Hi guys,
My wife and I have recently applied for PR. We got the invite back in September, filled out all of the supporting docs etc and submitted on October 19th so we instantly received the AOR on that day. Since then we've just been waiting for an update to the status of our application.
We were invited under CEC and I am the main applicant with my wife being secondary on my application.
We are both on IEC work permits (expiring Feb 2nd 2019) so I've been reading up on BOWP, Implied Status etc. Based on what I've read (and some mixed comments across the board) it seems that providing I apply for a BOWP before the expiry of my IEC (2nd Feb), even if I do not receive an approved BOWP before 2nd Feb I will remain on Implied Status until either the BOWP is approved, or the PR.
However, I'm unclear on what my wife should do. Same as me? So apply for BOWP in January (just ahead of our IEC expiring on 2nd Feb)? Or will she need to apply for a Spouse BOWP? And if so, does that need to actually be approved for her to continue to work? In which case, she should apply for that ASAP?
Ideally we do not want to have to stop working (either of us) during our transition from IEC temporary work permit onto PR and want to utilise BOWP.
Just want to be clear what our next steps should be, for both of us.
Thanks!!
My wife and I have recently applied for PR. We got the invite back in September, filled out all of the supporting docs etc and submitted on October 19th so we instantly received the AOR on that day. Since then we've just been waiting for an update to the status of our application.
We were invited under CEC and I am the main applicant with my wife being secondary on my application.
We are both on IEC work permits (expiring Feb 2nd 2019) so I've been reading up on BOWP, Implied Status etc. Based on what I've read (and some mixed comments across the board) it seems that providing I apply for a BOWP before the expiry of my IEC (2nd Feb), even if I do not receive an approved BOWP before 2nd Feb I will remain on Implied Status until either the BOWP is approved, or the PR.
However, I'm unclear on what my wife should do. Same as me? So apply for BOWP in January (just ahead of our IEC expiring on 2nd Feb)? Or will she need to apply for a Spouse BOWP? And if so, does that need to actually be approved for her to continue to work? In which case, she should apply for that ASAP?
Ideally we do not want to have to stop working (either of us) during our transition from IEC temporary work permit onto PR and want to utilise BOWP.
Just want to be clear what our next steps should be, for both of us.
Thanks!!