short, practical breakdown covering how to start the conversation with your employer about extending your stay, the right questions to ask about your visa options, and the documents and requirements to have ready.
Who's it for:
Work permit holders whose visa is approaching expiry — or anyone who wants to be prepared ahead of time.
Why it matters:
Here's what we see constantly:
People wait until their visa is weeks from expiring to bring up an extension with their employer.
By then there's no runway left — not enough time to file, and you're stuck between a lapsing permit and a rushed application.
Immigration programs are also shifting right now — caps changing, priorities rewritten, processing times unpredictable.
Waiting for your employer to raise it isn't a plan. You need to know how to start the conversation, what to ask for, and what to have ready — before the deadline is close.
This guide is how you start.
Why Navio:
Most immigration help falls into two camps:
firms that sell you more than you need at a price you can't justify, or
DIY guides that leave you second-guessing every step.
Navio is the gap in the middle.
Strategy and frameworks first. Human in the loop when you want one.
Led by Brooke Finlay — founder and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (R514337).
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