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BOWP - How many of you have applied and received it successfully?

iam_toby

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Feb 4, 2013
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liubiah said:
How long after approval did it take in your case to get the approval email?? I need that email as I'm
travelling fairly soon and I don't expect to get the hardcopy in the mail before.
 

dubakoor

Newbie
Dec 16, 2013
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iam_toby said:
MyCIC says BOWP application has been approved this morning. There's no message in my account so far. But reading that my application has been approved sure is a good start in the last week before christmas :)
Congrats Toby! Nice xmas gift I suppose.

Was wondering if you applied with your current work permit due to expire within 4 months or longer than that. I filed my application last week, but in my case the WP expiry is more than a year. I provided an explanation letter that includes the AOR and a job offer as well - stating as the reason for the early bridging!
 

iam_toby

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dubakoor said:
Congrats Toby! Nice xmas gift I suppose.

Was wondering if you applied with your current work permit due to expire within 4 months or longer than that. I filed my application last week, but in my case the WP expiry is more than a year. I provided an explanation letter that includes the AOR and a job offer as well - stating as the reason for the early bridging!
I applied on the day my WP was to expire in 4 months. My current WP expires March 31st, 2014 and I applied on December 1st. So exactly 4 months before expiry :)
 

dubakoor

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Dec 16, 2013
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iam_toby said:
I applied on the day my WP was to expire in 4 months. My current WP expires March 31st, 2014 and I applied on December 1st. So exactly 4 months before expiry :)
For folks here who applied with WP expiry greater than 4 months - Did a job offer letter aid in your case or it wasn't anything significant?
 

KevinSong

Star Member
Jul 15, 2013
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-10-2013
Doc's Request.
08-05-2014 (additional doc request)
Med's Request
08-06-2014
Med's Done....
20-06-2014
Passport Req..
visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
copr on 16-07-2014
LANDED..........
16-07-2014 at pacific highway
Congrats toby! Hope you receive a hard copy before Christmas!
 

leothelion123

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Jul 18, 2012
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Hi Experts

In the Details of Intended Work in Canada - should I leave 1. Name of Employer 2. Complete Address 3. Intended Location 4. Occoupation and Duration of expected employment as blank?

Thanks
 

iam_toby

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leothelion123 said:
Hi Experts

In the Details of Intended Work in Canada - should I leave 1. Name of Employer 2. Complete Address 3. Intended Location 4. Occoupation and Duration of expected employment as blank?

Thanks
Yes, leave blank or put "BOWP - Bridged Open Work Permit" in those fields ( Tha's what I did )
 

KevinSong

Star Member
Jul 15, 2013
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-10-2013
Doc's Request.
08-05-2014 (additional doc request)
Med's Request
08-06-2014
Med's Done....
20-06-2014
Passport Req..
visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
copr on 16-07-2014
LANDED..........
16-07-2014 at pacific highway
leothelion123 said:
Hi Experts

In the Details of Intended Work in Canada - should I leave 1. Name of Employer 2. Complete Address 3. Intended Location 4. Occoupation and Duration of expected employment as blank?

Thanks
In Number 2a) and b), I put "Bridging open work permit- Not Applicable"

and 3-7, left them as blank.
 

liubiah

Full Member
Nov 11, 2013
43
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-10-2013
AOR Received.
03-12-2013
Med's Request
08-05-2014
Med's Done....
09-05-2014
Passport Req..
28-05-2014
VISA ISSUED...
16-06-2014
LANDED..........
22-06-2014
iam_toby said:
How long after approval did it take in your case to get the approval email?? I need that email as I'm
travelling fairly soon and I don't expect to get the hardcopy in the mail before.
I never got the approval email. I just saw the approved status on MyCIC.
 

iam_toby

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liubiah said:
I never got the approval email. I just saw the approved status on MyCIC.
That's weird. After my last WP application I got a message in my MyCIC account saying
the application has been approved and stuff.
Guess I'll have to wait for the hardcopy of my WP in the mail then.

Thanks!
 

KevinSong

Star Member
Jul 15, 2013
104
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-10-2013
Doc's Request.
08-05-2014 (additional doc request)
Med's Request
08-06-2014
Med's Done....
20-06-2014
Passport Req..
visa exempt
VISA ISSUED...
copr on 16-07-2014
LANDED..........
16-07-2014 at pacific highway
iam_toby said:
That's weird. After my last WP application I got a message in my MyCIC account saying
the application has been approved and stuff.
Guess I'll have to wait for the hardcopy of my WP in the mail then.

Thanks!
I heard the CIC stopped notifying us the result of our application as we can now check our application process in the status table/chart.(the table was not in the system 2 years ago when I applied WP last time) I am pretty sure you will get your hard copy before Christmas as it only takes approximately 5-7 business day.
 

iam_toby

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Feb 4, 2013
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KevinSong said:
I heard the CIC stopped notifying us the result of our application as we can now check our application process in the status table/chart.(the table was not in the system 2 years ago when I applied WP last time) I am pretty sure you will get your hard copy before Christmas as it only takes approximately 5-7 business day.
Ya, thing is I signed up for notifications about applications, so I kinda expected a notification
upon approval. However, I got it approved, that's all that counts if you ask me :)
 

CanadaGoose

Star Member
Sep 30, 2013
95
3
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Red Planet
NOC Code......
Allmost all
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-11-2013
AOR Received.
16-12-2013
IELTS Request
Included
Med's Request
23-05-2014
Med's Done....
12-06-2014
Passport Req..
14-11-2014
VISA ISSUED...
21-11-2014
CanadaGoose said:
Hi guys,
I have a question regarding the IMM5710E Document.

How do I add extra employment details?

I have to mention 4 employer details but there is space for 3 only.

Shall I take print of page 3 and fill it manually and upload the scanned Document along with the original Document?

TIA
filling a part of application manually is fine..?
 

iam_toby

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Feb 4, 2013
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So, I got my BOWP approved yesterday. I'm wondering if anyone who got the BOWP application
approved recently can tell me if I should be getting an approval email or a message in my MyCIC account
or not. For not, one day after approval, it only says 'This application has been approved', but I haven't
received any email or message regarding the approval from CIC.