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Search results for query: Bridging open work permit

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    Need help on BOWP application please

    ...I checked CIC website for instruction, which says: Determining if a positive eligibility decision has been made The bridging open work permit (BOWP) requires that the foreign nationals have submitted their application for permanent residence and that CIC has provided a “positive eligibility...
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    2014 FSW-Arranged employment-Lets update here

    If I am to understand the FSW-AEO correctly, they only place applications under processing if ministerial instructions are met. If not, the applicant is issued a refusal letter by CIO Office. At this point I don't think a credit card should be charged. I am not sure if there are separate...
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    What happens after ITA, especially Background check ?

    Hello sir, Thank you very much for sharing all this information. It is very helpful. However, I recently applied for my PR and received the AOR on May 11, 2017. My PGWP is expiring on June 14, 2017. So I am trying to apply for Open Bridging Work Permit. I am facing some issues and hopefully...
  4. computergeek

    Spousal sponsorship

    CIC hates conjugal applications. To support a conjugal application there must be structural impediments to a couple being together. Since you are both in Canada at the same time, you are exercising a choice not to get married and they will not consider you for a conjugal relationship. Most...
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    FSW WORLDWIDE

    ...of expiring. Without an Invitation to Apply (ITA), PGWP holders cannot apply for immigration and become eligible for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP), which would allow them to stay and work legally beyond the validity of their PGWP. On its own, a PGWP cannot be renewed or extended...
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    Looking for advise (no bashing please)

    Hi jes_ON, first off thank you for your kind words for my fiancee and me. Your input is very important and appreciated. I will be prepared for the response of the VO. I just hope he would give me a chance to explain myself. Maybe even get a chance to explain him the situation with my fiancee as...
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    Advice for CSQ holders in Quebec with Working Holiday Visas about to expire

    Hello all, I would like to tell my story in the hope it will help people in similar situations. My ultimate failure to secure a work permit extension (employer specific) while on a working holiday visa (2 year) in Quebec was a combination of bad luck, being misinformed, being uninformed and not...
  8. PatrickZ

    Withdraw BOWP application

    ...I finished my PR landing at the border. As soon as I went back home, I sent a request through Web form to withdraw my Bridging Open Work Permit application. There's no automated response email after I sent out the request. However this morning I received the following email and I'm feeling...
  9. PatrickZ

    June 2018 AOR - join here

    ...weekend I finished my landing at the border. As soon as I went back home, I sent a request through Web form to withdraw my Bridging Open Work Permit application. There's no automated response email after I sent out the request. However this morning I received the following email and I'm...
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    Experts help please: Landing in case of ENFORCED "out of status"

    ...I have concluded so far, and going to do, is the following: 1- apply for status restoration for all the family 2- apply for Bridging Open Work Permits 3- Whenever we receive the PR visas we have to do landing at POE (not inland) because we do not have a valid status now My questions now...
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    June 2018 AOR - join here

    This is again a generic response. the agent didn't look at the info that you provided. Anyways, I don't think it is a big deal. Raise another web form and this time include all the information that the agent mentioned to rule out any excuse that they have.
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    BWOP - AUGUST 2015 APPLICANTS ....

    So could this be the reason they are taking so long to process BOWP? Are they basically holding on to them until people have passed the eligibility? My BF is a PNP nominee and his current WP expires in February. He got his AOR letter in July but hasn't had a medical request or any other...
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    Ontario FSW Pilot

    Dear O_Canada: Thanks for sharing your rationale. In your cons section, items #2 and #3 would pertain in any scenario, both with and without PR on hand, e.g. even if you have a PR, you'd need to leave a job and sustain risk inherent with immigration. As for item #1, I do not have solution for...
  14. seton

    10 Tips for a successful PR application

    ...does not include the costs if you needed to maintain your status while your application is processing (i.e. TRV renewal, bridging open work permit, etc.). I would suggest budgeting $2,000 per person for the total cost of getting the PR. If you apply using a representative, expect to add...
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    Montreal Visa Office ... Let's connect here.

    Hi, welcome here. Firstly, you need to understand that Montreal is in a world of its own. They do their things at their own pace and with the ways they have been wired to do them. If you uploaded the RCMP, Its a possibility that they have not picked your file since you uploaded it hence the...
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    How does the CIC evaluate PNP Applicants for PR?

    ...fees. If you are currently working in Canada If your existing work permit is about to expire, you may be eligible for a bridging open work permit. If you are eligible, this permit can let you keep working while you wait for a final decision on your permanent residence application. You will...
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    CEC PR Quebec to Ontario (but not immediately)

    ...boss right after I received my PR, quit my job, left my apartment and moved to Ontario in days and I did not. I was on a bridging open work permit at the time of my PR which was valid for another year but it obviously expired when I became a PR. I never had any driving licence, health card...
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    Citizenship and Implied Status

    SHORT ANSWER: The days count. Properly put the information into the application and presence calculator. If you do this, the online presence calculator will automatically count those days. BUT BEST TO HAVE A BUFFER OF DAYS GREATER THAN THE PERIOD OF TIME FOR WHICH YOU ARE COUNTING IMPLIED...
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    Experts help please: Landing in case of ENFORCED "out of status"

    @ Sevgilim: Your corrective action points are the right steps to be taken. 1. You can do inlanding at service canada offices. Appointment can be up to 6 weeks. 2. Applying for restoration does NOT put you on implied status. Please, see the link...