AOR and BOWP

[questionsasked]

Hi guys,

So alot of people seem to have received their AOR right after submitting their e-application (post receiving ITA). Is it right away? Does it take few hours? And can I apply for BOWP with that?

Thanks.

 

[purplesnow]

there's one that comes pretty much immediately, its not the one you need for BOWP though.

 

[questionsasked]

there's one that comes pretty much immediately, its not the one you need for BOWP though.

Oh, so how long does the one that you need for BOWP take and what is that called?

there are two:

A notice (Electronic receipt of APR) is automatically issued to the applicants on receipt of their electronic application submission. This notice indicates the following: “Your application is being checked to determine whether it meets the requirements of a complete application pursuant to section 10 and section 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.” This notice cannot be used to support a BOWP, as it does not reflect that the applicant has received a “positive eligibility assessment” as required for a BOWP.

A letter (Acknowledgement of Receipt) is issued to the applicants once their application has passed a completeness check. This letter indicates the following: “CIC has reviewed your application and determined that it meets the requirements of a complete application as described in section 10 and section 12.01 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations.” This is the official Acknowledgement of Receipt letter and it may be used to support a BOWP if all other requirements are met.


Alot of people on here claim that they recieved their AOR on the same day. So if someone could clarify.

 

[purplesnow]

yup. people are calling them both AOR's. the electronic one is the one you get the same day which is literally just acknowledgement that you applied.
for BOWP you need the one you get when they've determined you meet the eligibility requirements and nobody has a clue how long that takes.

 

[questionsasked]

yup. people are calling them both AOR's. the electronic one is the one you get the same day which is literally just acknowledgement that you applied.
for BOWP you need the one you get when they've determined you meet the eligibility requirements and nobody has a clue how long that takes.

AH, that's so misleading

Does anyone have any timeline for the actual AOR that's used to apply for BOWP?

THanks

 

[questionsasked]

Has anyone applied for BOWP using the electronic AOR and had success after May 2015?

Thanks!

 

[questionsasked]

OK FOUND IT.

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 assessment”. The positive eligibility assessment is considered to be made when the applicants receive their Acknowledgement of Receipt letter (not notice of receipt of electronic submission) and the following is confirmed in GCMS:

For FSWC applications
submitted prior to January 1, 2015, the status of the Ministerial Instructions activity has been set to “Met” or a positive Final Determination of Eligibility letter or email has been sent.
submitted on or after January 1, 2015, the Centralized Intake Office (CIO) has sent an Acknowledgment of Receipt letter that confirms the application has passed R10 completeness (this is not the Electronic receipt of APR notice but the letter [Acknowledgement of Receipt] issued in GCMS).
For PNP applications, the status of the Eligibility EC-QC/PNP activity has been set to “Passed” or the Acknowledgment of Receipt letter or email has been sent by the CIO.
For CEC applications, the status of the Eligibility CEC activity has been set to “Passed” or the Acknowledgement of Receipt letter or email has been sent by the CIO.
For FSTC applications, the Acknowledgement of Receipt letter or email has been sent by the CIO.


http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/prov/bridging.asp

So basically depends on under which class you fall!!

 

[whitenoise23]

I called CIC and the maximum time it can take to get second AOR is 18 weeks. It seems like most people are getting them by 10 weeks approximately, but it can vary.