Spouse Open Work permit
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Provide reference letter bearing your NOC code responsibilities and pay rate and starting date.
Yes. $6700 is not sufficient if you are not employed. And Your Job is main criteria based on what SOWP is approved.
Is there a specific format for the reference letter?
Sorry for hijacking the thread.
Okay. So how about providing proof of funds in my husband's bank account. We are in crisis now as we did not expect that refusal would come due to insufficient funds. He doesn't have a bank balance maintained.
I have enough balance to show now and even last 5 months pay stubs but only worry is my husband's bank balance. So, what would you advise? He already has TRV visa. We were only hoping that the OWP gets approved so that he could travel once corona issue dies down. But now, restarting the application might take 4 more months as per India processing times. Is it better for him to travel to Canada once they open border for visitors and apply SOWP from Canada?
There is no need of money in your husbands bank account. Your account balance, job letter and pay slips that matter only.Okay. So how about providing proof of funds in my husband's bank account. We are in crisis now as we did not expect that refusal would come due to insufficient funds. He doesn't have a bank balance maintained.
Oh ok. Thanks a lot for your answers. Will try re-applying by providing all the details.
If you don't mind, can you please share the list of documents that you submitted for your spouse's SOWP
When did you get married? That is another issue. $6700 is not a lot of savings especially in big cities. If you deduct the price of a flight your savings go down to closer to 5k. When you applied you had not worked long enough to be eligible for any form of benefit if you lost your job. Given the economy CIC may want a higher savings level because the chance of job loss is higher. We see a lot of SOWP being denied if it is a new arranged marriage where the couple hasn’t spent a lot of time together. Your spouse can come on a TRV once it is allowed but given your level of savings and the economy you both can use any income he is earning to boost your savings.Okay. So how about providing proof of funds in my husband's bank account. We are in crisis now as we did not expect that refusal would come due to insufficient funds. He doesn't have a bank balance maintained.
Hi Usha,
I m assuming you were applying for your husband as a fresh Temporary Visa Applicant. Since SoWP is an application dependent on yours, there is a requirement to submit funds availability. Since you are here on Work Permit, you should provide your 'annual gross salary in CAD' in 'Funds available' in your IMM form, not the bank funds(Thats only if you both were coming here on Visitor Visa) and in the 'Client Information' document, please attach a copy of your support letter(The one your would have submitted for your work permit) + a fresh reference letter from your company(having primarily your role name, start date, salary in CAD etc). I did get my wife's SoWP approved with this information. So, I would suggest you to go with this approach. Good Luck!
You still should also be showing you and your spouses savings. You need to show that you have the funds to be able to weather any bumps in the road.