It's up to you. I'm not here to argue. I paid for the restoration of both applications, and I received approval for the BOWP along with the restoration. After that, I withdrew the visitor and restoration application.
I applied online, and it took 93 days to get approved. Apply for BOWP first—they will approve the first application, and the second will be withdrawn. If you apply for a visitor visa initially, the visitor visa will be approved, and the BOWP will be withdrawn.
If you applied for restoration, PR officer will restore your status and give COPR. He will look for restoration applications and will restore them and the next day you will get COPR. If something else is making you ineligible for restoration, this will not apply.
At the time of submission, you don't need valid status unless it affects your points. For some job offers and ONIP, losing status can reduce your points. If that happens, they will recalculate your points and may refuse your application.
To obtain CoPR in Canada, we need to have valid status. Until then, we don't need any status as long as we are not staying illegally. If I don't have valid status when CoPR is ready, they will hold it and wait for me to regain status in Canada. If that’s not possible, we can go to our home...
I applied for a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) with status restoration the day after receiving my Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR). Additionally, as a precaution, I submitted a Visitor Record with restoration at the end of the 90-day restoration period.
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No problem. You will get it unless ircc requests additional documents. If that happens , you will have 14 days to upload those documents other Will be denied and further applications will be more liked to be reviewed with caution.