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  1. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/notices/sin-applicant-guide.html Please be advised that this service is currently unavailable and we are working on resolving this issue. However, we are still accepting applications by mail. We apologize for any inconvenience. I...
  2. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    The consent form seemed to be specific to my MP's office and had this disclaimer on the top "By completing this form, you authorize Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to release information about you to the office of [MP's name]," and it asked for my UCI and/or application numbers. I...
  3. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/requesterInformation Select the department: Canada Border Services Agency To be eligible... Select: Individual/corporation currently present in Canada Continue to fill out dropdowns and submit information Privacy Act or Access to Information Act... Select...
  4. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    If we are still batting around the idea that some of our OWPs were not approved because our passports were not stamped at customs upon arrival, I did submit an Access to Information Act and Privacy Act (ATIP) request, to prove my arrival date into Canada, thus proving my status was valid at the...
  5. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    I'm sorry I can't help you with an answer to your question 7, but yes, IMM 5708e is an extensive form. Most, if not all, of the information you've probably provided in either your OWP or PR applications. I just made sure my answers and dates matched up with what I put on those. Per my online...
  6. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    On a semi-related note, I electronically applied to extend my stay as a visitor in Canada (IMM 5708e), since I will be out of status very soon, with no approved OWP. That was another $100. I know we have implied status with our OWP & PR apps pending, but I wasn't willing to take the risk of...
  7. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    YESSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! Congratulations! :):):)
  8. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    Interesting thought. Maybe it is a newly-instituted policy. It's just weird that no one else before us has ever brought this issue up in these message boards (that I could find)? Even a star member that contributes seemingly solid advice on another thread with seemed to be unaware of this being...
  9. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    Not sure if you're referring to any specific documents, but double check your checklist and make sure everything requested is included with your submission, or your application/s will be returned.
  10. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    Hopefully these requests from us are raising some red flags at the OWP processing division. HOPEFULLY.
  11. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    Thanks for starting this thread, @abeagomez! What also confuses me is that they put my OWP application on hold until AIP, but there was no formal notification given. I only found out because I had inquired about my OWP status via Web form. I gave IRRC benefit of the doubt by giving them 5...
  12. PrincessButtercup

    Open Work Permits not being approved even when meeting eligibility criteria

    I can confirm that this is more or less the email I received back from IRCC when I asked via Web form WHY I was ineligible for a spousal OWP. It seems like a positive email (at least it's not another rejection with no reasonable explanation), but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. My...
  13. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    I can't say I'm in the same situation as you, but if you've linked your applications online, my advice is to submit a Web Form to let IRCC know that you have a new re-entry date into Canada, and upload ANY supporting information you have to prove you entered the country then since you don't have...
  14. PrincessButtercup

    December 2019 Inland Spousal Application (With or Without OWP)

    I am an October 2019 Inland PR & OWP applicant and received AOR December 24. Was wondering about sponsorship approval. I thought that was early in the process after AOR and was getting worried. This is the first time I've heard that you might not hear anything on sponsorship approval--and that...
  15. PrincessButtercup

    Spousal sponsorship

    Thanks, I have not given biometrics for anything yet (PR or OWP, both applications in process). However, I did pay the $85 biometrics fee with my PR app back in October 2019.
  16. PrincessButtercup

    Spousal sponsorship

    Thank you so much for the guidance, much appreciated. I submitted another Webform asking for an explanation as to why I was ineligible for an OWP until AIP. Attached copies of my boarding pass from my last flight into Canada, OWP application w/ barcodes, and proof of payment. IRCC said they'd...
  17. PrincessButtercup

    Spousal sponsorship

    (REPOST) QUESTION re: IMM 5708e - Application to extend my stay in Canada My PR and OWP are still being processed, and I'm ~5 days away from being out of [Visitor] status. I am planning on submitting an IMM 5708e form in the next few days. I do have a few questions that I was hoping I could...
  18. PrincessButtercup

    ***NOVEMBER 2019 INLAND SPOUSAL SPONSORSHIP***

    Just USA, as I did not need to provide one for Canada under the guidelines at the time and pertaining to my particular situation. Also, I thought this page was interesting: https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=037&top=4
  19. PrincessButtercup

    Work permit application and covid-19

    :oops: I wish they'd put that on the website. It seems straightforward until you read about a caveat for this, a caveat for that. *sigh* Thanks for the info!