jaybaby2017:

Still reading "We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements."

julechi:
Hello gurus in the house I need your advice, please. I applied for my husband to join me through SOWP since 26th February online route and have not heard anything from them. We got married in January and sent his application immediately I came back to Canada, but the issue here is that I graduated last month and need to apply for my post-graduate work permit as my student work permit will be expiring in November 2019. I didn't know it takes this long to process SWOP. I am so confused on how to go about it if I should write to them asking why the application is delaying or withdraw the application and apply for my post-graduate work permit?

Green4:
I am going for computer programming course at Conestoga college, i studied statistics and want to switch, please can someone help wHat is my chances of getting my visa applications been approved.

jaybaby2017:
Long Approval Alert!

I just want to thank everyone that contributed to my approval. @wealth360, I will never forget you for all your advice and guidance.

I was refused Visitor's visa three(3) times and it all came as a rude shock because I believed I had a tight application.

Details:

1st Application (Visitors Visa) March 2018 - Refused ( only reason was Socio-economic ties to Nigeria)

2nd Application (Visitors Visa) May 2018 ( Used Canreach) - Refused ( Document not authentic) - Was shocked because all my documents were verifiable.

3rd Application ( Visitors Visa) June 2018 ( Did it myself ) - Refused ( Existing EE profile )

At this point, my spouse was upset. Went to his school immigration and they said we were asking for the wrong visa. I sincerely wanted to only visit because of my work here in Nigeria ( I work with an IOC).

4th Application ( SOWP) February 2019 - Approved Today (Paper route)

Note: I submitted the same documents that I used for my visiting visa's, just a little addition.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED

Primary Applicant - Me

1. All CIC required documents
2. Current Int'l Passport and Data page of old passports
3. Copies of all travel history ( visas - UK & USA, enrty and exist stamp pages)
4. Birth Certificate
5. Police Clearance Certificate
6. Letter of Invitation from Spouse
7. Proof of Employment ( Letter of employment, Introduction letter from the office, Six months pay slips, Promotion letters, 10yrs award letter, ID card and Resume)
8. Proof of Education ( WES Evaluation, Masters Degree Certificate, B.Sc, WAEC, IELTS result, and some training courses attended)
9. A detailed Letter of Explanation ( Reviewed by wealth360)


Spouse Document

1. Letter to CIC
2. Int'l Passport Data Page
3. Canada Travel Visa
4. Study Permit
5. School enrollment / Invitation Letter ( with our names in it)
6. Student ID
7. Letter of Employment
8. Bank Reference Letter

KIDS DOCUMENT ( TWO KIDS 12 & 14YRS)

1. All CIC documents
2. Passports and all travel History (UK & USA)
3. Birth Certificates
4. Introduction / Leave of absence letter from school

PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP
1. Marriage Certificate
2. Newspaper change of name
3. Throw back pictures ( copied it into word document and insisted that VFS office must include it. I signed a form for it)
4. Snap shot of WhatsApp video call for the last six months

PROOF OF FUND
1. Bank reference letter
2. Naira account statement (6 million plus)
3. USD account statement ($31k plus)
4. Office Thrift savings account statement (8 million plus)
5. IBTC pension letter
6. Shares Certificates
7. Tax Clearance certificate
8. An Excel sheet on estimated cost for the period of stay

HOME TIES TO NIGERIA
1. CAC Documents of joint company
2. Letter from my Employer
3. Land Deeds
4. Personal House Building Plan
5. Letter from Organisation where I do Pro-Bono jobs
6. Car Documents
7. All immediate family pixs and a form of identity ( Birth Certificate or Int'l Passport)

OTHER DOCUMENTS
1. Upfront Medical
2. Medical Insurance Quote ( checked it online and got a quote)
3. School Inquiry mail for the kids
4. Express Entry withdrawal mail

I know it's a long mail but I believe it will encourage someone. I got the idea of being detailed from someone in this group.

I learn't a lot from this group and is ready to assist anyone with my little knowledge.

coolsammie:
Congratulations to you, I'm so happy for you & your family

TheInvestor:
Hello Guys, Please if a student & his wife(for instance )are planning a joint application. Which does the wife apply for, open work permit or Spouse open work permit ?

Thebushboy:
It seems there might just be 2 or 3 people here waiting for approval. Can we make this thread a bit active in order to help each other gain insight into possible processing time.

My Current Challenge..I have applied for the past 4 weeks now and I cannot link the paper application(OWP) to my account. Anyone with similar experience? How long should any OWP be before you can link it?

Oluwaseunbd:
Pls kind people...has anyone applied for sowp from inside canada before and if yes,pls what were the documents that were submitted pls...thank you

Thebushboy:
It seems there might just be 2 or 3 people here waiting for approval. Can we make this thread a bit active in order to help each other gain insight into possible processing time.

My Current Challenge..I have applied for the past 4 weeks now and I cannot link the paper application(OWP) to my account. Anyone with similar experience? How long should any OWP be before you can link it?

omoluka:
Is it true that one can get a genuine Australia or Canadian work visa from Nigeria?

Schonebaby:


Hi,
I was able to link my account immediately.
To link Open work permit;
A) Select Temporary Residence
b) Select International experience Canada not Work permit please!
Enter your details exactly as you filled in form.
You should find your application

Lemme know if you were able to

Thebushboy:


Thank you so much. I was able to link it. One of the advantages of this forum!

Schonebaby:
Thanks to all my beautiful people. I see you all. All our labour will not go unrewarded.
I really desired to go with my family cos they mean the world to me. So contrary to popular opinion that one cannot get visas for family while still in Nigeria, I decided to apply. I started preparing for the application immediately I submitted mine. First, we valued our property (about 12 million), we also booked upfront medicals. Fortunately my visa came before the date given.

So I got my study visa May 7th. And I used these documents from me:
My approval letter
My passport showing visa
My previous passport
My admission letter
Funding letter (showing I have over the required 10k cad for personal living expenses, apart from tuition)
Letter of invitation. I explained several subtopics *relationship history *why swop and visit visa for daughter (daughter is less than 2 years) *funding and budget * husband work expertise and designation *purpose of visit( to join mum for PhD)
I realised that unlike study permit application which is quite objective, sowp and family sponsorship application can be very subjective. ( I wrote the sop in a way that I appealed to the compassionate side of the VOs). I particularly capitalised on the fact that I don't want to leave my baby for 4 years + ,nor my husband.

Marriage documents:
Marriage certificate
Change of name
Newspaper publications

For my husband:
A letter of introduction introducing him and his relationship with me, his work designation ( he's an engineer). He talked a lot about his work achievements e.t.c since its a work permit application
Introduction letter from work
Appointment letter
Confirmation letter
Id card
Payslips

Hometie
Property receipts
Property document
Valuation
His Pension fund account. ( just about 1million plus)

Financial part
This was very tricky. After much deliberation. We decided to use what we have.
My husband had a million plus in his account. His father had earlier sent to him 1 million, 6 weeks before we applied. ( We explained it in our letters).
My mum gave us one of her fixed deposit monies (2 million). We included the fixed deposit certificate to show it has been fixed for 3 months and I stated in my letter the day it was terminated and sent to my account. It was sent just 2 days before I applied but I made sure I showed it has been fixed for a long time and thus, its available.
So basically our funds consisted entirely of 2 lump sums but it was explained with proof.
We included our parents ID cards , passport, sponsorship letter from them, and employment / retirement letter. We also included our birth certificatesto prove paternity.

Daughter:
Her birth certificate
Her immunization report
Little things like her church dedication certificate bearing our names.
We included photographs but vfs did not allow us to submit it. I later submitted it via webform.

We submitted May 14 exactly a week after I got my trv
May 23, medicals was passed
June 17 BVL came in for my husband
June 27 approval for them both.
My daughter was even given 5 years visa. More than my 4 years program.


I saw God's hand in this application. Honestly, I was so clueless. But, the Holy Spirit helped me every step of the way. Writing the letters, tackling the financial part e.t.c.
He made this possible.
I will like to answer questions more on the forum as suggested by Mods so everyone can learn instead of pms.
I return all glory to God o
My temporary lovestory with CIC has ended in praise

emeify:
Been thinking and want to ask, am on study permit. Can my kids apply for stude permit (they are school age) without my spouse applying for sowp? This is really important, so.if u know, pls let me know. Thanks

omoluka:
Is it true that one can get a genuine Australia or Canadian work visa from Nigeria?

Higherground1:
Hello,

How does someone with SWOP get a job in Canada? Spouse has been teaching since she graduated from university. Any website or advice will be appreciated...

Schonebaby:

Check this out : https://ca.indeed.com
Be proactive, apply apply apply.
There's a thread in nairaland : Living in Canada as an immigrant or so. Very informative, check it out

Schonebaby:

Yes you can.
My husband got one as a spouse of a foreign student in Canada
If you're not, you can also get one for you have a valid job offer ( a valid job offer is a job with no stated end date) from Canada

kife:


Applications can be:

Online
In paper
In person (at a land border),just tell the CBP officers you want to do a flagpole

With all your documents, you should get it in a few mins.

Goodluck