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TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 6:16am On Jul 21, 2023
Continue saying that Egypt air is cheap until you get to their counter and you pay more than you should have paid for other airline. I had to book another return ticket of 1m when I got to the airport, despite I had work permit, they requested for it or else they won’t allow me fly. Add that 1m to the 1.2m you bought the ticket at first.
My friend was also sent back from Egypt yesterday for no reason. All tourists were sent back. At the end of all this. How is it cheap ? Imagine the stress of going back to Nigeria and you still have to book another flight!
lyndaoyewole:
nobody buys egyptair because they like it. its because its cheap. egyptair right now is 1.2m 1way, other flights are ranging from 1.5m upwards 1way oh. so you see. nobody will buy egyptair if they had the money to spare
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:54am On Jul 20, 2023
Toronto Lester B Pearson international
Gentlesoul3268:
Wow thanks for the update and what airport ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:50am On Jul 20, 2023
Yes but I received it after I landed in Canada

Ennamdee:
Did IRCC send an "Introduction Letter" for your daughter?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:42am On Jul 17, 2023
Landing story for those who needs it !
We used Egypt air(which I will advise no one should use ever again) very terrible airline

Landed 15th of July

I scanned our passport and filled declarion form( where you’ll be asked if you have more than CAD10,000 or fish, chicken and all that)
Then I got a print out to take to the next stage

There’s another queue( don’t know what that is) the person didn’t really ask any question, she was just playing with my baby


Questions asked at immigration :
1. asked for my documents
2. Which company : I told him it’s SOWP
3. Which school is my husband in?
4. Which course?
5. His address. I wasn’t sure he asked me to check which I did

Then he asked me to sit for a while. He called me to pick up my permit with my daughter’s about 15-20 minutes later.

Then I went to pick up my luggages and that’s all
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:30am On Jul 17, 2023
These were my questions! I had to go to Abuja to get my passport o. Please if you are in Lagos I will advise not to send your passport to Abuja because DHL told me VFS has stopped two way courier so they can have all the courier money to themselves!

Jxool:
Are you about to get answer if you pay how they will know you pay and send back the passport ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 5:39pm On Jul 06, 2023
Hello house please I need help. I sent my passport to Abuja VFS for stamping and now they said it is at abuja and ready for collection but in person is not allowed. Please what can I do? Can i go to Abuja to pick up myself ? If I pay for courier how will they know I have made payment because it is only the account number that is on their website. Please help I’m traveling Next week and I’m in Lagos

TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 2:58am On Jun 27, 2023
Thank you so much. This is exactly what I did. Except for the fact that DHL said they don’t offer two way courier and I sent it to Abuja. Will it be sent back to Lagos VFS?

OkukuOne:
On a lighter note, disregard the information you encounter on the VFS site. It is unnecessary to schedule an appointment for passport submission. Instead, gather all the required documents, make the necessary transmission fee payment, and utilize the services of Speedpost (such as DHL and UPS) for courier purposes. Pay for the round-trip courier service, and then patiently await the delivery of your passports to your designated address. I have two recommendations to offer:

Opt for the two-way courier service provided by DHL.
If you desire a prompt return of your passport, regardless of where you completed your biometric process, send it to Abuja.


Good luck!
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 2:56am On Jun 27, 2023
They didn’t offer me any bio services, they said I should send it via courier

Accessed:
Maybe you should try to call them or chat them online and see if they can give you some concession. I am aware they offer VIP services at a cost though. So you may want to check that out.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 4:20pm On Jun 22, 2023
PPR alert for myself and one daughter
And I’m 6 months pregnant!
Date applied March 12
Biometrics March 20
Medical request May 30
Medical passed for my daughter June 16
Medical passes for me June 19
PPR June 22

Please I tried to book appointment for submission but I’m seeing July 7 😞 is there a way to get a sooner date ? Because some airline will not allow me if I’m over 28weeks pregnant. Please help. I can’t wait that long
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 10:59am On Jun 09, 2023
Congratulations to you and your family. But how are you all doing it that you get a date for medicals 2 days after it was requested for? Because I got a request for medicals since 30th of May and the nearest date I could get is June 15th at IOM. Please help me!
keleto:
To God be the glory.
PPR finally dropped for my wife and 3rd kid yesterday morning.
Timeline----‐ Application submitted April 25 for spouse and 3 kids.
Medical done on May 29th.
Medical requested May 26th
Medical passed May 31st.
PPR for 2 kids June 1st
Webform raised June 4th
PPR for wife and 3rd kid June 7th.

Husband on a work permit in Canada.
What God cannot do really does not exist
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 7:19pm On May 31, 2023
Any response please?? 🙏
Princessmay11:
Hello house. I got medical request for my daughter and I yesterday, do you have an idea which clinic is the fastest with examination date and update after the test . Qlife or IOM Lagos ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 12:32pm On May 31, 2023
Hello house. I got medical request for my daughter and I yesterday, do you have an idea which clinic is the fastest with examination date and update after the test . Qlife or IOM Lagos ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 10:06pm On May 30, 2023
Congratulations to you and your family
Please I just got a medical request for me and my daughter, kindly tell me where and how you did her medical that was that fast ?
teamb:
Ppr is here . Thanks to everyone
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 11:57am On May 25, 2023
Nothing yet
Truth106:
Have you gotten any update? My husbands own too is pending since 5th while on tracker there was an update on the 17th, yet no information
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:41am On May 22, 2023
Hello, kindly share the email you sent webform to that they responded so quickly. Because I have sent some and no one has gotten back to me.
buzzme:
Hi @Princessmay11, it will surely end in praises. If it pleases you ehhh, you can kindly remind them to expedite your application via Webform. That’s what I did few days ago when I noticed my wife’s changed.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 12:21pm On May 18, 2023
Exactly, I hav seen people that applied February and after sending webform they were approved this month , but the only difference is that the student had already been in Canada for quite sometime
OkukuOne:
I strongly recommend they send webforms and emails. I saw it here and it worked for several persons including yours truly.

N/B:
@Teekay20: Also good to state here that your SOP should have some sort of urgency. If that was there, then it makes it possible for them to attend to you speedily.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 12:20pm On May 18, 2023
https://ircc-tracker-suivi.apps.cic.gc.ca/en/login

GbemiBukk:
hello Princess, how were you able to check your application from the application tracker ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 12:19pm On May 18, 2023
Thank you so much
OkukuOne:
Bombard them with webforms and emails, and you will come back and thank me.

for the emails, send to all these email addresses but separately.

lagos.immigration@international.gc.ca
abuja@international.gc.ca
nrobi-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
nrobi-immigration@international.gc.ca
nairobi@international.gc.ca
beijing-immigration@international.gc.ca,
accraimmigration@international.gc.ca,
shanghai-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca,
ganzu-immigration@international.gc.ca,
london-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca,
ldnimmigration@international.gc.ca,
los-angeles-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca
NewYork-im-enquiry@international.gc.ca


Good luck!
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 3:54pm On May 17, 2023
Hello Gurus in the house, I applied for SOWP with visitor’s visa for my 11 months old baby March 12th, did Biometrics March 20th. My husband traveled May 2nd, my eligibility started May 5th, and till now May 17th I haven’t gotten any response. Would it be okay to send webform pleading my application should be expedited ? I checked the application tracker and my application was last updated May 8th.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:20am On May 12, 2023
Alhamdulilah congratulations to you and your family
HazeeyzaH:
Alhamdulilah !!!! PPR ALERT FOR SOWP(Husband)

Below is our timeline:

Submitted: 25th of February
Biometrics: March 2nd
Upfront Medicals: March 9th
Medicals Updated on the portal: April 25th
Sent Webform and emails: April 15th
MP enquiry: 1st of May
Eligibility review started: May 5th
Correspondence Letter: May 11th
Original Passport Request: May 11th
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 7:13am On May 10, 2023
Amen o. They have ghosted me too for two days now 🤩 will it be okay to send a webform to expedite my application? Considering my husband just left last week Monday? But I applied since March 20th

buzzme:
Hi @Princessmay11, it will surely end in praises. If it pleases you ehhh, you can kindly remind them to expedite your application via Webform. That’s what I did few days ago when I noticed my wife’s changed.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 1:55pm On May 07, 2023
Congratulations to you. I tap into your blessing. My eligibility review started on the 5th o. I pray they respond as fast as yours with positive news 🙏
buzzme:
PPR Alert for SOWP.


I type this with sim much joy and pleasure as my wife’s SOWP was just approved. We got married sometime last year and I also graduated from a DLI last year but because I did flagpole at the American boarder, and didn’t have a recognized NOC (TEER) job, we couldn’t apply as we knew it would be straight rejection.

Not until after Canada announced that anyone could apply after February 1st as long as you have an eligible PGWP. We decided to wait till then, and filled in the application late February. After several weeks and months and sending personal emails and webforms, Canada decided to give us our love yesterday yesterday.

For those interested in applying with their spouse, be it married for a longtime or just got married, please and please, put in that application. You would be surprised at the outcome.

PS: We also contacted the MP in Burnaby, New Westminster and Central Vancouver to expedite our process and we only got feedback from one of them. Although, we feel that also impacted our timeline.



Below is our timeline:

Submitted: 26th of February
Biometrics: 27th of February
Upfront Medicals: 14th of February
Updated on the portal: 29th of February
Sent first Webform and emails: 9th of April
Second Webform and emails: 30th of April
Reply from Nairobi: 1st of May
Eligibility review started: 3rd of May
1st Ghost Update: 3rd of May
2nd Ghost Update: 4th of May

Correspondence Letter: 5th of May
Original Passport Request: 5th of May


DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.

* All IMM Forms
* My wife’s international passport
* Passport photo


Client Information.
* My wife’s affidavit of return
* Letter of Application (5 pages)
* My wife’s resume
* Her certificate of origin
* Her NIN certificate
* Letter of reference from previous employer
* Her fathers Deed of Assignment
* Her siblings birth certificate
* Screenshot of my business on Instagram and Twitter and what she sells (Bedding Linens)
* Her academic transcripts and certifications
* WAEC results
* Her NYSC certificate
* Her primary school leaving certificate
* Certificates from online courses (care jobs, digital marketing, and Google Analytics)
* Pictures of her volunteering activities and with her colleagues
* Spouse International Passport,
* My British Columbia ID card.
* My SIN
* MY student visa and study permit
* My passport photo
* My employment letter
* My work permit
* My birth certificate
* Completion letter from my DLIInstitution
* My American Visa
* My Tax certificates for 2022
* My land documents.
* My sworn affidavit of bachelorhood.


Proof of Relationship.
* An invitation letter form spouse (3 pages)
* Marriage certificate
* Wedding invitation card
* My wife’s affidavit of change of name
* Newspaper change of name
* Collage of Wedding picture with friends and family (we did the court wedding at Lagos)
* Pictures of our cohabitation from 2017-2019 when we got separated.
* Screenshot of our previous chat (six months ago)
* Affidavit of spinsterhood
* Affidavit of non impediment
* Affidavit of sponsorship from myself.
* Life Insurance for my wife through my current workplace (Apple Technologies)


Proof of Funds.
* Father In-laws letter of sponsorship
* Affidavit of sponsorship from her father InLaw.
* His international passport
* His savings and current back accounts
* His Land survey plans
* His Memorandum and Articles of Association and Certificate of Incorporation for two of his companies in Delta State.
* His retirement letter from NNPC
* His pension fund ID card
* My affidavit of sponsor
* My employment verification letter
* My six months payslips
* my Canadian bank account (with less than $2,000 CAD)
* My business CAC in Nigeria (a legal and consulting firm)
* My international passport
* My law degree certificates
* My certifications from Ireland, UK and Canada.
* Reference letters from my previous employers
* My BC Vaccine Card
* My student ID card
* My wife’s GTB account statement with (N1.5m)
* Pictures of my wife with my Parents
* Pictures of us and our parents dancing in the sitting room and drinking champagne.
* Picture of our parents blessing our union and wishing us well.

We want to use this opportunity to wish everyone looking to apply for the SOWP the best and it shall surely end in praise.

Please, who knows where I can buy an affordable ticket for this beautiful woman to come and join me here. Thank you everyone, thank you Canada.
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 7:28am On May 05, 2023
Okay thank you. How do I know when my webform has been received?

quote author=zeb04 post=122916616]

April 14

Type Ircc tracker and follow it from there[/quote]
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 9:41pm On May 03, 2023
No I haven’t. When did you apply ?
The website you sent is showing site has been deleted or moved.
zeb04:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/check-status.html.

Make sure you type your first name and given name in the space for names.

I also applied for work permit, have you done medicals?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 11:53am On May 03, 2023
Hello house, how can I track my application to know which country is processing my work permit? I want to send a webform and they are asking which country ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 10:33am On Mar 03, 2023
Please for those that have submitted SOWP is it necessary to submit police character?

Secondly, is it form IMM5257 for a 9 months baby ? if yes what do I fill in the employment and education section with the date?
TravelRe: USA Visit Visa Part 4 by Princessmay11: 7:00pm On Feb 13, 2023
Oh that is great
Please can you share the contact of the person that got her the interview date please? I can message you privately
badBADbichh:
Sorry but I have a feeling that you already know that calling to explain amounts to an exercise in futility.
What exactly do you want right now? My guess is, if I understand you, you're qualified for IW but since your partner isn't you're looking for her interview date to be moved closer. Is this accurate?
Well, what I know is this: my sister is married to an American citizen who was based in Germany. She recently returned with their 2 kids for a short stay. Upon applying to return to Germany, her visa was inexplicably denied. After several appeals, her husband got fed up and gave up his job in Germany so they could all return to the US. Of course their 2 kids are US citizens. Only her with 9ja passport dragging the family back lol...
Anyways, the point of this story is that she too applied for US visa but initially got a distant date. That's when she got introduced to a connect who worked some magic for her and got her a date within one week shocked shocked shocked
We initially had plenty of suspicion until the appointment was verified online and that's when she received all the login info after paying the connect.
The interview was just formality cos her 2 boys are US citizens so she had smooth sailing. Got her visa few days later and now the family is back in the US.
Just find the right connect if you seek a quick interview appointment.
Good luck!
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 10:15pm On Feb 10, 2023
Good evening house
. Please is it skilled immigrant for swop or family sponsorship?

TravelRe: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Princessmay11: 1:51pm On Feb 07, 2023
Good day everyone. Please is it okay to defer one’s admission or change after visa has been approved? Will it affect in any way ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 12:27am On Feb 05, 2023
Wow ! Congratulations to you and yours. Can you take me through step by step how you did it oo? And how much did she submit as POF quote author=highburygonner post=120634451]The Lord has done it for my family.

PPR dropped for my wife and children yesterday.

SOWP for my wife, a student visa for my first child, and visiting for my lastborn.
Their applications were submitted before I left Nigeria.

I got my student visa in June, and I then deferred admission from September to January.

Documents submitted:
4 months bank statements (both MBS and statements of account)
Marriage certificate and loads of family pictures
Her work-related documents
daughter's school-related documents
Children's birth certificates

Timeline:
Upfront medical: November 7, 2023
Application submitted: November 11, 2022
Biometric: November 14, 2022
I ordered the first GCMS through anon123 on December 11th, and it arrived on January 10th, 2023, with nothing but medical passes.
Medical passed: December 14, 2022 (this was 2 days after my wife sent them an emotional email)
Eligibility review: We are not sure when this started, but we saw it on December 30, 2022.
I ordered the second GCMS on January 12th and am still waiting for it.
PPR: February 3, 2023

I got to Canada on January 3, 2023.
My wife immediately sent my student permit letter, course enrollment, and class schedule through email and Webform IRCC.

God has been faithful to us, and I give Him all glory.
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to this thread; you guys are amazing. Though I never got to ask questions here, I did get most of the information we used here.
A special thanks goes to Ketima for making me realise I could actually apply for SOWP before leaving for Canada. Man, you gave me the moral I needed, and thank you for answering my numerous emails. Also to anon123, thank you very much; you are the best. Skull4eva, thank you for your contributions here, God bless you.[/quote]
TravelRe: Canadian Student Visa Thread Part 22 by Princessmay11: 1:07pm On Feb 03, 2023
Hello fam, please I need the help of gurus in the house. Once ppr has been requested, what is the next step?
Do we need to apply for an appointment before going to submit his passport? How much is the DHL fee? Where is the best location to submit ?
TravelRe: Canada Spouse Open Work Permit (sowp)timeline by Princessmay11: 1:46pm On Feb 02, 2023
Please someone should respond, am in the same boat, my husband’s application just got approved today and I what’s the process for SOWP and VV for my daughter. Do we have to wait till he gets to Canada or we can apply as soon as the documents are ready.
silbert:
Hello Gurus in the house
I need information on how to apply for my family (sowp) what are the document I will need to submit application for my 2 kids 5 and 3 years old and my wife,
Which account details can one submit, mine and wife or just hers? I just got my application approve and will be resuming in may this year.

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