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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by marisule(f): 4:16pm On Sep 15, 2018
marisule:
hi every one ,I just joined
pls I need help
Canadian immigration receive my document for spouse sponsourship Dec 2017
did my police report and background check March 2018
And did my medicals May 2018
And medicals pass was sent to me same month
since then haven't received any news for passport submittion
pls dose any one has same complain

And a friend I met doing medicals ,that want to study in canada is waiting for passport submittion to and her school was suppose to resume this september
pls help .
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by marisule(f): 4:21pm On Sep 15, 2018
double08 , my husband is filling for me to , and am not working either and I didn't show any financial document his currently in canada while am in nigeria
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by gabrola: 3:41am On Sep 18, 2018
marisule:
double08 , my husband is filling for me to , and am not working either and I didn't show any financial document his currently in canada while am in nigeria
did you apply via paper or online?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by gabrola: 3:47am On Sep 18, 2018
Hi guys, I have a quick question for those who submitted their Canadian bank account while applying for SOWP. Did you print a statement showing just the balance in the account or the one showing account history (i.e inflow/debit and outflow/credit)?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by wealth360: 8:07pm On Sep 18, 2018
Print Balance please.
gabrola:
Hi guys, I have a quick question for those who submitted their Canadian bank account while applying for SOWP. Did you print a statement showing just the balance in the account or the one showing account history (i.e inflow/debit and outflow/credit)?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by gabrola: 4:33pm On Sep 19, 2018
wealth360:
Print Balance please.
Thank you very much!

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by remaj: 12:56pm On Sep 20, 2018
Good afternoon my people
Please am here again
Pls can I use my dad CAC certificate also with my transaction receipt and transfer
Please I will appreciate a reply
Thank you
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by marisule(f): 9:49pm On Sep 20, 2018
gabrola:
did you apply via paper or online?




online
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by sowp: 11:28pm On Sep 24, 2018
[quote author=Aghatise post=71143915]Thank God for the time to share this:

Student visa received on 23 July 2018

Wife and 4yr old daughter applied on Aug 1, 2018 (Paper Route)

Actual approval: 23 August 2018 (Nairobi- Kenya)

Note: my wife is not working at the moment - homemaker

WIFE and DAUGHTER'S Documents:

1. Wife's SOP
2. Marriage Certificate with newspaper doc for change of name
3. Age declaration
4. BSc Certificate
5. NYSC Certificate
6. Catering Diploma - Part Time
7. Birth Certificate of my two daughters (second daughter is American so we did not apply for her) and my birth certificate too
8. 15 pictures of the family including our wedding on A4 paper
9. Travel history of wife to UK and USA
10. CIC forms for both (SOWP and TRV)
11. Copy of my admission letter / funding by University
12. Copy of my approved visa page
13. Letter from me stating clearly that I will take full responsibility as well as granting my consent for them to accompany me
14. Letter of identification from my bank ( have saving and current account with them)
15. 6 months bank statement - current and savings account (mine)
16. Letter from Stanbic IBTC pension that I hold a pension account with them
17 My pension account statement
18 3 landed proper including house plan
19 Letter of Explanation from me concerning some transactions in my account which were not part of my monthly pay
20. Offer of employment letter (me)
21. 8 months pay slip (me)
22. Letter of promotion (me) and yearly performance increment.
23. Letter of termination of employment
24. Letter from my office in Belgium SVP that the doors are open to me on completion of my studies
25. My travel history (USA, UK, African Countries, Norway, Sweden. Etc..) it was a big book cos of my constant travels..loooool
26. A budget plan for my family covering the 4yrs of my stay including return airfares for all of us.
27 Wife's professional certification

Above all, we just trusted God for it. My wife & daughter's visa was approved in Nairobi - Kenya and noticed that visa was even issued on August 23, 2018 prior to my travel. When I arrived Canada, I sent them a copy of my study permit (September 6, 2018) and Letter of enrolment- SOWP and TRV was already approved before I sent it; guess somebody forgot to send out the passport - only to see an email from VFS for the collection of their passport same day.

It is always good to check with them. My study was approved in less than 3weeks but I got it after 6weeks - when I wrote Nairobi, they replied same day that my case was finalized weeks back(same day, I got an email from VFS)...

For those waiting.. trust him and I am sure it will end in praise.

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Aghatise: 4:14am On Sep 25, 2018
reason : visiting and staying with Dad throughout his PhD
Open work permit for you

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Ysakaws1: 4:36pm On Sep 25, 2018
Markab:
I think there are couple of samples posted on thus thread in the past. I can remember vividly Shola1064 posted one here in around feb/marc/Apr 2016. Simply check his post, I used that also.

Thanks
Just sent you a PM. Can we talk?[/quote]
Hi, for the application of University of Western Ontario, did you search and get a supervisor yourself?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Ysakaws1: 4:37pm On Sep 25, 2018
Markab:
I think there are couple of samples posted on thus thread in the past. I can remember vividly Shola1064 posted one here in around feb/marc/Apr 2016. Simply check his post, I used that also.

Thanks
Hi, for the application of University of Western Ontario, did you search and get a supervisor yourself?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by waya1: 7:54pm On Sep 26, 2018
Good evening! I'm a new member to this thread. It's been dry for some time now since I've been following as a non member.
Please have they stopped approving SOWP for Nigerians?
Or they've not approved so far for people on the thread?
What is the success rate now?
Any recent update?
Applied SOWP June 14th, no recent update so far apart from medical passed and eligibility review
Do I have any in my shoes also?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by mikel88: 9:29pm On Sep 26, 2018
waya1:
Good evening! I'm a new member to this thread. It's been dry for some time now since I've been following as a non member.
Please have they stopped approving SOWP for Nigerians?
Or they've not approved so far for people on the thread?
What is the success rate now?
Any recent update?
Applied SOWP June 14th, no recent update so far apart from medical passed and eligibility review.
Do I have any in my shoes also?
they are o. Just that is taking too long. You are on the right track atleast your eligibility review as started already. I appplied 5th of May no any updates since then and next week will make it 5months. Just remain hopeful and let’s pray for a positive outcome.
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by waya1: 9:59pm On Sep 26, 2018
mikel88:
they are o. Just that is taking too long. You are on the right track atleast your eligibility review as started already. I appplied 5th of May no any updates since then and next week will make it 5months. Just remain hopeful and let’s pray for a positive outcome.


Nawa o! Why are they taking so much time? They should have finished September students own by now.

Did you do upfront medicals? Or waiting for request?
That means they've not started processing MAY, not to talk of JUNE.
I have been in an Indian SOWP WhatsApp group, and it's been intimidating so far. They are processing their July applications now, and many people are getting their PPR

Please, anyone with an ongoing application should give us a timeline, so that we can know how far they are. Let's help ourselves
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by mikel88: 10:18pm On Sep 26, 2018
waya1:



Nawa o! Why are they taking so much time? They should have finished September students own by now.

Did you do upfront medicals? Or waiting for request?
That means they've not started processing MAY, not to talk of JUNE.
I have been in an Indian SOWP WhatsApp group, and it's been intimidating so far. They are processing their July applications now, and many people are getting their PPR

Please, anyone with an ongoing application should give us a timeline, so that we can know how far they are. Let's help ourselves

i am also part of the WhatsApp group and the most annoying thing is that their processing time is higher compare to Nigeria I really can’t understand how it works .Back your question, no upfront medical patiently waiting for medical request mail and it will soon show by the grace of God.
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Bab5: 12:22am On Sep 27, 2018
Definitely on the right thread. Waiting is not easy, but still keep faith alive! Mine is 6 month (April 3rd) and still no news, tough medical passed. I pray our expectations all come to fulfillment soonest.

In my opinion, for those who is about to apply for SOWP, I feel they should consider applying for Visiting visa and get their open work permit when they land as long as they can fulfil the requirements for it. Its takes a short time duration and one will still arrive at the same result.

From recent experience, my sister-in-law applied for visiting in may, she landed and after awhile went back to the airport(point of entry) to get her work permit. Another person share the same news too, she had a visiting visa, got married, travelled with the husband back to CA and got work permit too.

Wished I knew about that route earlier than this SOWP route. Tough I will still say some people are luck and still get SOWP approval in a short while, but from statistics on this thread it usually far exceed the processing time stated.

I pray God to open a book of remembrance on our applications and favour it with approvals in Jesus name. Amen

waya1:
Good evening! I'm a new member to this thread. It's been dry for some time now since I've been following as a non member.
Please have they stopped approving SOWP for Nigerians?
Or they've not approved so far for people on the thread?
What is the success rate now?
Any recent update?
Applied SOWP June 14th, no recent update so far apart from medical passed and eligibility review
Do I have any in my shoes also?

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Nogen: 7:25am On Sep 27, 2018
Bab5:
Definitely on the right thread. Waiting is not easy, but still keep faith alive! Mine is 6 month (April 3rd) and still no news, tough medical passed. I pray our expectations all come to fulfillment soonest.

In my opinion, for those who is about to apply for SOWP, I feel they should consider applying for Visiting visa and get their open work permit when they land as long as they can fulfil the requirements for it. Its takes a short time duration and one will still arrive at the same result.

From recent experience, my sister-in-law applied for visiting in may, she landed and after awhile went back to the airport(point of entry) to get her work permit. Another person share the same news too, she had a visiting visa, got married, travelled with the husband back to CA and got work permit too.

Wished I knew about that route earlier than this SOWP route. Tough I will still say some people are luck and still get SOWP approval in a short while, but from statistics on this thread it usually far exceed the processing time stated.

I pray God to open a book of remembrance on our applications and favour it with approvals in Jesus name. Amen


How did she go about getting the open work permit? Could you kindly share with us?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by mikel88: 8:21am On Sep 27, 2018
Bab5:
Definitely on the right thread. Waiting is not easy, but still keep faith alive! Mine is 6 month (April 3rd) and still no news, tough medical passed. I pray our expectations all come to fulfillment soonest.

In my opinion, for those who is about to apply for SOWP, I feel they should consider applying for Visiting visa and get their open work permit when they land as long as they can fulfil the requirements for it. Its takes a short time duration and one will still arrive at the same result.

From recent experience, my sister-in-law applied for visiting in may, she landed and after awhile went back to the airport(point of entry) to get her work permit. Another person share the same news too, she had a visiting visa, got married, travelled with the husband back to CA and got work permit too.

Wished I knew about that route earlier than this SOWP route. Tough I will still say some people are luck and still get SOWP approval in a short while, but from statistics on this thread it usually far exceed the processing time stated.

I pray God to open a book of remembrance on our applications and favour it with approvals in Jesus name. Amen

Amen to the prayers. Please were you called medicals or you did upfront medical?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by remaj: 12:13pm On Sep 27, 2018
hello everyone

@bab 5 Are you saying it's advisable to go for visit visa instead of SOWP

Please did your sister in law apply for visiting while her spouse is in canada?

Please await your response
Thank you
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by kife(m): 3:00pm On Sep 27, 2018
Nogen:


How did she go about getting the open work permit? Could you kindly share with us?


Work permits are processed at the border and given to the applicant same day...one hour max you stay there to get it..
The question is..how do you get to the border

Visitor visa is not as easy as it sounds, you need to have a strong travel history to be able to attempt visitor visas.

For those saying Indians have high rate of sucess...why won't they??
They bring their wives and obey the law...
They have a reputation and are upright in their activities..

Sadly, not all our brothers on this side leave us with any reputation.
We occupy the list in asylum claims, we marry sisters and claim them as wives just to bring them here, we do all sorts of things that create suspicions about us as a people, I don't blame immigration so much...if only our leaders were not so messed up..what does Canada actually have that we are coming for?
it is the Brutal winter? Or the unending stress and rat race?

Is painful really...
Very sad.

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Pheisharah: 10:50pm On Sep 27, 2018
This is not to dash anyone's hope but since I have dotted my Is and crossed my Ts. Let me drop my timeline.
Applied: Feb 26
Biometrics: Feb 28
Medical passed: Mar 29 (upfront)
Final decision: ...............................

I once said that they were responding to spouses of students faster, someone contradicted me. I think that's what it looks like now. They just want workers to apply for EE straight up.

NB: I have contacted them severally

My 2 cents
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Bab5: 11:39pm On Sep 27, 2018
She went with visiting visa, landed, she applied for work permit in canada which takes about a month and she went back to port of entry to get it....tough they mentioned it only works for open permit not the normal work permit that requires LIMA.

Like someone said, visiting visit isn't easy to get tough.

Try and find out from other people living in Canada presently.

Nogen:


How did she go about getting the open work permit? Could you kindly share with us?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Bab5: 11:46pm On Sep 27, 2018
I sent them my medicals through CSE, they acknowledged it, passed it after a while.

mikel88:
Amen to the prayers. Please were you called medicals or you did upfront medical?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by waya1: 11:58pm On Sep 27, 2018
Pheisharah:
This is not to dash anyone's hope but since I have dotted my Is and crossed my Ts. Let me drop my timeline.
Applied: Feb 26
Biometrics: Feb 28
Medical passed: Mar 29 (upfront)
Final decision: ...............................

I once said that they were responding to spouses of students faster, someone contradicted me. I think that's what it looks like now. They just want workers to apply for EE straight up.

NB: I have contacted them severally

My 2 cents


Jesu!!!!!!!!!
I thought i've heard it all until this timeline came
Wetin people(June) like us go come do? Could it be December? Just thinking out loud.
CIC people are not trying with Nigerians at all.
This is not fair at all.
Will it be possible for them to reject after this long wait?

Moreover, I heard visitor's visa is difficult to get for people that have their spouses there. The success rate is very low compared to SOWP
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by mikel88: 9:29am On Sep 28, 2018
Pheisharah:
This is not to dash anyone's hope but since I have dotted my Is and crossed my Ts. Let me drop my timeline.
Applied: Feb 26
Biometrics: Feb 28
Medical passed: Mar 29 (upfront)
Final decision: ...............................

I once said that they were responding to spouses of students faster, someone contradicted me. I think that's what it looks like now. They just want workers to apply for EE straight up.

NB: I have contacted them severally

My 2 cents
lord Jesus! This one is deep. I kind of agree to this sha because from the trend in here, most of us with spouse of work permit holder are the ones experiencing this processing delay. I hope they do something fast about it because the waiting is killing mehn. It will end in praise for us all.
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by mikel88: 9:30am On Sep 28, 2018
Bab5:
I sent them my medicals through CSE, they acknowledged it, passed it after a while.

Alright. Passport Request will come soon
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Nogen: 10:59am On Sep 28, 2018
Bab5:
She went with visiting visa, landed, she applied for work permit in canada which takes about a month and she went back to port of entry to get it....tough they mentioned it only works for open permit not the normal work permit that requires LIMA.

Like someone said, visiting visit isn't easy to get tough.

Try and find out from other people living in Canada presently.

Thanks a lot. The person has a visiting visa but contempting on applying for a work permit . Forgive my ignorance, what is the difference between open work permit and work permit that requires LIMA?
Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Bab5: 8:41pm On Sep 28, 2018
Amen for everyone too.
mikel88:
Alright. Passport Request will come soon

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Bab5: 8:44pm On Sep 28, 2018
Open work permit is for the spouse of students and PGWP holders and the normal work permit requires one to have a LIMA before applying for it. Kindly Google it dear.

Nogen:

Thanks a lot. The person has a visiting visa but contempting on applying for a work permit . Forgive my ignorance, what is the difference between open work permit and work permit that requires LIMA?

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Re: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Nogen: 10:51pm On Sep 28, 2018
Bab5:
Open work permit is for the spouse of students and PGWP holders and the normal work permit requires one to have a LIMA before applying for it. Kindly Google it dear.


Thanks a lot. Have also checked it online.

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