wealth360:
I have sent you a message but am not sure if it was delivered.

wealth360:
Am also a student of the U of S will soon be through too, but awaiting my family to join me.

wealth360:
You mean you are in Saskatoon? U of S?

Austinpee4:

Actually, this information is not correct regarding the SOWP funds requirements. These figures as shown are for sponsorship under the "Family class' and the "Canadian class" categories. These kind of sponsorship is completely different from the SOWP.

In the above class, the sponsor must either be a PR, Citizen or have valid work permit to be able to sponsor a 'spouse' ' common law partner' ' Parent' or ' any dependant' with a job and with minimum income as stated in your post above.

The SOWP is completely dependent on a study permit holder(Student). The conditions of the SOWP are also subject to those of the study permit holder. The SOWP requires an additional funds of 4k from the PA( student) in addition to funds required for a study permit application and therefore the PA will not have to work in Canada to show the minimum requirement to be able to to sponsor a spouse as your post noted.

Note also that in a SOWP, the must be strong evidence indicative that both PA and spouse would leave Canada at the end of the study.

Regards.

Shola1064:
Hello Everyone, been a while!

I felt this information will be vital for those planning to apply.

Got the info from a reliable source that cic gives open work permit for 5yrs if your passport duration is up to 5yrs, but could not share the info here cos I was not sure, until I applied for my open work permit renewal 3wks ago, and my application was approved this morning with 5yrs validity, expires same day as my Int'l passport.

If you are yet to apply, kindly renew your passport before applying, so the validity can be to the end of your passport, and the advantage is when your spouse finishes his/her studies, and apply for post graduate work permit (post graduate work permit will be given to her, and visitor's visa inside Canada will be given to you) you can still be working with your permit, until he or she get a job in NOC 0,A or B, and you can apply for a new open work permit, if you guys have not gotten PR already.

Also, for those already approved, and are in Canada or about coming, on your correspondence letter, cic said you should get a private health insurance, you dont have to buy a private health insurance, as you can get a health card if you are in Ontario or will be coming to Ontario from Service Ontario by getting a letter from your employer with the details below; and take the letter to Service Ontario,
-that the employee is working full time
-the Title/Occupation of the position
-that the employee will be working for the company within Ontario
-the start date of the employment
-that the employer intends to employ the employee for a minimum of 6months.

I wish everyone still waiting for cic approval and those planning to apply all the best.

You guys should be patient with cic, i really understand what it takes to be apart with your spouse.

When you come here, you will see that the wait worth it (You will become a millionaire in naira few months ���).

toluberry:
Hello House,
My wife and son's application was approved this morning. Should they submit their passport to vfs directly or courier to ghana? As my wife is in akurr.

Timeline
May30 online application submitted
Biometric 1st week in June not sure of the exact date
Sept 25 medical passed and my son's birth certificate requested
Oct 23 passport request

paparazzi1987:
hello guys,
a friend of mine that applied for SOWP for his wife in june 10. his wife got a call from canada high commision requesting for the most recent statement of account.
The problem here is that the balance on the account has dropped from over 4M to less than 300K.

please how can they deal with this?

Arielle:
Thanks for your response, guys.
I have a degree in law but most of my work experience is in corporate communications and training and development. Some HR. I have over 20 years of post-grad work experience.
The new express entry rules doesn't give any points for age bracket (45 and above). So I don't have enough points. Especially now that I can't add my spouse to make up my points.
I was thinking of going on a holiday first with my kids and when we return I can apply for a study visa for myself. Then they can accompany me with their visitor's visa. Seems a pretty round about way of doing it but that's what I've been advised. You guys are so helpful

sthillz:




So sorry for your loss

But I don't think this thread is for you as there is no spouse to consider anymore

And since you can't do express entry, you may need to look into student visa
What is your academic background like?

That information can help us help you further.. Stay blessed

IloveCanada:
I will love to meet with Nigerians, in Regina, SK. Anyone?

Easthood5:
Please any one living in Quebec City here

Markab:
We don't do that here please

Markab:
Well so sorry once again for the delay. I will try to advise with my little knowledge on OWP

The VO has made your application simpler and easier.
1. It's true that Vfs does not accept pictures you could done things differently especially by printing those pictures on A4 and give it nice captions like I did for my wife when she applied. Attach like 4-5 strategic pictures of your wedding showing large attendance.
2. Travel history is not a major reason for refusal and can be cleared once you convince the VO on your proof of relationship and home ties.
3. I think the best way to tackle home tie is by writing a convincing SOP explaining your executable plans after your spouse's study. You can also include personal assets like car, pension statement, and landed property documents. In addition, you can explain a very important role you play in the family that you feel is convincing enough which could trigger your return as you would not want the vacuum you're leaving behind be left open for a long time.

4. You can apply anytime you're convinced that you properly addressed the VO's concern.

Wish you well in your next application.

Thank you

kessandra:
Hello gurus,

Im new on here. I need your assistance..do anyone have someone that can assist with genuinue account statement i dont mind to pay.
Here is my email beckmittes216@yahoo.com.

Thanks

adedoyen:

Hello everyone, got my notes few days ago.
The VO stated that we didn't put wedding photos to support my application that it was only marriage certificate, SOP and letter from my spouse. Then no evidence of previous travels which could demonstrate a history of having travelled and returned, limited ties to Nigeria . On balance, VO is not satisfied that ties to Nigeria are sufficient to ensure departure from Canada.
I actually included the wedding photos and wedding IV but they were removed at VFS
Please I need help on how to tackle all these and I wantto know how soon I can reapply.
Thanks in advance

Toluwaase:
Thank you sjunad,
Eventually, she was able to recieve another call from the CIC after she called them back and it entered voicemail again. They called to confirm her email. She received an email to proceed for medical test. Now, we face a challenge: the data page of her passport was not attached. What do you advise us to do, bearing in mind that the CIC sent the stamped data page of my passport when they asked me to proceed for medical test when I applied for study permit. She does not have all the required IDs with her right now, the only option we are considering is getting the her IDs scanned to her so that she can print and take them along for the test.

Please, I need your candid advise.

DrNeoCortex:


Our immigration horror story continued. And yet again she was rejected for the fourth time. This time, there was no reason stated at all. There is no point reapplying anymore, we will just wait for the EE to kick in the next few months.

sjunad:
Hello friends,
Let me share my good news with you. After a delay in my SOWP application in March 30 to be precise, I reapplied on May 10, 2017 and got notification to pick my passport yesterday evening. I was scared to go because of all the delay reported on this forum over the weekend. Went today anyway and saw that it was approved. I return all the glory to Jesus. Olowogbogboro has turned things around for my good. He can do it for you too if you believe. #ItHasEndedInPraise

maplez:
I really pray everyone waiting for monday get approvals IJN. My husband applied 17th May and I was finally able to link his app online just last week. I got his refusal letter today dated yesterday and they had ticked employement prospect in country of residence, travel history (he had studied in UK and visited Italy once, so i'm not sure if they need him to visit the moon before they are satisfied with travel history) and they ticked he did not meet exemption for C41(I am on Postgrad openwork permit and working fulltime in a skilled job. We attached my employment contract stating my job duties, hours per week, salary and NOC code and also attached my payslip, so I don't know their problem).

He did not do medicals because he just got back from UK in May and they said he doesn't need one. This is the third refusal for OWP, the other two my husband applied while in Uk, in the notes they had stated his immigration status in UK, that he was on study permit bla bla bla which was why we decided he return to Nigeria to apply for it and now they came up with another story.....End of Rant

Anyway on the positive side, we got ITA for express entry last week, I had already filled out the forms and waiting to attach proof of medicals, my husband had called the medical centers in Lagos and they said they collect only passport as proof of ID, so good thing we got the decision yesterday so he can get his passport and go for the medicals and we can face express entry. IT IS WELL. Sorry for the long story

DrNeoCortex:


Well, we have been at this for the last two years. The first application was a visitor's visa in December 2015. I was a student at the time and they essentially rejected based on assets and other things. We did a second visitor's visa application in July 2016. At this point I had already graduated and working full time NOC A and got a provincial nomination. It still came back with a rejection saying something about my wife does not have from ties or something like that.

We decided to hire a lawyer here in Canada. The lawyer explained that we should have been doing SOWP instead of visitor's visa but the VO could have still granted based on dual intent. So she helped us package a SOWP application by paper from here and mailed it to Nigeria in December 2016. Sometime between when the application was processed and all, my wife was interviewed for an American visitor's visa and was rejected because of previous rejections in Canada. We forgot to update this information in the background section of the SOWP application in December 2016. The application came back rejected in April 2016 stating incomplete background info.

This recent application essentially addressed the error in the background info as not an intent to misrepresent bla bla bla. Long story short, my biggest regret is not starting express entry soon enough. I was doing PNP PR and close to 10 months in now out of the estimated 16 months. I also started Express Entry in June, got ITA in July and AOR about a month ago. EE usually takes about 3.5-4 months based on the timeline of my colleagues here at work, so I am really counting on EE more than anything else.

Altogether, I would implore most folks that can start EE to start EE instead of SOWP. These people don't have sense especially when processing applications from Nigeria. I don't understand how the same profile that grants your PR cannot grant you visitor's visa or SOWP. PS. All of these things would have consumed $10k minimum.

Markab:
Hi,

1. I don't understand why you applied for change in Name even though its not mendatory at all. Anyway, as long as you dont have changed name mentioned anywhere on docs, you dont need to declare it proactively, neither you need to change it in passport right now and apply for new passport.

2. Regardless of age, you need a travel document/passport even for one day old child. So definitely you will need passport for your baby.

3 yes, you will apply for a visitors visa (more than six months) for your daughter separately. That visitors, when accompanied with a valid student visa/work visa of parents can let her attend any eligible school for free of cost.

You wont need any study permit to get her education till she is 12.

4. Passport and birth certificate is fine, dont need any additional doc
Source: Canada visa group.

DrNeoCortex:


Bro we are somewhat in the same boat. My wife applied on April 25 and I just now tracked it based on your update. It said passport ready for collection on August 11. Which also means she can't confirm the outcome until Monday. This weekend is going to be rough. Only difference is that she did upfront medicals.

BTW this is her 4th application. Very long story on the history of this nonsense.

DrNeoCortex:


Bro we are somewhat in the same boat. My wife applied on April 25 and I just now tracked it based on your update. It said passport ready for collection on August 11. Which also means she can't confirm the outcome until Monday. This weekend is going to be rough. Only difference is that she did upfront medicals.

BTW this is her 4th application. Very long story on the history of this nonsense.

dodoyemi:


Yes she applied for open work permit and no she didnt get a request for medicals. A friend told me that the passport could be sent back with a medical request letter. She is going there on Monday, its going to be a nerve racking weekend for her. Has anyone received this type of notification?

dodoyemi:
Hi guys, we got this sms and update from vfs

Your processed passport is ready for collection , on 11/08/2017 at the Canada Visa Application Centre. To know more, please call VAC helpline number or visit VAC website.

Is this a positive response? My wife is freaking out.

wealth360:
Despite the fact that this thread is dry, I trust informations coming from experience present and past applicants. My questions goes like this:
1. My wife has done her change of names and newspaper publication that every other documents that carries her previous names remain valid as one person. But we have not done any change on her passport because her present passport expires in 2020. Can she apply with the passport like that?.

2. My daughter will be 1year 3months at the time of application, does she require a passport too at that age? Yes she does

3. Concerning the above no 2 question, will my wife apply for TRV for our daughter separately? Yes she will
4. If the above no3 question is YES, are we going to back it up with any document apart from her birth certificate? And her Int'l passport

Thanks awaiting positive responses.

CC: Sevenody, BE811APP, VEIL1234, Markab and other gurus. Please I need answers

hotD:
pls is it possible for me and hubby to apply at the same time for the work permit...he wld be going for his phd in newfoundedland,can't i just apply for the work permit along side his study permit or he has to go there first and resume as a student.
Thank you

passe:
@Oluwapelumni87

For some personal reasons,I only read and appreciate the contributions of members of the forum. I don't usually get involve on issues personally to avoid unwarranted issues on a faceless forum, I am not someone who who likes to make assumption on people I have not met in person.What works for someone in a particular province in Canada may not work for the best of brains in that particular province. So the idea that Toronto is not a city where one can make it is a total fallacy that can only be made by Nigerians.

If you can make it in Nigeria and Europe, you will make it anywhere in the world.It is all mindset. Please don't allow anyone to tell you that you can't make it in Toronto. If for any reason, you decide to move to another province on your own accord,that is fine by me. I have gotten offers from the same Alberta and refused them,yet I have still survive Toronto till date.We are all products of our imaginations,which sets our limits and otherwise.
I have worked in Financial services in Nigeria,UK and recently in Canada(with Scotia Bank) and still ended up dumping the Financial services job and acquired education on a "Recession Proof field", where I am presently working and also doing my business along side.

If you are business minded,you will make millions of Money out out of nothing In Toronto, based on your ability to see things others don't see.

Please try and PM me........you should be able to start something within the next 6weeks after few days training ,which csn give you financial stability to get your desired job afterwards.

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. -George Bernard Shaw.

Blackbuddy:


Hi, I moved to the GTA in June 2015 and settled in Mississauga. I came with my whole family and my wife and I (bankers) started the job hunt also attending the excellent newcomers training with Acess Employment. After 3 months, my wife got several job offers in her field and accepted an offer from a multinational conglomerate which was bought over by America's largest bank and she's doing very well there, even training other new employees now. I got my own break after 6 months as I was focused on finding a job equal or higher than my last position in Nigeria. I got several job offers as well from top banks and finally decided to accept an offer from a top 5 bank in a senior position. A lot of people here who follow Canadavisa forum know my story and I'm a good example of favour and determination.

Don't let anyone tell you that settling in Ontario, Toronto or any big city for that matter was a mistake. There are Nigerians who came before us doing very well and many more will come behind and do just as well. Remember, the battle is fought, won or lost in the mind first of all and then the physical manifestation follows. Sure there may be those who are satisfied with playing in smaller ponds but there are also others who take the plunge and swim in big waters. Abraham left a small, humble beginning for great adversity to claim a big destiny, not the other way round. Same for when Joshua led the chosen into the midst of giants and they prevailed. It's never about the size of the dog going to fight but the size of the fight in the dog. If you decide to go to a smaller city and start over, it's good and fine as it's your journey in life. If you decide to stake your claim here and get your prize as God is doing it for those of us here, that's also fine. You can send me a private message to share some further support and maybe connect you with other successful Nigerians/Canadians on ground here so you learn and gain from them. It wont cost me anything to lift you up, it only glorifies God.

Toluwaase:

In my opinion, one of the best home ties is your job. Apart from the letter from a prospective employer stating that you will be taking up a job in his or her company when you come back to Nigeria, I think a letter of approved leave of absence from your present employer is also a very good home tie, if not better. The leave of absence could be with or without pay.