11elleo:
most important step is you need to go on the canadian gov website and read the requirements. this is so you know the facts and are basing your decision on facts not he said/she said. Processing time for outland spousal sponsorship is 13 months currently i believe. Regarding which path, that is up to you/finances/circumstances. It will certainly be easier if you are together with your spouse in canada while things are processing. if you can get a visit visa and have your wife with you, that is great. Then you can apply for spousal sponsorship inside canada-processing time 10 months. You will have to extend the visit visa, as it is valid for only 6 months stay in 1 year. and your wife cannot work on visit visa.

the other option is outland process-this means you are in canada and wife remains in nigeria. processing time 13 months. There is currently a program to make it easier for your spouse abroad to get visit visa quickly once you have applied for spousal sponsorship and received AOR( acknowledgment that your application was received). This program was introduced may 2023. before that, it was difficult to get your spouse to visit. that has changed now. Then in this case, once she arrives, she can apply for open work permit (although this is now taking long too) or your spouse can at least be visiting you.

There is no set amount for spousal sponsorship. the timeline for inland or outland are not so different (exception: if you are a quebec applicant). But of course, everyone wishes to have their spouse with them, potentially 1 year of seperation is not easy. the main issue is in outland, you may be assigned to slow visa offices like accra office and their timeline can be unpredictable and slower than average processing times.

1760:
Please advise is needed regarding spousal sponsorship

About to get married in Nigeria with a Canadian pr

Wife is in Nigeria, u checked the processing time, its like 6 months

Which is the best way to go about this filing

I was advised to get visiting visa then apply for spousal visa while in Canada

My request

Which pathway is faster?
How much am I needed to show for spousal sponsorship?
Should I go for visiting visa first or apply for spousal sponsorship?
Has anyone being in this situation before?

Amy idea is welcomed

Thank you

11elleo:
yes your spouse should be living with you in canada. You should try to apply for visit visa since it is easier now for spouses in the process of spousal sponsorship. then when your spouse arrives then you can apply for the work permit

Miide2:
Hello everyone
Happy new year
I am a PR and i want to apply for spousal open work permit for my spouse.

The idea is to apply for the spousal open work permit pending the time the spousal sponsorship gets approved

Does my spouse need to be living in canada before the spousal open work permit application can be made ?

Any help on this will be highly appreciated

oklarlexzy:
I just came accross this thread. You are doing a great job. My questions...
My wife is currently in Canada and her study permit ends in May. I applied for visitor visa for myself and our son under her application. It's been over 2months after biometric no update.Our plan was to flagpole to sowp. My question is
1. can I still apply for spousal open work permit under same application from Nigeria or cancel the visitor's visa and apply for sowp.

Yes. You do not need to cancel your VV Application

2. What documents are required and pof

Explore the thread, and you'll find the answers. While I could give you the answers directly, it wouldn't be beneficial for your learning. The goal here is to provide guidance in unclear areas rather than to answer general questions. I suggest you read thoroughly and take notes. This approach will help you learn faster and enable you to assist others as well.

3. Does sowp get approved faster than visitors visa

Yes

4. Should we just be patient or change to sowp as soon as possible.

Also apply for your SOWP. In applying for SOWP, open your own GCKey and add your child(ren) to your application.

Thank you as I await your response.

Good luck!

sternakin:
HOW MUCH PROOF OF FUND IS REQUIRED FOR STUDY VISA TO CANADA EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 2024.

It is no longer a news that Canada’s Immigration Minister has provided some information for international students most especially those willing to apply for study permit effective from 1st January, 2024 that the cost of living proof of funds requirements for study permit applicants will need to show as living expenses is now $20,635. In addition to this proof of living expenses, applicants are to provide proof of their first year of tuition and other travel costs.

Scenarios with estimatated one year tuition fees of 20,000 (depending on the school) & minimum travel cost per person of $2000 CAD based on the new cost of living:

Single applicant:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expenses - $20,636
Transportation. - $2,000
Minimum Funds Required = $42,536.

Family of 2:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expense. - $25,691
Transportatiońn. -$4,000
Minimum Funds Required=$49,691

Family of 4:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expense. - $38,346
Transportation. - $8,000
|Minimum Funds Required=$66,346

Note that the tuition fee can vary depending on the school and course but the rest funds are the minimum required.

What the above implies is that relocating to Canada through study route is no longer a joke but has to be taking with total seriousness and commitment whilst you provide more genuine documents to proof your financial capability to fund the study and strong home tie that you'll return to your home country on completing the study.

Let it be known that when you applied for admission, you did that for yourself alone, but when applying for visa, you can include your family (spouse and children) for your study visa

On that note, your visa application shall then largely be determined by three things:

* Purpose of study
* Proof of funds
* Home ties

These three things are the expectations for single applicants as well, but if applying as a family, you have a stronger justification to make. You will need to show adequate funds to cater for the family, justify the importance of having family members with you, and that you have other ties to your country.

Purpose of study:

In your study plan/letter of explanation, you will need to convincingly explain the reasons you chose to study in Canada and why your spouse & children should accompany you to Canada.

Your children can apply for a visitor/study permit (depending on age), and spouse, a visitor/work permit (depending on what they intend to do in Canada)

NB: If you are a student going to a school/program that is not eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), your spouse is not eligible for the spousal open work permit (SOWP).

This is one of the important reasons to ensure the program you apply for is eligible for PGWP. The study plan helps you to justify the purpose of your study & the importance of having your family with you so that your spouse can work and support the family while you're are studying.

Other reasons could be anything from the fact that your children are young, or your family has never been apart before. Family unification is important to Canada, so you can leverage on that.

Proof of funds (POF)

If you intend to apply with your family, you will have to pay extra application fees & also show more POF than a single applicant. You must also show that you have sufficient funds to support yourself & the family members accompanying you without working in Canada. You are expected to show enough to cover your tuition and living expenses as the student; and the additional funds for the living expenses of those accompanying you. And the total funds you need will depend on your own family number.


Home ties

Proof of home ties, this is very crucial and an important aspect of the Canadian study visa application owing to the fact that many applicants have been denied based on insufficient proof of home ties, that simply means having sufficient fund is not enough to guarantee your visa approval. As an international student, you are a temporary resident & need to show that you have reasons to leave Canada after your study (if required to do so).

IRCC wants to see evidence of your home ties. Many applicants find it easier to use their family members as part of their home ties. But in the case you're applying with your family, it means you must be ready to show other ties.

It could be your business, investments, employment, financial assets and most importantly landed properties (which are mostly preferred cos they hardly depreciate in value but appreciate more over time).

Therefore, you must know what the visa officers want to see and craft your application to satisfy them. Submitting a valuation report of your landed assets (land & building) along with other required documents for visa application could actually boost your chance of visa approval.

Just like applicants submit bank Statement to show how much fund he or she has to fund the study or visit. Same is for valuation report that show how much an applicant has in landed properties that could facilitate his or her return and what he has/have in landed properties that can be liquidated to raise more funds if the need arises or back up source of fund in account as the case may be, thus it is a very vital document for applicants to submit.

Either for visit, study, medical or other temporary or permanent residency visa applications, it is strongly advisable for applicants to provide a valuation report of their property(ties) in order to assist and convince visa officer about their economic/financial status in their home country and also as proof of strong home tie to pull the applicant to return on expiration of period granted.

Property Valuation report could make a visa officer develop good mental picture of who the applicant is, it just like what CV is to a job recruiter. An employer can develop an idea who a job seeker is through the CV to decide if the job seeker should be considered or not. A valuation report describe in detail the property(ies) owned by the visa applicant and the corresponding value of such a property either a house undeveloped land, agricultural farmlands etc which undoubtedly could be a strong proof of the applicant tie to the home country that can pull him/her back after his/her study.

This document shows the amount of wealth you own in property(ties) in your homeland which will make a strong pull factor for your return to your homeland once the purpose of your visit is over and that may eliminate doubt of your return and one point of visa rejection.

Also, it could serve as a support document to your proof of fund which are usually liquid assets such as bank deposit etc. It will make lots of senses if you have good financial status as confirmed by your bank statement of account and property or assets valuation report to corroborate your status.

In view of above, you may wish to consult us for engagement in providing you with this service of property valuation to meet your immigration purpose or whatsoever, our expertise team of Registered Estate Surveyors & Valuers with indepth knowledge of valuation will do justice to that to achieve your maximum satisfaction with utmost professionalism.

For any further inquiries with a view to engaging our service, do not hesitate to contact +2349049045703 (Whatsapp only) or +2348032296562.

Here to serve you right...you will be glad u did!.

Thank you

Note: Once you present your application well and provide the required documents in the 3 areas of consideration, your application is good to go.

sternakin:
HOW MUCH PROOF OF FUND IS REQUIRED FOR STUDY VISA TO CANADA EFFECTIVE FROM JANUARY 2024.

It is no longer a news that Canada’s Immigration Minister has provided some information for international students most especially those willing to apply for study permit effective from 1st January, 2024 that the cost of living proof of funds requirements for study permit applicants will need to show as living expenses is now $20,635. In addition to this proof of living expenses, applicants are to provide proof of their first year of tuition and other travel costs.

Scenarios with estimatated one year tuition fees of 20,000 (depending on the school) & minimum travel cost per person of $2000 CAD based on the new cost of living:

Single applicant:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expenses - $20,636
Transportation. - $2,000
Minimum Funds Required = $42,536.

Family of 2:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expense. - $25,691
Transportatiońn. -$4,000
Minimum Funds Required=$49,691

Family of 4:

Tution Fees. - $20,000
Living Expense. - $38,346
Transportation. - $8,000
|Minimum Funds Required=$66,346

Note that the tuition fee can vary depending on the school and course but the rest funds are the minimum required.

What the above implies is that relocating to Canada through study route is no longer a joke but has to be taking with total seriousness and commitment whilst you provide more genuine documents to proof your financial capability to fund the study and strong home tie that you'll return to your home country on completing the study.

Let it be known that when you applied for admission, you did that for yourself alone, but when applying for visa, you can include your family (spouse and children) for your study visa

On that note, your visa application shall then largely be determined by three things:

* Purpose of study
* Proof of funds
* Home ties

These three things are the expectations for single applicants as well, but if applying as a family, you have a stronger justification to make. You will need to show adequate funds to cater for the family, justify the importance of having family members with you, and that you have other ties to your country.

Purpose of study:

In your study plan/letter of explanation, you will need to convincingly explain the reasons you chose to study in Canada and why your spouse & children should accompany you to Canada.

Your children can apply for a visitor/study permit (depending on age), and spouse, a visitor/work permit (depending on what they intend to do in Canada)

NB: If you are a student going to a school/program that is not eligible for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), your spouse is not eligible for the spousal open work permit (SOWP).

This is one of the important reasons to ensure the program you apply for is eligible for PGWP. The study plan helps you to justify the purpose of your study & the importance of having your family with you so that your spouse can work and support the family while you're are studying.

Other reasons could be anything from the fact that your children are young, or your family has never been apart before. Family unification is important to Canada, so you can leverage on that.

Proof of funds (POF)

If you intend to apply with your family, you will have to pay extra application fees & also show more POF than a single applicant. You must also show that you have sufficient funds to support yourself & the family members accompanying you without working in Canada. You are expected to show enough to cover your tuition and living expenses as the student; and the additional funds for the living expenses of those accompanying you. And the total funds you need will depend on your own family number.


Home ties

Proof of home ties, this is very crucial and an important aspect of the Canadian study visa application owing to the fact that many applicants have been denied based on insufficient proof of home ties, that simply means having sufficient fund is not enough to guarantee your visa approval. As an international student, you are a temporary resident & need to show that you have reasons to leave Canada after your study (if required to do so).

IRCC wants to see evidence of your home ties. Many applicants find it easier to use their family members as part of their home ties. But in the case you're applying with your family, it means you must be ready to show other ties.

It could be your business, investments, employment, financial assets and most importantly landed properties (which are mostly preferred cos they hardly depreciate in value but appreciate more over time).

Therefore, you must know what the visa officers want to see and craft your application to satisfy them. Submitting a valuation report of your landed assets (land & building) along with other required documents for visa application could actually boost your chance of visa approval.

Just like applicants submit bank Statement to show how much fund he or she has to fund the study or visit. Same is for valuation report that show how much an applicant has in landed properties that could facilitate his or her return and what he has/have in landed properties that can be liquidated to raise more funds if the need arises or back up source of fund in account as the case may be, thus it is a very vital document for applicants to submit.

Either for visit, study, medical or other temporary or permanent residency visa applications, it is strongly advisable for applicants to provide a valuation report of their property(ties) in order to assist and convince visa officer about their economic/financial status in their home country and also as proof of strong home tie to pull the applicant to return on expiration of period granted.

Property Valuation report could make a visa officer develop good mental picture of who the applicant is, it just like what CV is to a job recruiter. An employer can develop an idea who a job seeker is through the CV to decide if the job seeker should be considered or not. A valuation report describe in detail the property(ies) owned by the visa applicant and the corresponding value of such a property either a house undeveloped land, agricultural farmlands etc which undoubtedly could be a strong proof of the applicant tie to the home country that can pull him/her back after his/her study.

This document shows the amount of wealth you own in property(ties) in your homeland which will make a strong pull factor for your return to your homeland once the purpose of your visit is over and that may eliminate doubt of your return and one point of visa rejection.

Also, it could serve as a support document to your proof of fund which are usually liquid assets such as bank deposit etc. It will make lots of senses if you have good financial status as confirmed by your bank statement of account and property or assets valuation report to corroborate your status.

In view of above, you may wish to consult us for engagement in providing you with this service of property valuation to meet your immigration purpose or whatsoever, our expertise team of Registered Estate Surveyors & Valuers with indepth knowledge of valuation will do justice to that to achieve your maximum satisfaction with utmost professionalism.

For any further inquiries with a view to engaging our service, do not hesitate to contact +2349049045703 (Whatsapp only) or +2348032296562.

Here to serve you right...you will be glad u did!.

Thank you

Note: Once you present your application well and provide the required documents in the 3 areas of consideration, your application is good to go.

Notfogotten:
Please I have a question to ask.

I don't want to go into details so my partner doesn't trace this to me.

My partner came to UK before me, though still on student visa. I joined her with my 3 children one months ago.

I have noticed some red flags which never happened while we where in Nigeria and I was footing the bills alone.

Each red flag, I pretend nothing happened because I don't want to be thrown out like the man I read about on social media.

My visa is dependent on hers and we are still on student visa.

My question, in the event that we get papers to stay permanently in UK and one day she decides to send me packing or I decide move out, will I be asked to return to Nigeria because she is the main applicant?

Please I need urgent answers. I may not play the fool for long. We are very certain of getting papers next year.

oklarlexzy:
I just came accross this thread. You are doing a great job. My questions...
My wife is currently in Canada and her study permit ends in May. I applied for visitor visa for myself and our son under her application. It's been over 2months after biometric no update.Our plan was to flagpole to sowp. My question is
1. can I still apply for spousal open work permit under same application from Nigeria or cancel the visitor's visa and apply for sowp.
2. What documents are required and pof
3. Does sowp get approved faster than visitors visa
4. Should we just be patient or change to sowp as soon as possible.
Thank you as I await your response.

oklarlexzy:
I just came accross this thread. You are doing a great job. My questions...
My wife is currently in Canada and her study permit ends in May. I applied for visitor visa for myself and our son under her application. It's been over 2months after biometric no update.Our plan was to flagpole to sowp. My question is
1. can I still apply for spousal open work permit under same application from Nigeria or cancel the visitor's visa and apply for sowp.
2. What documents are required and pof
3. Does sowp get approved faster than visitors visa
4. Should we just be patient or change to sowp as soon as possible.
Thank you as I await your response.

Shukusheka:
Please guys, I need your clarification.

My wife study permit & student visa expires June next year. The plan is to extend her study permit an additional year to 2025. Can I apply for spousal Open work permit from Nigeria next year August using her study permit alone after her visa expires? Does she need to apply for student visa extension before I can apply for SOWP?

Your urgent response will be appreciated.

Pheranmie2023:
Good morning everyone, my husband applied for spousal work permit and study visa for my children and got denied yesterday. Attached is the refusal letter. What should I do now. We want to apply again as soon as possible. He was denied US visiting visa 5 years ago and got denied in September for Canada spousal work permit. But we forgot to mention he was denied while filling the form

Pheranmie2023:
Good morning everyone, my husband applied for spousal work permit and study visa for my children and got denied yesterday. Attached is the refusal letter. What should I do now. We want to apply again as soon as possible. He was denied US visiting visa 5 years ago and got denied in September for Canada spousal work permit. But we forgot to mention he was denied while filling the form

Pheranmie2023:
Good morning everyone, my husband applied for spousal work permit and study visa for my children and got denied yesterday. Attached is the refusal letter. What should I do now. We want to apply again as soon as possible. He was denied US visiting visa 5 years ago and got denied in September for Canada spousal work permit. But we forgot to mention he was denied while filling the form

Pheranmie2023:
Good morning everyone, my husband applied for spousal work permit and study visa for my children and got denied yesterday. Attached is the refusal letter. What should I do now. We want to apply again as soon as possible. He was denied US visiting visa 5 years ago and got denied in September for Canada spousal work permit. But we forgot to mention he was denied while filling the form

Aboffine:
Hello Everyone.

Please, I need your help with this.

I'm currently in school in Canada and my husband who is in Nigeria wants to apply for spousal work permit. I was wondering if I have to apply for him or he should apply by himself. I need to extend my study permit next month, can we apply together?

Aboffine:
Hello Everyone.

Please, I need your help with this.

I'm currently in school in Canada and my husband who is in Nigeria wants to apply for spousal work permit. I was wondering if I have to apply for him or he should apply by himself. I need to extend my study permit next month, can we apply together?

eorom:


In the same process, There is no special way of applying for spousal TRV - normal TRV application. IRCC confirmed to me that I need to indicate that my spouse has an open PR application (SS) and include the AOR when submitting the TRV application. There was no clear explanation why some are processed within 30 days and others take longer. I never got a clear reason from them and always got referred to the general reason link for delays (security and background check).

With your confirmation of what is stated in the GCMS note, I cannot fathom the reason for the delays. Although, I know IRCC processing normally slows down toward the end of the year, but it still doesn't make sense.

Griffin22:


Hi were u able to apply for work permit with your TRV in Canada pending when your spousal application response drops?
Please let me know as I just got in here also with the 30 days new policy that was initiated for spouse