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Hi Curious_123, You've misunderstood it completely! It was your wife's visitor visa that was rejected. So in the reject reason whatever CIC has mentioned was with respect to your wife and not YOU!!! So, draft your explanation letter accordingly. All the best! Regards, K

Hi Curious_123, I was a bit confused on your below statement! "I will be applying for my SOWP very soon. I am currently on my PGWP which expires on 2017." I assume, you want to apply SOWP for your spouse as you already hold a PGWP. If that's the case and if your spouse is going to applying...

Hi Abhishek, To be honest the application processing time for OWP varies case to case! The average processing time for an OWP as per CIC website is 2 months for CIC, New Delhi office. Mine was an online application submitted on 3rd Oct 2014 and I received a request for "Police Clearance...

Thanks again DeH :) You will also get a response from CIC very soon :) All the best! Regards, K

Thanks DeH :) I'm not sure of the difference between OWP & SOWP. As per CIC, if your spouse is either working or studying and satisfies certain other criteria then you can apply for a "Open Work Permit" I applied for an OWP as my wife is working in Canada. I created a MyCIC account after...

Finally! There is a progress in my OWP application :D Online OWP application submitted - 3rd Oct 2014 Police Clearance Certificate Request - 11th Dec 2014 Hope, everyone who applied in the month of Oct will start getting response from CIC soon :) All the best guys!!! Regards, K

Surprising to see not many have applied for OWP in the month of OCT' 14!

Hi Rajeshranam, Open Work Permit can be applied through paper application or online. 1) For "Paper application" you can get it done through the nearest VFS centre 2) Use the below link to get started with OWP application online. It is an easy and interactive tool to submit your OWP application...

No response from CIC yet! Other October SOWP applicants kindly share your timelines in this thread. Regards, K

Hi DeH, Can you please give the below details about your friend whose SOWP got rejected? Application type - Online / paper? Documents attached - the entire list Her husband student visa details This will help to get more clarity on the rejection and re-application requirement. And, "All the...

Hi DeH, No, I have not received a response yet! It is been only 2 days after I submitted the enquiry. Hope I get a response either for my OWP/enquiry soon. Cheers! K

Hi Friends, I was wondering if there is anyone who has raised a "Case specific Enquiry" before and got a response? It would be great if you people can share the time-taken to get a response. In my case, I submitted an application for OWP on 3rd Oct 2014 and as it has crossed the average...

Oops! Sorry to hear about the rejection Kevin. Yes, your wife should give bio-metrics again. Please find the extract from CIC website, regarding your question below. "Will I need to go in person to give my fingerprints and photograph each time I apply? Yes. CIC asks you to give your...

Hi Tandi, Sorry to hear that you are still waiting for an update from CIC! It's been very long, you can submit a "Case Specific Enquiry". Flow the steps in the below link to submit the same. https://dmp-portal.cic.gc.ca/enquiries-renseignements/canada-case-cas-eng.aspx To answer your question...

Hi Kevin, What is the status of your wife's TRV? Was it already approved and she has traveled to Canada? If yes, then she doesn't need to give bio-metrics again. Below is a quote from CIC website which is relevant to your situation, wherein it states people are exempted from giving bio-metrics...

Many Thanks for your wishes Vagaur :) It's been 2 months now. Hopefully, I'll be getting an update from CIC very soon! Cheers, K

Many thanks! In fact this is a mutual win win situation as even my doubts are getting cleared by the questions asked by others in this forum... Coming back to your question, the reasons for rejection look more like a generic one. To get a proper report on the rejection reasons it is better to...

Hi Kapoortushar, Many congrats for you and your wife for getting the OWP getting processed successfully :) Appreciate the fact that you have shared your "application processing timeline"!!! Friends, Kindly share your "application processing timeline" so that those who are waiting for a reply...

Hi, Looks like, so far you are doing it correct. To make your application stronger and more clearer to the Visa Officer it is advisable to add more supporting documents to your application in the "Optional Documents" section. Kindly refer my reply to "Rashi" in this thread to get a clear...

Hi Vagaur, I was not sure about submitting additional documents to an existing OWP application. So, I did some research and listed below are my findings! When I login to MY CIC account and navigate to check the application status, there is a line which reads "Review of submitted documents -...