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Congrats! Please confirm if you withdrew your tourist visa application before or after switching to SOWP. Thanks

Racewinner:
PPR Alert!!!
OWP Application submitted July 7th
Passport request: August 10, 2022

I initially applied for a tourist visa on February 19th because of the short processing time as of then. When there was no response, I had to apply for SOWP on July 7th and PPR on August 10th few days after my birthday.

SweetJJ:
You don't need to cancel. They are different categories. Go ahead and apply for SOWP. At best, if your eligibility review has not started, you can write them to withdraw the
VV application.

Thank you for the info

Pyale:
You can apply in parallel and allow IRCC to decide which application to process. Usually, they will cancel your VV application, and process your SOWP application. Good luck!

Thanks, Pyale

This is quite interesting @Ketima.

Please has anyone on this forum gotten such request from IRCC for multiple TRV applications? Kindly share how you went about withdrawing the visit visa request? Also can I apply for my spouse's SOWP from my profile on which i obtained my student's visa?

Please assist with a response, I''m quite new here but have seen interesting and helpful conversations.

Ketima:
Hello, as you're already in Canada, please Kindly reach out to your MP by phone or walk in at visitation time and table your concern. He or she will gladly help you. But aside that, note it that both work permit and visit are temporary visas of which you're not supposed to have 2 temporary visas running concurrently.

You can apply for SOWP for your spouse. IRCC may likely ask you to withdraw your spouse visiting visa application for onward assessment and approval of your spouse work permit.

All the best

Wow! Thanks for this info. What can I do for my spouse who has already applied for visit without response for 3months? Can I apply for SOWP in parallel or do I need to cancel her visit application before applying for SOWP?

Pyale:
I totally agree with @Skull4eva response. Please apply for SOWP. I have a friend who applied for visitor visa for her husband since May, and as I write, there has been no update on that application. Meanwhile, my spouse applied for SOWP in June and it's already approved. Visitor visa tends to take longer these days. Instead of you going through immigration twice, it's advisable to apply for SOWP. Good luck!